Re: [openhealth] Re: Liberty HSF formation process

2009-06-07 Thread Will Ross
fred, two things. 1. i do not have any problem with the cchit certification of proprietary software packages. it primarily does not apply to me, so i can tune it out. the part of their message that i am listening to is their evolving concept about open source certification. i am looking for

Re: [openhealth] Updates on some FOSS projects

2007-11-09 Thread Will Ross
H Chan, MD, CCFP, MSc, FCFP > Associate Professor > Department of Family Medicine > McMaster University > > - Original Message > From: Will Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: openhealth@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, November 9, 2007 12:36:53 PM > S

Re: [openhealth] Updates on some FOSS projects

2007-11-09 Thread Will Ross
wikipedia has a list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_healthcare_software [wr] - - - - - - - - On 10/20/07, Alvin B. Marcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for the list John... > > Here is an update on ours: > > - Community Health Information Tracking Syste

Re: [openhealth] FOSS Medical Office/EHR

2007-10-18 Thread Will Ross
fourth test! hey scott, great to hear from you! i wrote a nice recommendation adding tolven to the list earlier this morning, but yahoo groups has decided not to allow me to send inbound messages any more, so i sent it offline to balu. let's see if yahoo! lets this one through. with best regard

Re: [openhealth] FOSS Medical Office/EHR

2007-10-18 Thread Will Ross
test message--- ignore if this gets through the yahoo groups filter, which has prevented two attempts to reply to this thread On 10/18/07, Fred Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OSCAR is the dominant platform in Canada, I believe GnuMED has a > strong german contingent. > > OpenMRS is d

Re: [os-wg] [openhealth] Mirth on Linux

2007-04-16 Thread Will Ross
Timothy Cook, MSc > Health Informatics Research Services > http://home.comcast.net/~tw_cook/ > 01-904-322-8582 > > ___ > os-wg mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/os-wg > [wr] - - - - -

[openhealth] Link to Riehle's "Economic Motivation of Open Source Software"

2007-04-15 Thread Will Ross
- - - - - - - - [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross chief information officer mendocino health records exchange 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.mendocinohre.org - - - - - - - - "Getting people to adopt common standards is impeded

Re: [openhealth] OSHCA Hotel

2007-04-11 Thread Will Ross
... and how is it pronounced? (rhymes with tote? about? taught?) - - - - - - - - On Apr 11, 2007, at 3:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Beware of touts. They're everywhere. > > Dare I ask what a "tout is? > > Ron > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links >

Re: [openhealth] Experimental OSHCA catalogue of FOSS application for health and healthcare

2007-03-10 Thread Will Ross
Eventually an online catalogue maintenance > facility can be built (volunteers welcome), but for now hand > editing of > the JSON file (by me or volunteers) will have to do. Feel free to add > new data fields if you edit the data file. > > Tim C > > > > > Yah

Re: [openhealth] Blue Cliff, Inc. Announces Development Of VistA EMR Laboratory Interface

2007-03-07 Thread Will Ross
of this message have been removed] >> >> >> > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ~--> > Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/W4wwlB/TM > ---

Re: [openhealth] Suppressing Sensitive Info From Free Text

2007-03-04 Thread Will Ross
e the search for an appropriate NLP scrubbing step prior to export. Did I answer your question? With best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - On Mar 4, 2007, at 1:01 PM, JohnLeo Zimmer, MD wrote: > Will Ross wrote: >> I'm looking for a tool to suppress sensitive information (e.g.,

Re: [openhealth] Suppressing Sensitive Info From Free Text

2007-03-03 Thread Will Ross
> solution I guess. > > http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm? > id=1089824&dl=acm&coll=&CFID=15151515&CFTOKEN=6184618 > > nandalal > --- Will Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dear 80n, >> >> This is, in fact, the use case in di

Re: [openhealth] Suppressing Sensitive Info From Free Text

2007-03-02 Thread Will Ross
gt; > And not just HIV status. The patient, and only the patient, should > have the > right to determine who has access to anything that the patient might > consider sensitive. And only the patient can determine what is or > is not > sensitive. > > 80n > > > >

