Er, is there a wiki somewhere where the draft program can be seen? If not, IOSN will offer its wiki...
I think the topics being put up are interesting... alvin alvin --- Klaus Veil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nandalal, > > The concerns about closedness and excessive cost were indeed the main > drivers that finally convinced CAP in the USA that an "open" international > Standards Development Organisation was the only viable way forward. CAP > have committed to transfer the SNOMED IP to the new SDO. > > Klaus > > _____ > > From: openhealth@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Nandalal Gunaratne > Sent: Monday, 5 February 2007 20:06 > To: openhealth@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [openhealth] OSHCA Conference Topics > > > > Klaus, > > Most of asia use ICD and other WHO standards. SNOMED > is considered too expensive and too closed. I hope the > new initiative would change that. > > Nandalal > --- Klaus Veil <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:klaus%40veil.net.au> au> wrote: > > > Christian, > > > > I'd be happy to contribute something on HL7 and > > would also help to get > > speakers for the other standards. > > > > I do think we need a short session on terminology, > > as this has the main > > focus now. As you may be aware, SNOMED is in the > > process of being > > transformed into a more open international Standards > > Development > > Organisation (SDO) with a new HQ in Denmark. > > > > Klaus > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:openhealth%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:openhealth%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com] > On > > Behalf Of Christian Heller > > Sent: Monday, 5 February 2007 01:05 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:openhealth%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > > Subject: Re: [openhealth] OSHCA Conference Topics > > > > > > > > Hi Klaus, > > > > > Re question 3, I would like to suggest we look at > > the topic "How can FOSS > > > applications share data with other existing > > healthcare applications?". > > This > > > aim of the topic is that there already are > > well-established standards > > (HL7, > > > LOINC, SNOMED, etc.) in use in healthcare systems > > and that to be able to > > > integrate into existing healthcare institutions > > any new (FOSS) system must > > > be able to use these standards. We started on this > > topic at the London > > OSHCA > > > meeting, but much more work needs to be done. > > > > yes, you are correct. As I wrote yesterday in my > > other email on > > "Getting OSHCA organised", it should not: > > 1 Define technical architectures > > 2 Mandate use of specific standards .. nor try to > > define its own > > That is at least what we in the committee agreed > > upon. Opinions welcome. > > > > In other words, OSHCA should focus on > > inter-operability using *existing* > > standards, instead of defining its own, as you > > write. However, it may > > give recommendations on which standards to prefer. > > Although OSHCA would > > be neutral assessing standards, open standards would > > clearly be preferred. > > > > My thoughts are that it'd be nice to have one-hour > > presentations of > > standards like HXP, HDTF (CORBAmed), OpenEHR, HL7, > > xDT etc. on one day. > > Ideally, the presentations would give few theory and > > demonstrate on > > practical examples (code snippets, live demo or > > whatever), how they work, > > just like at a developer's conference. Although I > > know basic principles > > behind most of these standards, the conference would > > already be worth > > visiting for me, because I'd get essential knowledge > > in a compact form. > > And this is presumably also what our Asian > > (developer) colleagues > > expect from the conference: to get a brief overview > > of important > > technologies. I suggest to exclude terminology > > standards this time, > > or to plan just one presentation giving an overview > > of some of them. > > Instead, we should focus on pure data exchange. > > > > But these are just my ideas and wishes. Others in > > this list may vote > > me down and change the conference agenda. Tell us > > your wishes and we > > will try to realise them. > > > > Christian > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. > Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. > http://advision. > <http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html> > webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/features_spam.html > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
