Simon
I believe the software industry has an ethical duty to easily permit
transfer of patient information between applications. It is not just
the transfer of patients should a GP change software companies but also
the movement of patients between practices that HAS to be catered for
whether they like it or not.
n
Simon Mara wrote:
Hi Cedric,
You'll find that growing software companies will be able to import data from
a great many packages. It's in their financial interest to do so, not
because they are good blokes.
You'll find that software companies in decline can't import data from many
packages. It's not in their financial interest to do so, and not because
they are bad people.
If for example, no one was switching from company G to company H, why would
company H invest the resources to allow this to happen?
Every company has an ethical duty to allow their customers to export/access
their data so that another software company (with the requisite programming
smarts) can import this information i.e. the software company doesn't own
the data.
While a company shouldn't hinder a customer from switching packages, would
you expect them to actively (i.e. to their own financial detriment) assist
with the move? Does this happen in any industry anywhere in the world?
(these weren't rhetorical - I'd be interested to know).
Regards,
Simon
Add to this any other system to any other system = no go
Cedric
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European 'Connect-a-thon' tests interoperability
18 May 2006
Over 60 healthcare software companies and organisations from all over the
world have gathered together in Spain to test the interoperability of their
systems.
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I wonder what the results would be of a similar exercise in Australia.
Oliver Frank, general practitioner
255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens
South Australia 5086
Ph. 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149
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