[openhealth] Suppressing Sensitive Info From Free Text

2007-03-02 Thread Will Ross
s are available? With best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross chief information officer mendocino health records exchange 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.mendocinohre.org - - - - - - - - "Getting people to ad

Re: [openhealth] Open Source Software Fact Sheet

2007-02-23 Thread Will Ross
best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - On Feb 23, 2007, at 2:26 AM, Tim Churches wrote: > Mark Preston wrote: >> Will Ross wrote: >>> The following link will send you to a four page introduction to Open >>> Source Software published by the HIMSS Open Source Work Group. >

[openhealth] Open Source Software Fact Sheet

2007-02-22 Thread Will Ross
Drew Ivan Will Ross Corrections and suggested improvements are welcome and may be sent to my attention for the next edition. With best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.462.6369

Re: [openhealth] IHE...?

2007-02-22 Thread Will Ross
hing better!' > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino health records exchange 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.mend

Re: [openhealth] Re: Hi folks..

2007-02-20 Thread Will Ross
- - - - - - - > > That being said, it's probably a good idea for the community to try > something that inherently feels more tightly defined and > interoperable. We however, made the choice based on pragmatics. That > is, the approach I've described has been road tested fo

Re: [openhealth] Re: Hi folks..

2007-02-18 Thread Will Ross
ave >> both. >> >> If the aim is to drop software into the midst of a modern large >> hospital >> in a developed country, then what you say is correct. >> > These are certainly the drivers that keep people from sharing data > over > a larg

Re: [openhealth] handheld linux device

2007-02-05 Thread Will Ross
ch would surely > also lead to an option for the patient to fill in their medical > history from home. > > Rod > www.sunsetsystems.com > > On Monday 05 February 2007 11:11, Will Ross wrote: >> Suggestions Wanted. >> >> I am working on a proposal that will deploy ha

[openhealth] handheld linux device

2007-02-05 Thread Will Ross
"solutions" to avoid will be appreciated. With best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.minformatics.com - - - - - - - - "Ge

[openhealth] HIMSS Open Source Technology Work Group

2007-01-23 Thread Will Ross
HIMSS Ambulatory Open Source Technology Work Group Conference Call January 23, 2007 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Call in information: 877-352-0183, Conference ID 884394# Open to all HIMSS Members - - - - - - - - [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project man

Re: [openhealth] Re: Open Source Software - PPO Networks & Cost Management

2007-01-16 Thread Will Ross
his would be beneficial? >>> What potential issues would be encountered? >>> >>> Over the course of the last three years I have established a >>> completely open source development environment. This includes a GNU >>> coding repository containing Sun

Re: [openhealth] SCALE talk

2007-01-13 Thread Will Ross
evelopment of an MPI using OpenEMed, except the > Patient identification terminology service itself. > > Therfore your peoject maybe the first open-source one, > if it is used for this purpose in the future. > > Please correct me if I am wrong. > > Nandalal > --- Will Ross

Re: [openhealth] SCALE talk

2007-01-11 Thread Will Ross
and > I simply need a gut-check. In other areas I am truly ignorant. Feel > free to > email me privately if you want something to be off-the-record. > > Regards, > > -- > Fred Trotter > http://www.fredtrotter.com > - - - - - - - - [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross pro

Re: [openhealth] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation investments

2007-01-08 Thread Will Ross
the Bob Dylan lyrics: "Patriotism is the last refuge To which a scoundrel clings, Steal a little and they throw you in jail, Steal a lot and they make you king." http://bobdylan.com/moderntimes/songs/sweetheart.html Our little corner of the rock and roll universe appears t

Re: [openhealth] [Fwd: HSSP Passes Major Milestone Today!]

2006-12-09 Thread Will Ross
Forslund wrote: >> >> Here is an opportunity for the open source community to contribute >> to a >> significant new standard for healthcare. >> Anyone willing to participate in a response to these RFPs? >> >> Dave Forslund >> >> [Non-text port

Re: [openhealth] Re: Open Source?

