Re: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Joseph Dal Molin
This is strange but could also be good... the need for capacity building for support of VistA is going to become, if it isn't already, a major stumbling block for rapid and low cost deployment given the demand stimultation that is going on. This should encourage companies to invest in training

Re: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Nancy E. Anthracite
Are they REALLY planning to outsource these jobs? Have you gotten your pink slip yet? This is really strange if they say there are not enough people and then turn right around and say they are going to outsource support. Of course, they want to outsource support for M,, VistA, Java and Orac

Re: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Nancy E. Anthracite
OK, plan B. I'll see if I can get permission to post it. On Wednesday 17 November 2004 05:36 pm, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > Nope, > > It wants a login password. > > Kevin > --- "Nancy E. Anthracite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > How about this? > > > > http://www.modernphysician.com/news.cms?n

Re: [Hardhats-members] Intellectual property ownership analog in land ownership

2004-11-17 Thread Jim Self
I greatly enjoy Bhaskar's analogies and generally find them illuminating. I think his comparison of the development and maintenance of large software systems to that of cities is especially insightful. Visualization of ideas as property is deeply disturbing to me. I see the space in my mind as

Re: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
Nope, It wants a login password. Kevin --- "Nancy E. Anthracite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How about this? > > http://www.modernphysician.com/news.cms?newsId=2817 > > > On Wednesday 17 November 2004 05:01 pm, Tom Ackerman > wrote: > > Can't read it! > > Tom > > > > -Original Message--

RE: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Beza, Fil
"It also called for vendors to provide routine service and support for the VA's Vista healthcare information technology system." OK, I'm ready to jump ship... Any vendors out there looking for a VistA System support person> ;-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PR

Re: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Nancy E. Anthracite
How about this? http://www.modernphysician.com/news.cms?newsId=2817 On Wednesday 17 November 2004 05:01 pm, Tom Ackerman wrote: > Can't read it! > Tom > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy E. > Anthracite > Sent: Wednesday, Novem

RE: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Tom Ackerman
Can't read it! Tom -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy E. Anthracite Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 12:48 PM To: Hardhats Subject: [Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner... to the list. I

Re: [Hardhats-members] Best Practices/First Steps?

2004-11-17 Thread Jim Self
John, You don't need X if you are comfortable only working with your Linux box remotely or from a console. Your box is probably quite adequate for the purpose, even with X. I think Debian Woody is a good choice. It is stable and incredibly easy to keep up with security patches, etc. >I want to

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA support bids requested

2004-11-17 Thread Joseph Dal Molin
Yes, we (WorldVistA) can make the text available via a public wiki which would allow anyone willing to help to add their input etc to the documentation. Joseph Dal Molin semhc wrote: Nancy, The documentation is not complete yet. We're bogged down in the IB/AR. Any volunteers out there to help co

[Hardhats-members] I have tried to mail a report on an interview with Dr. Kolodner...

2004-11-17 Thread Nancy E. Anthracite
to the list. I don't know if it will "work". If not, I will try to get the story to post, so let me know if you have trouble reading it. -- Nancy Anthracite --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: InterSystems CACHE FREE OODBMS DOWNLOAD - A

[Hardhats-members] Interview with Dr. K about the future of VistA

2004-11-17 Thread nanthracite
*Nancy Anthracite thought you'd be interested in this story from ModernPhysician.com.Interesting interview by Joseph Conn with Dr. Robert Kolodner.

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA support bids requested

2004-11-17 Thread semhc
Nancy, The documentation is not complete yet. We're bogged down in the IB/AR. Any volunteers out there to help complete this? Gene Lawrence Southeast Mental Health Center Memphis, TN. - Original Message - From: "Nancy E. Anthracite" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Mond

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA-Office EHR Usability Test

2004-11-17 Thread Michael Ginsburg
1. Details on usability testing, as well as test scripts, will be sent to testers. 2. Registration is one of the areas to be tested, template additions to CPRS is another. 3. Right now, the best way to provide input on product design for Version 1.0 is through participation in the usability and f

Re: [Hardhats-members] Best Practices/First Steps?

2004-11-17 Thread John Leo Zimmer
Rather than Debian Woody you may want to consider one of our Morphix (also a Debian based product) bootable cdroms which are available here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2386 Recommended: /worldvista/OpenVistAVivA0.4.iso You can install Debian AND VistA from that cd: r

Re: [Hardhats-members] Best Practices/First Steps?

2004-11-17 Thread John Leo Zimmer
Rather than Debian Woody you may want to consider one of our Morphix (also a Debian based product) bootable cdroms which are available here: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2386 Recommended: /worldvista/OpenVistAVivA0.4.iso You can install Debian AND VistA from that cd: r

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA-Office EHR Usability Test

2004-11-17 Thread T Maynard
Michael, 1. Where is there a more detailed description of the usability testing that offices are being invited into? More than: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/Call.pdf 2.Are you testing usability of new registration for the most part? The .pdf doesn't really come out and say this. P

[Hardhats-members] Best Practices/First Steps?

2004-11-17 Thread John A. Redmond (IS/IT)
I want to get my feet wet with VistA. I am planning to use it to simulate a small, specialty group practice (a friend of mine is a cardiologist...). I have an older box that I plan to use for this purpose. 1 GHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, 5 Gig hard disk. Let me know if this machine is not suitable. I pla

[Hardhats-members] Intellectual property ownership analog in land ownership

2004-11-17 Thread Cameron Schlehuber
Bhaskar sent me the following last night and asked me to post this. Cameron -- Since I am on the proverbial trip from hell (someday, I'll tell you about all the missed connections, cancelled flights, botched reservations, bus trip around London and flying all around Europe), I can ramble for a bi

[Hardhats-members] VistA-Office EHR Usability Test

2004-11-17 Thread Michael Ginsburg
We are soliciting for clinicians and their staffs to participate in usability testing of VistA-Office EHR. See the Call for Participation on the CMS web site: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/pfqi.asp Regards, Mike Ginsburg Project Manager Iowa Foundation for Medical Care 410-581-2543 - Office 41

[Hardhats-members] Intellectual property ownership analog in land ownership

2004-11-17 Thread Cameron Schlehuber
Bhaskar sent me the following last night and asked me to post this. Cameron -- Since I am on the proverbial trip from hell (someday, I'll tell you about all the missed connections, cancelled flights, botched reservations, bus trip around London and flying all around Europe), I can ramble for a bi