Re: [Hardhats-members] Install MyHealtheVet server

2005-09-15 Thread Nancy Anthracite
How about using read-only CPRS limited only to one patient. On Wednesday 14 September 2005 10:53 pm, Usha wrote: Hi For allowing patients to access their records, VistA uses MyHealtheVet. To get it running on our server, I installed the patch MHV_1_0.KID available at the VA's ftp site, with

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Nancy Anthracite
Only 3 days? On Thursday 15 September 2005 01:30 am, Maury Pepper wrote: VistA Community Meeting -- October 28 to 30 in Washington, DC Registration $25/day (free for US government employees) Other details to follow. --- SF.Net email is

Re: [Hardhats-members] Install MyHealtheVet server

2005-09-15 Thread Usha
Hows that possible? i wanted just that... Regards Usha - Original Message - From: Nancy Anthracite [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Install MyHealtheVet server How about using

[Hardhats-members] Re: MyHealtheVet server

2005-09-15 Thread John Leo Zimmer
From: Joseph Dal Molin [EMAIL PROTECTED] As far as we know this isn't available through FOIA. [jlz] And do we know why not? Usha wrote: Then I realized that we do not have the HealtheVet server installed on our server. Where can we download it? And how can the HealtheVet server be

[Hardhats-members] Nancy Anthracite

2005-09-15 Thread Karen Geller
I would like to contact Dr. Anthracite about possibly speaking at a conference. Do you have any contact infofor her? Karen H. Geller, R.N., J.D. Associate Director, Risk Management FOJP Service Corporation 28 E. 28th Street-14th Floor New York, NY 10016-7946 phone: 212-891-0798 fax:

RE: [Hardhats-members] Re: More easy M syntax questions

2005-09-15 Thread Aylesworth Marc A Ctr AFRL/IFSE
Could you also do this: MyFunct(a,b) new result if $get(a)= set result=-1 if $get(b)= set result=-1 set result=a*b ;//more code here. quit result one exit and result is always set. Thanks Marc Aylesworth C3I Associates AFRL/IFSE Joint Battlespace Infosphere Team 525

Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: MyHealtheVet client

2005-09-15 Thread Wendell Murray
I saw it at a VA hospital in PA yesterday. They're still working on it. Wendell Murray --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42

Re: [Hardhats-members] Nancy Anthracite

2005-09-15 Thread Chris Richardson
I believe you just did contact her. She frequents this list. - Original Message - From: Karen Geller To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:31 AM Subject: [Hardhats-members] Nancy Anthracite I would like to

RE: [Hardhats-members] Nancy Anthracite

2005-09-15 Thread Karen Geller
Thank you. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris RichardsonSent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:28 AMTo: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.netSubject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Nancy Anthracite I believe you just did contact her. She frequents this list.

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Michael D. Weisner
Where in DC? BTW, why is it that non-govs must pay $25? Mike - Original Message - From: Maury Pepper [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:30 AM Subject: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October VistA Community

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Wendell Murray
It's only $25 after all. Anyway government workers are due whatever benefits they can get! Wendell Murray --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. Download it for free - -and be

[Hardhats-members] VistA Community Conference Call

2005-09-15 Thread Maury Pepper
VistA Community Call Friday at NOON EDT. TOPICS: Cynthia Wark from CMS talks about VistA-Office EHR Update on Katrina relief VistA (fall-back topic) DATE: Friday, September 16 TIME: 12:00 Noon EDT DURATION: 1 hour. CONFERENCE CALL DIAL IN NUMBERS USA 866-483-4159 Outside USA

RE: [Hardhats-members] Re: More easy M syntax questions

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
That's rather like the use of magic return values in C, as in while ((c = getchar()) != EOF) putchar(c); It's a handy shorthand, but it has the disadvantage of mixing result types. Normally, c is a character, and sometimes it's a sentinel value like EOF. To me, this is reasonably tolerable

