I would jump into whichever made a generic SQL backend, with a front end that would run on a linux desktop. Really. Until then I will have to grind the "classic" MSS along on NT4 network, with all its faults; and stay distant from connection to th e WWW
jh On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:35, Dr John Van Dyck wrote: > Milton, > > > > Others seem incapable of grasping that there are some contented and happy > MD3 users out there. On this group it is not politically correct to be > such a user. > > Frank gets no criticism of his MS SQL back end for example but MD3 is an > evil agent of Microsoft.. :-) > > > > _____ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Milton Sales > Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2005 11:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GPCG_TALK] (no subject) > > > > "Message: 5 > > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:50:43 +1000 > > From: Peter Machell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] Picking another package other than MD2 > > To: General Practice Computing Group Talk <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > > > Milton, I feel you're on the payroll. > > > > Basic interactions are a function of the included drug database, not MD, BP > or any other clinical programme. > > > > If you are using the document handling bay in MD, you are doing more harm > than good, bloating efficiently scanned documents before storing them. > > > > The fastest growing programme on the market, Genie, was also written by a > GP, Paul Carr, MD3 was most certainly not. > > > > Whilst HCN's support is better than ever before, it still stinks in > comparision to other packages. > > > > Peter." > > > > Peter, > > I am not on the payroll, just a happy user. > > I was responding to a request from Ian Cheong for stories from users. > > I am pleased to hear that Genie is being written by a GP. I feel that GP > input in the design and development is essential for any medical product > aimed at the GP desktop. > > While Frank has left HCN, the development is driven by Andrew Magennis and > Bob Lewin and the Beta testers who are medical practitioners ( I am not a > Beta tester ) > > Current MD3 document handling allows any doc type to be imported - > tif,pdf,txt,doc, even exe if you wanted. > > > > I know that basic drug/drug interaction is a function of MIMS but have seen > the operation of a number of packages during practice visits that don't > correctly check for drug/pregnancy, drug/coeliac, disease /drug, elite > sport/drug interactions. And the presence of pregnancy is not evident > unless looked for. > > As this forum is perused by users of a number of programs, can I put a > request out for people to report on their program and its function in each > of these issues - safe prescribing for each of these areas. > > For the average user, this is a veryimportant part of their every day safe > functioning as a practitioner and would rate higher than many technical > differences between programs at the back end. > > > > Milton -- NEIL: Hey, guys. Tomorrow... why don't we, as just as a suggestion, why don't we try... going into college? [At the suggestion, MIKE and VYVYAN look aghast. RICK, face unseen, crumbles his newspaper even more tightly around his head.] MIKE: Now, Neil. Now, listen. Things may be bad, but there's no need to panic. No no no, I'm just gonna treat this problem like my mattress. And sleep on it. Good night. _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
