On Thursday 18 May 2006 22:25, Chris wrote: > What's the score with Pathology download apps?
Dunno. Refused to use them until my pathology provider (Mayne, now Symbion) got a competent IT person who had no problem sending me the results using standard technology (SMTP transport, OpenPGP encryption, PIT format) where a 20 lines python script is enough to receive, decrypt, decode and import the results into the software of my choice on the platform of my choice. One day we might even agree on some HL7 dialect ... > Is there a reason why each one wants to use their own proprietary > downloader and put their own application within the supposedly secure area > of the practice network? Yes, there is a reason (or two). It is called "ignorance", other times "greed". Horst _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
