In a Hospital Connect editorial, Delaware senator Tom Carper has
endorsed the Veterans Affairs VistA software as a reference model for
a national standard EHR: "...Efforts are underway within the federal
government to ensure that all health care providers will be able to
use IT in a uniform an
I think it's great for a Senator to stump for VistA, but I question
the practicality of believing that a single application will meet the
diverse needs of our nationwide health care system. If we had a
National Health Care System with a top down command structure it
might be appropriate t
I agree with Will. We don't want or need a single application standard
(regardless of how good the application is).
We do desperately need data interchange standards and data language standards
so everyone can play together.
Mark H. Spohr, MD
- Original Message
From: Will Ross <[EMAI
On 1/20/06, Mark Spohr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I agree with Will. We don't want or need a single application standard
> (regardless of how good the application is).
> We do desperately need data interchange standards and data language standards
> so everyone can play together.
Wow.
That i
openhealth@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
>I'd like to see something like OSCHA help bring all of the disparate
>projects and software together into a single, unified voice for open
>standards. That would have a much better effect in making inroads than
>lawmakers trying to force a standard on the publi
Wayne Wilson wrote:
>openhealth@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
>
>
>>I'd like to see something like OSCHA help bring all of the disparate
>>projects and software together into a single, unified voice for open
>>standards. That would have a much better effect in making inroads than
>>lawmakers trying t
Hi Nandalal,
Thanks for your suggestions for the Vision Mission statements. Let me
put the 2 vision statements together here and discuss the change in
focus in the vision:
>Free and Open Source Health Care Software will provide a better worldwide
>collaborative environment for developing a via
Dr Molly Cheah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi Molly,
Hi Nandalal,
Thanks for your suggestions for the Vision Mission statements. Let me
put the 2 vision statements together here and discuss the change in
focus in the vision:
>Free and Open Source Health Care Software will provide
see below
On Jan 20, 2006, at 12:23 PM, Wayne Wilson wrote:
> openhealth@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
>>
>> I'd like to see something like OSCHA help bring all of the disparate
>> projects and software together into a single, unified voice for open
>> standards. That would have a much better effect i