2006-12-01 Thread Will Ross
e have now is paralysis and underdevelopment, for which open source and open standards are a partial cure. call it a relief valve, and perhaps (to be discovered) a partial cure. with best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 we

Re: [openhealth] Re: GPs Revolt

2006-11-27 Thread Will Ross
site level business processes of primary care. with best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - On Nov 27, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Thomas Beale wrote: > Will Ross wrote: >> thomas, >> >> i appreciate your concern for what you allege is dr. grove's naivete, >> but i share dr. grove&#

Re: [openhealth] Re: GPs Revolt

2006-11-27 Thread Will Ross
new proprietary silos -- i find an ally who is saying the right disruptive things to people who would never listen to me. with best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - On Nov 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Thomas Beale wrote: > Will Ross wrote: >> With regard to the underestimated complexi

Re: [openhealth] Re: GPs Revolt

2006-11-26 Thread Will Ross
think it had anything to do with Sun. is this > the same thing? > > Gregory Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "We may with advantage at times forget what we know." > --Publilius Cyrus, c. 100 B.C. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message h

Re: [openhealth] Re: GPs Revolt

2006-11-26 Thread Will Ross
y Blair MP steps back to being a back bench MP, the plan is >> likely >> to fall apart. >> >> >> -- >> Midgley >> Not by any means an astute political commentator, but occasionally >> known >> to get it right. >> > > > > >

Re: [openhealth] Re: GPs Revolt

2006-11-24 Thread Will Ross
London (http:// > www.chime.ucl.ac.uk) > Chair Architectural Review Board, openEHR (http://www.openEHR.org) > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206

Re: [openhealth] Needed: (mammographic) recall with some tracking

2006-10-14 Thread Will Ross
MR system? >> OpenEMR is popular for smaller practices and is easily extensible. >> > > It is a DGH for say 150 000 population. Scalability is something > for us > to think about. > > > Will Ross wrote: >> Adrian, >> >> Is this something

Re: [openhealth] Needed: (mammographic) recall with some tracking

2006-10-14 Thread Will Ross
audit and research >> etc." >> >> What approach does the panel favour to offering a supportable open >> source approach to this? > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informat

Re: [openhealth] Open source web LMS?

2006-09-25 Thread Will Ross
gt; > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.minformatics.com - - - - - - - - "Getting peopl

Re: [openhealth] Sustainable technology?

2006-06-03 Thread Will Ross
power and sysadmin intensive solution you are describing.   And if  the web app is developed in once in open source, then the entire  dynamic of options available to frontier sites is altered.   But you  expect to hear me say this because it is what I have been doing while  embedded in a

Re: [openhealth] Re: OSHCA

2006-06-01 Thread Will Ross
orporated in Malaysia.  I will be unable  >>>>> to support >>>>> OSHCA >>>>> in Malaysia because of the politics/human rights issues I see  >>>>> happening >>>>> in that country. >>>>> >>>>> >&g

Re: [openhealth] Beyond standards.

2006-05-20 Thread Will Ross
. > > gregory, your outstanding comments boil down to:  interoperability is  orthogonal to the software license. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california  95482  usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax]

Re: [openhealth] Re: What to Call the OpenEMR/ClearHealth/FreeMed/MirrorMed Universe?

2006-05-15 Thread Will Ross
AA/yQLSAA/W4wwlB/TM > ---- > ~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california  95482  usa

Re: [openhealth] request for advice re electronic medical record

2006-05-07 Thread Will Ross
rC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/W4wwlB/TM > ---- > ~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, cal

Re: Openhealth Archives? (was) Re: RES: [openhealth] OSHCA - Notion of "founding members"

2006-04-28 Thread Will Ross
tation sandbox from this side of the pond.   we can't  have california not represented;  after all, look who we elected  governor. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california  95482  usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.46

Re: [openhealth] OSHCA - Notion of "founding members"

2006-04-26 Thread Will Ross
ategory.   it  is a social construct, and those who are "founders" deserve credit  for their accomplishment, while those who come afterwards can never  become a founder because it was a moment in time. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins st

