What is a reasonable price ? Most Dr's will want it for $10.00 to use a cheap example. IT people will quickly tell us what they feel is a reasonable price. Software developers too.
Cedric ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Horst Herb Sent: Friday, 22 September 2006 8:43 AM To: General Practice Computing Group Talk Subject: Re: [GPCG_TALK] 5 important things On Thursday 21 September 2006 17:55, Peter Machell wrote: > Unless I am reading the context incorrectly, the current discussion > is all about the desire for an open EHR, not necessarily a better > one. For those willing to pay a bit more than the market leader's > rates, there are already very good products available, that have (I'm > guessing) 95% of users 95% satisfied. While for a very few people (like me) openness in itself equals "better",I have the feeling most are more pragmatic. What I want: 1.) a ***guarantee*** that I still will be able to use my EHR software when - the vendor disappears from the market - the currently supported hardware platform becomes obsolete - the currently supported software platform becomes obsolete 2.) a ***guarantee*** that if I feel some changes to the software are necessary to fulfill my needs, they ***can*** be done at a reasonable price Those two points will only be fulfilled if the EHR does not depend on any 3rd party tools or modules that don't fulfill 1 + 2 3.) I am used to a particular software platform that allows unparalleled ease of administration - I want my EHR software to run on that platform. But if one day I change my mind and prefer another (comparable) platform, I want a ***guarantee*** that this can be done at a reasonable price 4.) I want to be able to reliably back up my EHR while it is in full use without depending on any third party tools that may or may not become obsolete or unsupported 4.a) The EHR data storage has to be replication-able without depending on any third party tools that may or may not become obsolete or unsupported 5.) I want to be able to remotely access my EHR without need for any 3rd party tools that may or may not become obsolete or unsupported or of dubious security 6.) I want to be able to freely data mine my EHR as I see fit without any restrictions by the vendor 7.) I want to be able to export any record or ***batches of records by my selection criteria*** in a well defined open format any time I want 8.) I refuse to be forced by my EHR to unethical behaviour like watching drug advertising at prescribing time or similar unacceptable user coercion 9.) I want my software to adapt / be configurable to my preferred workflow on a *per user* basis, because I know the doctor next room has different preferences 10.) I want to be able to outrightloy purchase this software without being locked into any contracts (one-off payment) - if I want support I must be able to purchase it, but must not be forced to do so. I see no reason to pay a fixed yearly fee - I want to pay if and when I want more features or support etc. See, it is not that much features what I want. I want guarantees that I can trust my EHR - that it still will be there tomorrow when I need it, that it works as intended or can be made to work as I need it, and that my data survive a disaster. If you can point me out to a single system that fulfills these simple criteria, I'll be happy and shut up. Horst _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
