Indeed, any EMR (electronic medical record) system must be HIPPA compliant. There's no reason web2py why an online web2py implementation shouldn't be able to achieve a level of security that would achieve compliance. In fact, I would expect that in the long term, an Open Source web-based EMR system based on web2py could probably achieve a higher level of security than a mom-and-pop shop web-based EMR system. Also, nobody can crack an EMR that's solely resident on a USB memory stick unless you pick that person's pocket or break into their home.
As far as getting the doc's info into your record, there are two parts to the answer. First, docs are willing to share part of their EMR with the patient. Just as the patient is willing to share part of their medical history with the docs. So ownership is distributed. But indeed, I am suggesting a paradigm shift away from a monolithic medical culture where the patient is a piece of meat with no ownership of their personal data, to an individual with data ownership and responsibility. After all, patients already have ownership of their data. It's just that it's not in electronic form. Therefore, they have to repeat it every time they see a new doctor. So any EMR system based on web2py needs to have compartments: part of the record is patient only, which is owned by the patient. Part is doctor only, which is owned by the doctor. Part is insurance only, which is owned by the insurance company. Etc. Different parts can be shared between different parties, entirely dependent on the owner allowing the sharing and the receiving party being priviledged and certified to access such info. The point of HIPPA is not to make it impossible for anyone to do EMR. It's to protect the privacy of the info. For what technical reason should a web2py based EMR system NOT be able to achieve said compliance? On Jul 12, 10:51 pm, JohnMc <maruadventu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Weheh, > > I presume your American based on your ISP. > > There is a little issue about medical records in the US. Its a little > law called HIPPA. One of the considerations is that there are severe > requirements vis a vis security of medical records data. I am not > saying Web2Py could not meet them, but one, upon releasing such an app > might consider lawyering up and having sufficient legal insurance if > there is ever a breach. > > Which by the way, try getting your records from your GP. Most > practitioners consider your records their property. > > Something to consider. > > JohnMc > > > > > > > And now the best saved for last: > > > - Medical records keeping: I've seen some postings about this on > > web2py. This, to me, is the *killer app*. Since I first learned of > > web2py I've been threatening my friends that I was going to do > > something about medical record keeping. Web2py seems like the obvious > > choice for implementation. Let me explain ...- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