Re: [openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-26 Thread Will Ross
t;  OSHCA is all yours! Take it, keep it, own it, mail each other and  > keep each other happy. > >  Nandalal nandalal, i'll take your comments as humor, because at face value they are  neither enlightening, constructive or accurate. and no, oshca is yours. [wr] - - - - - - -

Re: [openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-26 Thread Will Ross
bullying foreign policies and simply dreadful leaders, but i digress). i am trying to reconcile the section of the constitution which you have so usefully pointed out with the following post by molly to the list at the start of the meeting: - - - - < Begin forwarded message excerpt >

Re: RES: [openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-25 Thread Will Ross
>  Will, > > > I agree that the process we are following is a clunky. My  > suggestion is > let's do what democratic countries do with imperfect constitutions and > amend it after we have bootstrapped OSHCA into existencethe US did > it so can OHSCA :-). Would y

Re: [openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-25 Thread Will Ross
s is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > - > > > > > > - > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone > call rates. > > [Non-text porti

Re: [openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-25 Thread Will Ross
;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/openhealth>" on the web. >> >> *  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >>    [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>   >> subject=Unsubscribe> >> >> *  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Ter

Re: [openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-25 Thread Will Ross
atally flawed.  If all are required to be approved  > then > there should simply be one vote up or down.  If not then the  > results of > the process should be able to go forward based on the various possible > outcomes. I haven't decided how to vote yet, but will do so  >

Re: [openhealth] moot

2006-04-25 Thread Will Ross
On Apr 25, 2006, at 1:31 AM, Daniel L. Johnson wrote: > On Tue, 2006-04-25 at 05:59 -0700, Will Ross wrote: >> ... isn't it moot to discuss a result before completing the process? > > An interesting usage of a word that's evolving, as the etymology > includes t

Re: [openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-25 Thread Will Ross
ping OSHCA  > for now > and then working to amend the constitution? Given that OSHCA is a > democracy we can deal with flaws and omissions more effectively with > real voting membership in place. > > Joseph > > > Will Ross wrote: >> molly, >> >> with

[openhealth] Re: oshca inaugural meeting - constitution

2006-04-25 Thread Will Ross
ROS will not  > register OSHCA. Therefore there will be no OSHCA for you to be a  > member of. > > I am posting this to the openhealth list for the information of  > others. > > Molly > Will Ross wrote: > >> joseph, >> >> not sure if this is correct. &g

Re: [openhealth] OSHCA Inaugural Meeting: Vote of thanks to Molly and Juliana

2006-04-24 Thread Will Ross
>> *  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >>    [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>   >> subject=Unsubscribe> >> >>     *  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of >>   Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. >> >> >>

Re: [openhealth] OSHCA inaugural meeting - important announcement

2006-04-23 Thread Will Ross
members public knowledge or are  we waiting to find out? [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california  95482  usa 707.462.6369 [office] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.minformatics.com - - - - - - - - "Getting people to adopt common

Re: [openhealth] OSHCA inaugural meeting - important announcement

2006-04-22 Thread Will Ross
On Apr 22, 2006, at 5:13 PM, Tim.Churches wrote: > Will Ross wrote: >> ARTICLE 5 - MEMBERSHIP >> >> 5.2  -  The Committee when rejecting an application SHALL provide a >> reason. > > Strictly speaking, "shall" should be used only for the first pers

Re: [openhealth] OSHCA inaugural meeting - important announcement

2006-04-22 Thread Will Ross
has to be a cutoff > point for acceptance of input. Can I suggest that these be proposed  > for > amendments after OSHCA's registration i.e. during subsequent AGMs? > > Molly > Will Ross wrote: > >> Some last minute suggestions. >> >> ARTICLE 1 - NAME >

Re: [openhealth] OSHCA inaugural meeting - important announcement

2006-04-22 Thread Will Ross
gest that you look through the > constitution to familiarize with the Articles to understand your > commitment if you chose to be a member of OSHCA. > > Rgds, > Molly > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross projec

Re: [openhealth] Important announcement and oshca update

2006-03-31 Thread Will Ross
t; the press outside the US is certainly not very factual or unbiased. on the other hand, i find the american media to be almost completely useless at bringing news of the world to our citizens. it''s a good thing we have the web! [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocin

Re: [openhealth] Important announcement and oshca update

2006-03-30 Thread Will Ross
U.S. component NOW and still have OSCHA based in Malaysia. > > Richard > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.