Re: [Hardhats-members] Nancy Anthracite

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
--- Chris Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe you just did contact her. She frequents this list. Frequently === Gregory Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Without the requirement of mathematical aesthetics a great many discoveries would not have been made. -- Albert Einstein

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Chris Richardson
Unfortunately, with the current tight purse strings of the government, we did not want this to be a barrier to getting the Government Folks from attending. - Original Message - From: Wendell Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, September 15,

Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: MyHealtheVet client

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
Which, by itself, is a reason for not being available under FOIA. --- Wendell Murray [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I saw it at a VA hospital in PA yesterday. They're still working on it. Wendell Murray === Gregory Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Without the requirement of mathematical

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Michael D. Weisner
I guess that you haven't filled your gas tank recently. In NY, we are celebrating $3/gal prices - it only costs $75 to fill up (as opposed to nearly $100)! And to think that we will be driving to DC! Once again, though, where will the meeting be? I need to make hotel reservations. Talk about

[Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
For the record, I think the Freedom of Infomation Act (FOIA) is one of the fundamental protections we enjoy in the U.S., and I wholeheartedly endorse it. However, every time someone mentions a piece of software on this list, it seems like someone is sure to ask (in seconds) whether it is available

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
If you're in New York, why do you need to buy gas, anyway? Just fork over your money to the port authority! --- Michael D. Weisner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess that you haven't filled your gas tank recently. In NY, we are celebrating $3/gal prices - it only costs $75 to fill up (as

Re: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Michael D. Weisner
I tend to agree with you, although it seems that the federal government did indeed grant the right (entitlement?) for an individual to obtain such information. A good reference page for FOIA is: http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/oip.html I, personally, do not wish to see every scrap of code I've

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Maury Pepper
- Original Message - From: Michael D. Weisner Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October Once again, though, where will the meeting be? I need to make hotel reservations. where is being worked on. We are

RE: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Nevius, Gordon D.
HP Greenbelt is in the DC area. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maury Pepper Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:35 AM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October -

Re: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
I think of it as a kind of sunshine law. --- Michael D. Weisner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tend to agree with you, although it seems that the federal government did indeed grant the right (entitlement?) for an individual to obtain such information. A good reference page for FOIA is:

RE: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Mike Ginsburg
Since WorldVista is now tight with CMS and IFMC, maybe IFMC would make their Owings Mills office available. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maury Pepper Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:35 PM To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net

RE: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Walter Hunnel
New list member, first posting. I agree with the sentiment, but think that product of government employees should be available to the public without needing the FOIA and when the product is NOT made available, thank goodness we have FOIA to PRY it out of the governments hands. As a federal

Re: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Wendell Murray
Hate to tell you, but citizens pay your salary. That doesn't equate to having access to everything the government does, but use for the ultimate benefit of the citizenry of a great resource such as VistA is reasonable I think. Don't you? Wendell Murray On 9/15/05, Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Chris Richardson
Gordon; While I wait for the CD to get done on this machine, the expectations for the next meeting will probably knock the HP Greenbelt facility out of the final selection list. The HP Greenbelt served us well for a number of meetings, but now we are likely to be overwhelmed with attendees

Re: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
I am well aware of who pays my salary, and I am also well aware that I am paid to do work that serves the public. My point has nothing to do with whether or not FOIA gives you or any other citizen the *right* of access to software developed by federal employees (so long as none of the exemptions

RE: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
I can agree with that sentiment, too. Speaking or myself, I think it would be wonderful if congress saw fit to fund a federal agency with a mission of developing health information systems. Who knows? I might even be first in line to sign up. (Or maybe not. Let's not forget that DVA has a worthy

RE: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Cameron Schlehuber
As the federal employee who has the pleasure of responding to helping VHA fulfill FOIA requests related to VistA, I also take an aggressive posture with regard to cajoling my colleagues into handing over anything that would be helpful for those outside the federal government who want to know about

RE: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
--- Cameron Schlehuber [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As the federal employee who has the pleasure of responding to helping VHA fulfill FOIA requests related to VistA, I also take an aggressive posture with regard to cajoling my colleagues into handing over anything that would be helpful for

Re: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread smcphelan
Perhaps it is time for some people in the government to make changes. There should be a web site where anyone can download any finished software product developed by any federal agency. All agencies should be required to put that software on the web site. Of course, there needs to be an

[Hardhats-members] VistA imaging on Windows server only??

