The issue with scanners and diagnostic equipment is mostly connectivity. Getting the scanner to work in the desktop OS isn't a problem (win, linux or mac). Getting it to communicate with the sofware in the terminal is.
Printers can be set up under a Samba share that the terminal server can print to. Maybe some sort of network scanner could be used. (Last network scanner was an expensive hunk of junk about 5 years ago) The same issue exists with a Windows desktop. You can scan to a share somewhere and then attach in the software, but if your practice software has a nice scanning/filing interface you can't use it. Citrix might solve this problem. Not sure, as I have never used it and can't remember the last time I looked at its features. Regards, Neil McAliece IM/IT Manager Murrumbidgee Division of General Practice Ph (02) 6953 6454 Fax (02) 6953 6653 web www.mdgp.net.au email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 14:21:01 Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] SQL Server Express webcast Quoting "Neil D. McAliece" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The sticking point with the above can be things like PC connected diagnostic > equipment and scanners. Maybe you can get away with 1 windows PC with a fast > scanner & a nursing PC with ECG, Spirometer etc and the rest Linux. Why? Most non-Canon scanners work fine under linux. All ECG/spiro/etc. of German origin by law conform to an open standard (GDT) > I imagine that the tricky bit for some practices (or even lots of practices) > is telling all GPs that, "sorry, that neat program your nephew downloaded for > you won't run on the practice systems". and "no MS Golf wont work either" Debian linux has ~10,000 packages. GPs can waste all day installing new software if they want, without comprimising security. Pretty much the only thing missing is an EMR, funnily enough, which is the real reason medical IT in Oz is 100% Windows. In other words, it's the vendors who are making the OS choice, not GPs, which is the heart of the argument. Ian _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