[openhealth] Names not related to Spinal Tap or anything like that...

2006-03-29 Thread Will Ross
eling Medicine Show [5] The Protems [6] Molly and the Initiators [7] The Informatic People [8] The Antiproprietarians [9] The Fossies [10] The Flossies etc. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california

Re: [openhealth] Openhealth mailing list

2006-03-29 Thread Will Ross
lth (in a > non-proprietary format, of course!), but we have a limit of 20MB. How > big would an archive be? > > -- Bhaskar > > On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 06:42 -0600, Will Ross wrote: >> bhaskar, >> >> do you think the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" archive will be too lar

Re: [openhealth] Openhealth mailing list

2006-03-29 Thread Will Ross
> > Are there any archives of the old list which need to be preserved for > posterity? Are they all available elsewhere? If not, I am sure Horst > herb would be happy to host teh archives on his servers. > > Tim C > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > &g

Re: [openhealth] sumultaneous registrations and registration form

2006-03-29 Thread Will Ross
cers. Nonprofits are formed pursuant to state >>> law, often under the Revised Model Non-Profit Corporation Act >>> (1986). A nonprofit can be a church or church association, >>> school, charity, medical provider, legal aid society, volunteer >>> service

Re: next steps. (was Re: [openhealth] Important announcement and oshca update)

2006-03-29 Thread Will Ross
ch of the international effort that is OSCHA. I intend to let them get the international effort stable, and to assist as needed. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.272.7255 [voice] 7

Re: [openhealth] CCHIT biased towards proprietary software??

2006-03-27 Thread Will Ross
; [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.272.7255 [voice] 707.462

Re: [openhealth] CCHIT biased towards proprietary software??

2006-03-27 Thread Will Ross
nature of Free Software, see Eric > Raymond's classic work at: > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ > > and as an interesting exercise, count how many times the word > "business" appears. > > -- Rod > www.sunsetsystems.com >

Re: [openhealth] CCHIT biased towards proprietary software??

2006-03-25 Thread Will Ross
ith best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.272.7255 [voice] 707.462.5015 [fax] www.minformatics.com - - - - - - - - "Getting people to adopt common standards is impeded by paten

Re: [openhealth] Demonstrations & Standards.

2006-03-24 Thread Will Ross
On Mar 23, 2006, at 10:31 PM, Joseph Dal Molin wrote: > Will Ross wrote: >> Joseph, >> >> I disagree on your community challenge. I think the "community" >> aspect of open source is not only over rated, it is in fact a >> negative, a risk factor to

Re: [openhealth] Demonstrations & Standards.

2006-03-24 Thread Will Ross
thus > doesn't need to use a standard. However, if one wants to switch > software > suites or > connect in a partner for part of the process, using an implemented > standard would help a lot. > > Dave > Will Ross wrote: >> Dave, >> >> Attached i

Re: [openhealth] Demonstrations & Standards.

2006-03-23 Thread Will Ross
cation between components of ClearHealth or with > other systems? > > Thanks, > > Dave > Will Ross wrote: >> Dave, >> >> Attached is a diagram which is part of a practice management software >> replacement project I am managing for a group of rural ambulator

Re: [openhealth] Demonstrations & Standards.

2006-03-23 Thread Will Ross
(and there are a > couple) that meet user needs and more importantly, critical mass > communities of users and developers that collaboratively, continuously > improve them. The most compelling solutions will emerge from those > communities. The real challenge is building the communiti

Re: [openhealth] Demonstrations & Standards.

