David Guest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tim Churches wrote: > > >David Guest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Wal Tracey wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>We are within weeks of being able to send and receive Argus messages > >>>between GPs specialists & hospital. > >>> > >>> > >>That's fantastic news, Wal. Will they be sending you hospital > discharge > >>summaries in RTF? > >> > >> > > > >Or even, deity-of-your-choice-forbid, as an HL7 v2.3.1 REF message as > set out in > http://www.standards.com.au/select/Script/Details.asp?docn=AS0733758479AT > > > > > > Thanks Tim > > I have been looking at v2.4 ref message formats but it seems to have a > permanent "Draft" status. 2.3.1 is fine but the payload is still just > text. Tony likes plain ASCII because he can search it better. I like RTF > because it looks better. Any other format cannot be displayed natively > by Medical Director and hence cannot be seen by 90% of your target > audience.
Yes, fair enough. Having suggested last week some ways in which Standards Australia might improve their health informatics standrads development practices, I thought I had better give a plug for one of their products. > I remain impressed that the Northern Territory hospital system is that > far ahead of the curve. Agreed. Tim C _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
