Nancy Anthracite wrote: > > It would seem this might be something we > could use to create the equivalent of > MyHealtheVet, the code for which is not > yet available and from what I was told, > will contain proprietary elements when and > if it is released. My HealtheVet essentially > allows veterans web access to their health > records, and with the HHS's firm > recommendation that patients be able to > access their doctors' electronic medical records, > I think EsiObjects could provide one > solution.
I've tried to imagine the use of the MyHealtheVet model in the example of the little girl with lukemia that the President used in his April speech. But every scenerio I've been able to envision that satisfies the requirement that every new physician she sees has access to all her existing medical records is more complicated, more expensive, less secure, and will take much longer to put into actual use than one where her Dad just hands the new doc a CD (or whatever). The ability to export / import patient records in electronic form is a fundamental requirement for any EHR system's viability as a solution to the problem the President has put before us. A project to give VistA that capability would be one I'd want to participate in. Not as cool as the one you're talking about, I know. But much more important. Best regards, Bill ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