2006-03-23 Thread Will Ross
some example > workflow diagrams that you have found useful? > > Dave > Will Ross wrote: >> Philippe, >> >> Actually, I am still talking about Wayne's focus on the user. As a >> project manager I spend much of my time in a balancing act by >> advocatin

Re: [openhealth] Demonstrations & Standards.

2006-03-23 Thread Will Ross
ld justify a "need for communication" > between HIS is a myth that became a religion when a sufficient > number of > people started to make a living by building standards for it. This is > not an issue for the citizen. > > My 2 € ;-) > > Philippe > >

Re: [openhealth] Demonstrations & Standards.

2006-03-22 Thread Will Ross
rward until we have a compelling solution that meets the shared needs of both of these user categories. Echoing Wayne's comment, we do not allow the vendor-centric HIMSS framework to over-engineer the process. Insufficiently simple solutions create an enterprise barrier to su

[openhealth] Re: [os-wg] OS at MedInfo 2007

2006-03-19 Thread Will Ross
group lists and then see where we can take things > - we > will probably need a 'loose coalition' of people to push things among > the various groups. > > Cheers, Peter Murray > Chair, IMIA OSWG > > > > > > Tim.Churches wrote: > > Will Ross

Re: OSHCA Meetings (was) Re: [openhealth] Re: List future [was: Why are you here?]

2006-03-18 Thread Will Ross
HISA http://www.medinfo2007.org/100049.php - - - - - - - - On Mar 18, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Tim.Churches wrote: > Will Ross wrote: >> Tim, >> >> I'm confident there will be an OS track at MedInfo 2007 in >> Brisbane. We had an OS track at MedInfo 2004 in San Fra

Re: OSHCA Meetings (was) Re: [openhealth] Re: List future [was: Why are you here?]

2006-03-18 Thread Will Ross
ce workshop or BOF meeting as part of > MedInfo in Brisbane in 2007? > > Tim C > >> >> IMHO meeting every 3 years is setting the bar too lowOSHCA was >> able >> to meet every year for four years in a row and clearly was gaining >> momentum. With the OSHC

Re: OSHCA Meetings (was) Re: [openhealth] Re: List future [was: Why are you here?]

2006-03-18 Thread Will Ross
Joseph, Reaching into the Wayback Machine ... - - - - < snip > - - - - Begin forwarded message: > From: Will Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: January 15, 2006 7:48:31 AM PST > To: openhealth@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [openhealth] Resurrecting OSHCA - a review &g

Re: [openhealth] Openhealth mailing list

2006-03-18 Thread Will Ross
ng traffic to the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" list. I also hope that by changing the link from the old list to the new list we can now turn our attention to the reanimation of OSCHA and the logistics of our next meeting. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informatics

Re: [openhealth] Re: List future [was: Why are you here?]

2006-03-18 Thread Will Ross
the scale of our collaboration would be stretched by attempting to meet too often. If we shadow MedInfo's pattern, once every three years, could be a good fit for now, and we can follow MedInfo as it hops about the globe. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino informa

Re: [openhealth] Openhealth mailing list

2006-03-17 Thread Will Ross
to accept others who would like to volunteer to serve > the community as moderator. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross project manager mendocino

Re: [openhealth] Post from Brian Bray of MInoru Development regarding the openhealth list name

2006-03-12 Thread Will Ross
Openhealth(TM) brand by asserting hostile rather than collaborative intentions. The ball is certainly in your court. Wishing you luck, With best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.272.7255 [voice]

Re: [openhealth] [Fwd: [GPCG_TALK] Open Source Software: A Primer for Health Care Leaders]

2006-03-11 Thread Will Ross
gt; proprietary software. >>> >>> While not heralding the end of commercial software vendors, the >>> report >>> concludes that conditions are ripe for open source solutions to take >>> root in health care, and that it will l

Re: [openhealth] Senator Endorses VistA for EHR Standard

2006-01-22 Thread Will Ross
d EHR: "...Efforts are underway within the federal > > Where is the reference model (i.e. information and service models) for > the VistA EHR? I have never seen them published. > > - thomas beale > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > &g

