Hi, A few days ago, medscribbler decided to do an Open Source release. The release appears legit. They have the sourcecode available from the sourceforge medscribbler svn repository. The license is clearly labeled as GPL v3. Sadly, I do not have the time to download this and see if it is worthwhile. However, theoretically, it […]
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A geek in the ER
Recently someone turned me on to a post by data expert Joe Bugajski entitled the Data Model that Nearly Killed Me. The article is marvelously written, and meticiously detailed. He actually has a chart where he chronicals his pain level, repeated histories, medications and location. I am always impressed by the level of analysis that […]
MUMPS is modern
NextGov has an article that implies that the VA and DOD should compile MUMPS code to Java code. Before we get into this discussion I would like to point out the fundamental flaw with implying that MUMPS is not a modern system. People who say things like this are usually ignorant, arrogant, biased or a […]
CCHIT Feature bucket
A central problem with CCHIT is the feature bucket. CCHIT certification represents compliance with a list of hundreds of functional requirements. This would be great if that list of features were 100% a good idea, but the reality is far from the truth. From the FOSS perspective we feel that there is a considerable dumbing-down […]
Towards fair EHR certification
The meeting with CCHIT worked. The FOSS community, to the degree that such a thing is possible, had authorized me to go nuclear on the issue before the meeting. I had been given assurance that the community has been so frustrated with dealing with CCHIT that if they did not work with us that if […]
Medsphere bus
This is simply the -best- publicity stunt that any FOSS EHR vendor has done yet. Last year Cerner decided not to return to the HIMSS show-room floor. Instead they decided to subversively bring in thier massive traveling booth. This is a converted semi truck that obviously cost a small fortune. It is obvious that the […]
CCHIT vs FOSS pre-meeting issues
I am preparing for the meeting tomorrow with CCHIT and FOSS. I had previously used Google Moderator to get a feel for what my communities position on this issue is. Moderator allows for the same question to get posted again and again, so often the same idea was represented twice. So ignoring duplicates and ideas […]
HIMSS09 day 2: Interview with Vish Sankaran
Today I meet with Vish Sankaran, whose official title is ‘Program Director Federal Health Architecture’ from what I can tell, that post is just as important as it sounds. Vish was, along with representatives of several major federal agencies, presenting the new NHIN open source infrastructure project called Connect. We have been waiting patiently to […]
What should we cover at the CCHIT/FOSS meeting?
To help answer this question I have setup a Google Moderator site. Please help the FOSS community determine what our positon regarding CCHIT should be!! -FT […]
CCHIT to meet with FOSS community
Recently, I was asked by several community members to begin ‘activating’ the community at large against certain threats to FOSS in healthcare. Dr. Valdes and I have been planning on doing this for years, and, in our own ways, have both begun to attempt to make the public aware of the issues that our community […]