Re: [Hardhats-members] GT.M Acculturation live CD 0.4 available

This is a very nice edition, Bhaskar. I am working my way into it. Thanks again. jlz Bhaskar, KS wrote: Consisting of expository material interspersed with exercises, built on top of FOIA VistA VivitA 20060113, the GT.M Acculturation live CD 0.4 is intended to help... Ismet Kursunoglu wrote

[Hardhats-members] Fileman meets Codd's Rules

I've included a brief paragraph after eac h rule describing the extent to which I believe Fileman satisifies Codd's rules. Comments? Dr. E. F. Codd's 12 rules for defining a fully relational database Note that based on these rules there is no fully relational database management system available t

Re: [Hardhats-members] Clinical Reference Data Question

CPT codes, though they are released yearly by the AMA Marc Krawitz wrote: Of course - the question is whether there is a process to propagate all of those updates from the VA to the open source community. We already know about the pharmacy issue. The question is what other updates ( if any )

RE: [Hardhats-members] Clinical Reference Data Question

Of course - the question is whether there is a process to propagate all of those updates from the VA to the open source community. We already know about the pharmacy issue. The question is what other updates ( if any ) other than pharmacy are not covered by the normal release of patches from the

[Hardhats-members] NY Times book review mentions VAH system

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18802 "The second source of savings in a system of public health insurance is the ability to bargain with suppliers, especially drug companies, for lower prices. Residents of the United States notoriously pay much higher prices for prescription drugs than residents

RE: [Hardhats-members] Clinical Reference Data Question

VA is gradually getting around to getting the Reference Terminology out on a very regular basis (in fact, the hope is for a 24 hour turnaround in many cases with automated updates via Kernel’s Master File Update capability).  One remaining hurdle is getting the service available external to

RE: [Hardhats-members] Clinical Reference Data Question

Many things need to be updated regularly because everything in medicine is always changing.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Krawitz Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 9:42 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Hardhats-members] Cl

[Hardhats-members] Clinical Reference Data Question

Are there any other areas in VistA (aside from pharmacy) that require clinical reference data and are _not_ regularly updated from the VA (and made available external to the VA).  Labs, clinical reminders/guidelines, etc?   Thanks,   Marc

[Hardhats-members] VA's VistA Goes Big in Mexico

VA's VistA, with modifications, goes big in Mexico In fact, Mexico is likely to be the largest VistA implementation in the world within three years, with several hundred hospitals running at least the basic system, said Peter Groen, a technology specialist who recently retired from the Veterans Aff

Re: [Hardhats-members] Another approach to the pharmacy issue

Drugs only. On Tuesday 28 March 2006 10:21, Marc Krawitz wrote: Nancy - when you say that the VA National Drug file has been chosen as a standard, does that include just the list of drugs or also the interactions? Thanks, Marc -- Nancy Anthracite -

RE: [Hardhats-members] Access globals

Tables that are not in the custody of a package must not be accessed in any way other than those properly documented in Active Integration Agreements. That at least helps limit untoward effects. Also, it is my observation that most new development over the past decade and a half has moved toward u

RE: [Hardhats-members] Guidelines to write a new routine

When your package needs to prompt a user to look up a patient, use only the approved APIs and RPCs to do so.  Those tools handle all the necessary sensitivity, audit logs, etc, with regard to patients.  As for access to options, etc, the very purpose of the user logon through the appropria

Re: [Hardhats-members] Another approach to the pharmacy issue

Nancy - when you say that the VA National Drug file has been chosen as a standard, does that include just the list of drugs or also the interactions?   Thanks,   Marc

Re: [Hardhats-members] Access globals

On Mar 28, 2006, at 1:05 AM, Usha wrote:s updating a global directly (i.e. not through FileMan APIs) allowed?Unfortunately, yes. The attitude has always been that if it's your own global you own it, but you have to take responsibility for what you do with it. I strongly disagree with this approach.

[Hardhats-members] Access globals

  Is updating a global directly (i.e. not through FileMan APIs) allowed? If yes, then how are the checks (integrity, data format, etc. ) taken care of?   Regards Usha Make sure YOUR emails don't get lost! Download Mailinfo here

[Hardhats-members] Guidelines to write a new routine

While creating a new routine, what are the kind of background issues one should keep in mind? Typically, when a routine(corresponding to a VistA option) is run, certain background tasks are to be performed:   Checking if the user (DUZ) is allowed to access options/files/records If accessin