Re: [openhealth] Digest Number 130

2006-01-20 Thread Will Ross
ing different open source > software, have a real need to interchange, either the software > developers will already have done it or the cost of an interface > engine > (which can be reused for N number of interfaces) will be justified. > > > > Ya

[openhealth] Re: [os-wg] Senator Endorses VistA for EHR Standard

2006-01-20 Thread Will Ross
clinic across the country, has been using an EHR with > amazing results." > > http://www.linuxmednews.com/1137769193/index_html > ___ > os-wg mailing list > os-wg@mailman.amia.org > http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/os-wg >

Re: [openhealth] Resurrecting OSHCA - a review

2006-01-15 Thread Will Ross
ologies for this "lengthy" e-mail. Just to make up for the lapse >> :) I still have the list of volunteers for the protem >> committee. In >> between someone requested for a short write-up of each as well > > Such a write-up should also contain which o

Re: [openhealth] Re: Open Source Clinical Messaging Software

2006-01-13 Thread Will Ross
d not asses the quality and reliability... > > Best regards, > > Dr. Koray Atalag > > > --- In openhealth@yahoogroups.com, Will Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> I'm looking for one. At any stage of development. Any suggestions >> will be welco

[openhealth] Open Source Clinical Messaging Software

2006-01-11 Thread Will Ross
I'm looking for one. At any stage of development. Any suggestions will be welcome. With best regards, [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross mendocino informatics 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, california 95482 usa 707.272.7255 [voice] 707.462.5015 [fax] - - - - - - - -

Re: [openhealth] The Question

2006-01-05 Thread Will Ross
the context of open > source > healthcare IT lessons learned so far. > > "What is your dangerous idea?" > > > Cheers, > -- > Tim Cook > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > >

Re: [openhealth] Digest Number 93

2005-11-11 Thread Will Ross
interested in doing it. > > Rgs, > > Molly > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ~--> > Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the > Sweet Life. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/

[openhealth] OpenHRE in the NHIN Prototype

2005-11-10 Thread Will Ross
ew funding awards to develop prototype solutions for the NHIN. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2005pres/20051110.html We're included in the new HHS award as part of the Connecting for Health team. Just wanted you all to know that open source solutions are included in this round of te

Re: [openhealth] VOE costs

2005-10-04 Thread Will Ross
r > ~--> > Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the > Sweet Life. > http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/W4wwlB/TM > > ~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross mendocino

Re: [openhealth] GPLMedicine.org

2005-08-20 Thread Will Ross
to the critical path en route to pure software interoperability. I think it's more important for the workers to be happy with their tools than for the toolmaker to enforce some sort of license lock-in strategy. [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross technology project management 216 we

Re: [openhealth] GPLMedicine.org

2005-08-20 Thread Will Ross
gt; or you can just all agree to work with one that everyone trusts... And since everyone doesn't trust the GPL, what would be the one license everyone trusts? [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross technology project management 216 west perkins street, suite 206 ukiah, calif

[openhealth] Re: [os-wg] U.S. Will Offer Doctors Free Electronic Records System

2005-07-22 Thread Will Ross
rote: > > http://www.linuxmednews.com/1121956528/index_html > ___ > os-wg mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/os-wg > > [wr] - - - - - - - - will ross technology project management 216 west perkins street,

Re: [openhealth] Re: [os-wg] Breaking News: Open Source NHIN RFP Set-Aside

2005-07-06 Thread Will Ross
ring this >>>>> home? >>>>> >>>>> Alric >>>>> ___ >>>>> os-wg mailing list >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/os-wg >>>> >>>> >

Re: [openhealth] Re: [os-wg] Breaking News: Open Source NHIN RFP Set-Aside

2005-07-06 Thread Will Ross
on how to mount a coordinated effort to bring this >>>>> home? >>>>> >>>>> Alric >>>>> ___ >>>>> os-wg mailing list >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> http://mailman.a

[openhealth] Re: [os-wg] FOSS Grant opportunity watch.

2005-07-01 Thread Will Ross
>> os-wg mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/os-wg > > ___ > os-wg mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/os-wg >