I was going to ask Thomas the same question about attending the OSHCA conference. He can anchor the session(s) on standards/open standards. I forwarded the latest remarks on "open" standards by Stephen Chu from HL7 NZ to the OSHCA Committee mailing list, where he would like the word "open" to be dropped. Maybe we can "compromise" on the use of the word "open". We can then give the HL7 and APAMI attendees a good round of debates as to why "open" is a necessary criteria for standards. Does "open" mean "freely available" as in the way we use the word "free" as in "freedom" and not as in "free beer"?
Incidently I still have no volunteer to be the chairman for the Scientific sub-committee of the Organising committee for the Conference. I've volunteered to take care of logistics and I think everyone can chip in for publicity. Any other sub-committees? There were suggestions from Klaus of HL7 Australia to move the date to May 8-11 because our original dates clash with several HL7 activities and that the new dates will be closer to HIMSS Asia-Pacific in Singapore (May 13-15). Since I don't receive any objections, I believe the OSHCA committee will endorse the new dates. Incidently, I have a request that was brought up in the APAMI list to get in touch with Will Ross (of the Mendocino County Health Records Exchange) and Ignacio Valdez to attend the OSHCA conference. Over to you Will and Ignacio. I would like to request Bhaskar to present GT.M on the technology session. Bhaskar, please take note of the change of date. It will be properly announced after its endorsement. Rgds, Molly Nandalal Gunaratne wrote: >--- Thomas Beale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: >I agree. I was not seriously saying that open surce is >a "standard", in the same sense as other "standards". >Maybe Is hould have included a smiley. Maybe it should >be the standard way of software development for >healthcare........ >OpenEHR is one practical implementation of standards >that we can show case. Therefore let us dicuss how we >are going to collaborate on "testing and improving" >it. Maybe Thomas will be at the OSHCA meeting? > >Nandalal > > >>Nandalal Gunaratne wrote: >> >> >>>--- Molly Cheah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>Open Source is also a open standard of software >>>development! We need to define/re-define these >>> >>> >>open >> >> >>>standards, remove the obsolete and invoke those of >>> >>> >>the >> >> >>>future. >>> >>> >>> >>all, >> >>while I certainly think OS is the way of the future, >>I don't think it >>helps particularly to confuse it with standards in >>statements like the >>above. I concur however on obsoleting ones that >>don't work.... >> >> >> >>>As for objective 4, we need to discuss this now >>> >>> >>rather >> >> >>>than wait. Think big and start small is perhaps >>> >>> >>the >> >> >>>way to go? >>> >>> >>> >>As most of you know, I have spent most of my time >>working in this >>standards area, but in an open source manner, with a >>growing set of open >>source tools and systems projects coming on line. >>But I still see our >>main achievement in openEHR as open data standards >>(mapped to CEN >>EN13606 official standard, HL7v2 messages, >>Snomed-ct), and emerging >>service specifications - ones that actually work. >>Software based on that >>is far more useful than software based on no >>standards, since with the >>latter, there is no interoperability. >> >>I hope people start to see the importance of this >>soon. If they do, we >>can start to create an open source community and >>software ecosystem >>around a set of mutually compatible standards >>(official or de facto). I >>also hope that people here would be more involved in >>openEHR, since >>there are huge gaps waiting to be filled... the >>talents of the >>experienced are needed! >> >>- thomas beale >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >____________________________________________________________________________________ >No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go >with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
