On Friday 29 June 2007 11:38, Jim Glaspole wrote: > Richard Terry wrote: > > On Thursday 28 June 2007 23:56, James wrote: > >> wish list items you might like to recommend for medical software? > > > > There is only one program on the market with any intelligence and a good > > functional paradigm and that's Profile. > > > > Medtech is functionally hopeless and to think you can improve it by a > > wish > > > >> The fellow is a software development consultant from India. He is > >> visiting me next week. When we spoke to day he said he is interested in > >> discussing > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gpcg_talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk > > Richard > I feel a complete ignoramus but what is a functional paradigm? How is > this manifested in Profile's design?
Imagine your fanging down the freeway or round a mountain road in a superbly designed car, everything works intuitively, at your fingertips, the driving experience is a joy, it just works. Now imagine your doing the same in an old banger, with lots of knobs, illogically placed, and not to hand, with a somewhat crummy gearbox. Therein lies the difference. When a workflow is really understood by the designer - everything flows for the user, everything is integrated. Sure, Profile has its faults (not the least of which has been poor company support and difficulty to configure), but amongst all the efforts out there it stands out head and shoulders above the competition. The sad thing in Australia is that Aussie Docs for some reason, in their collective ignorance defend the utility of what is the crappiest program on the market - MDW. It's interesting - when I talk to doctors by themselves they complain bitterly about their software, when in groups they defend it en-mass - I've often wondered about this but suspect it is because they need to prove to the next guy they are 'fully computerised and paperless'. A program like profile could be used to run the whole of Newcastle. Medtech (which I suffer when I work at John Hunter Hospital nights) is really appalling. Hope this helps, remember it is as always IMHO. Regards Richard > Regards > Jim _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
