Last night I went for a walk with two friends. One used to work at an
abuse center that wants to computerize standard data collection which is
now just paper forms. This would also entail centralized collection of
reportable data, etc.
The other works as a the head nurse in a hospital section (stomache
stapling) where there was no tracking of return visits due to
complications. For the time being she's setup, on her own initiative, a
simple spreadsheet program to get those stats but ultimately may want to
move to something more flexible than a spreadsheet program.
Note that these are very simple apps from the perspective of the
potential users. They don't want a full EMR database. On the other hand
I don't believe the potential users have thought through
security/privacy issues, patient ids, etc. In other words all of the
stuff that comes up after the first cut into the app.
In either case there is very limited funds for development. I'd like to
do some homework re the systems worked on by individuals on this list to
get a sense of how much time would be required to setup these systems.
So, current recommendations? I know this is an awkward question because
I am so nebulous in my spec. I apologize. Don't waste a lot of time
answering my question, just a few pointers and fast comments would be
appreciated.
Thanks,
Heitzso
