Hi Kevin, Thanks for the reply. > There is a text based version of CPRS. If you get into the menu option > system (via ^XUP), select option: OR OE/RR MENU CLINICIAN > This was a precursor to CPRS. But it shows progress notes etc. adequately.
It looks like that would be adequate once it is all configured. Also I would prefer to just use non-proprietary solutions. By base is all Debian/Linux and I would like to stick to that. ibk << Further would it be possible to extend the GNU/Linux core configuration, > start-up and user tools (i.e. based on flat /etc ) to access and configure > a the Vista system easing the whole process? For example one could have the > initialization all under /etc/init.d/? end ibk >> kevin > I'm a linux newbie, so I don't follow all you are saying, but making an > easier installation is a goal of mine. Unfortunately, I am past that stage > now, so my drive is not as great. I am busy working on getting my site Well I was just thinking that it would be nice to have a system start up script and have that refer to any other configuration files that one could put in /etc/ or /etc/default or where ever appropriate for initialization. > fully up and configured. But if you want to have what I have done, I'll be > happy to share it with you. It is the system I used for my iniial stages > of setup. The only problem is that when I sent it to Nancy A., she wasn't > able to get it to work on her system. (And I had trouble too, when > connecting to her system) I guess that would be helpful, however I am not all sure how to simply adopt your solution. I would be very happy to give it a try. > At our site, we decided to have a separate billing package, and just use > VistA for storing progress notes. I have followed some of the threads over at Freeb.org and Freemed.org - it looks like they are slowly getting there but thinking about porting freeb from perl to some other language. > I'll tell you from first hand experience that getting VistA up yourself > takes a considerable amount of work. I have been working at it about 6-9 > months now, at least 2 hrs a day. I now have a working understanding of > the system, and have it up and running in my practice. I use it for myself > ( I create my own notes), and I am getting another physician up and running > with a transcriptionist. After I get the bugs worked out with the other > physician, I will be adding all the other doctors. So I am 90% of the way > through. It would be great if you could publish it - maybe someone like O'Reilly would be interested. I know I would buy it - especially if it included a "gentle" introduction to Mumps. > If you are getting ready to move to Alaska, and start a new practice, you > might be cutting out more work for yourself than is healthy :-) But then again I need to start with something and why not a mature, open, and robust product like Vista. > We'll be happy to walk you through the process if/when you want to get > started. I would be very interested in making it work , mostly to give back and share my experiences and improve adapting the whole process for the non-VA environment. > I will say that I'm very satisfied with my choice of VistA. And the more I > work with it, the more impressed with the extensive amount of detail that > has been put into this working system. Well I am in the middle of the move, having have to get lots more work done on operational and infrastructure so I might as well get going now on this as well. I'll be leaving this test environment behind (this is not my computer) and working on my AMD64 laptop (which as far as I can tell won't run G.TM - ? well maybe with the Debian compatibility layer - I'll have to look into that) - so it may be a few more days until I can get to all the boxes that I have shipped up and get a network/ISP connection) The medical offices won't be ready for another month or so. Let me know what I can do and how I can help to make this happen. Also is there another list besides this one i.e. for newbies like myself to join regarding this topic? Feel free to call me or I would be happy to call you - I am at 310 546-4320 but will leave on Thursday for AK. thanks loads, Ismet -- Ismet B. Kursunoglu, MD, FCCP Medical Director Alaska Clinic, LLC 3750 Country Field Circle, UNIT B Wasilla, Alaska 99654 ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