2005-09-15 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
I am (still) working on a document imaging etc. I had thought that I would try to use as much of the existing server RPC's etc to avoid re-inventing the wheel. But it looks like the use of \ as a file path node separator (instead of / used by linux/unix) is hard coded in. I am specifically

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA imaging on Windows server only??

2005-09-15 Thread Greg Woodhouse
A saying I used to include in my signature was If you're going to re-invent the wheel, at least come up with a better one. There's nothing wrong with re-inventing the wheel if, in the end, you have a better wheel. --- Kevin Toppenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am (still) working on a document

[Hardhats-members] Open Source CCOW Context Manager

2005-09-15 Thread Doug Martin
Does anyone know anything about an effort to produce an open source CCOW context manager? I recall reading something about this recently, but cannot find any references to it. Regards, Doug Martin, MD Clinical Informatics Associates, Inc.

RE: [Hardhats-members] I'm going to just say this...

2005-09-15 Thread Thurman Pedigo
I think this a timely thread and followed it with interest. It is hard for me to think about FOIA without thinking of Noem Chomsky and industrial feudalism. Hopefully I won't butcher Chomsky's philosophy. http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2005/08/25.html Chomsky describes our society as somewhat a

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA imaging on Windows server only??

2005-09-15 Thread Todd Berman
On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 18:45 -0400, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: I am (still) working on a document imaging etc. I had thought that I would try to use as much of the existing server RPC's etc to avoid re-inventing the wheel. But it looks like the use of \ as a file path node separator (instead

Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: MyHealtheVet server

2005-09-15 Thread Usha
It is an interface for patients to access their medical record thorugh a web browser. Usha - Original Message - From: John Leo Zimmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:18 PM Subject: [Hardhats-members] Re: MyHealtheVet

RE: [Hardhats-members] Integrating VISTA with other applications

2005-09-15 Thread Clemens, John
Nancy A: Pete Rontey is the only one I know of that was trying to maintain an inventory of Vista interfaces. Frankly, if that is what you are asking about it might be easier to loop through file 101 for every protocol that has a SENDING APPLICATION or a RECEIVING APPLICATION defined as these are

Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: MyHealtheVet server

2005-09-15 Thread Nancy Anthracite
Things may have changed and I will ask again, but last time they were bringing it up with a patchwork of partially finished pieces and it was not ready for prime time. Until it is released nationwide, it will not be FOIAable, and then there are likely to be multiple proprietary pieces, at

Re: [Hardhats-members] Integrating VISTA with other applications

2005-09-15 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
On Sep 13, 2005, at 1:22 PM, Clemens, John wrote: Greg wrote More narrowly constrained processing rules can be implemented as well, often allowing a much higher degree of automation than is supported by the VistA HL7 package. I think you are kind of blurring the line between

Re: [Hardhats-members] VistA Community Meeting in October

2005-09-15 Thread Nancy Anthracite
From what I have seen, it is too small unless there is something we have not seen. On Thursday 15 September 2005 12:53 pm, Mike Ginsburg wrote: Since WorldVista is now tight with CMS and IFMC, maybe IFMC would make their Owings Mills office available. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: MyHealtheVet client

2005-09-15 Thread Nancy Anthracite
I found out that the My HealthEVet application that has just been rolled out nationwide is an online prescription refill service and the medical records viewing application is just a pilot site that is not going to be duplicated in that format. Thus, it is not FOIAable. One might consider