I thought this aarticle/report was interesting, in particular for its emphasis on clinical vs. administrative computing, recommended priorities for implementing a (an?) HIS, and criticism of HL7 for its basic producer/consumer model. Though I'm not sure that I'm ready to say that CORBA is a better option, I agree that HL7 can be very limiting when trying to build truly integrated systems as we've come to expect. I've done some work on achieving integration through HL7 mechanisms like queries and notifications, but I agree that the basic "messaging" paradigm is weaker than it need be.
--- "J. Antas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:20:00 +0100 > From: "J. Antas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: his-pt@e-healthexpert.org > CC: openhealth-list@minoru-development.com > Subject: Klaus Kuhn on design considerations building a Hospital > Information > System > > In an interesting article Klaus Kuhn (Kuhn's Page [1]) et. al. report > > their work at evaluating 15 vendor proposals for a large scale HIS > setup. > > "The objectives of the project included support of clinical > workflows, > cost effectiveness and a maximum standard of medical care. > [...] Systems were checked against the hospital's objectives, > functionality, and technological criteria. > One of the results of both technology and market assessment was the > identification of fundamental technological and design aspects > strongly > influencing functionality and flexibility." > > The article "Building a Hospital Information System: Design > Considerations Based on Results from a Europe-wide Vendor Selection > Process" is available in .pdf format from: > http://www.amia.org/pubs/symposia/D005614.PDF > > Source URL: > http://e-healthexpert.org/node/79 > > Links: > [1] http://www.imse.med.tum.de/persons/kuhn_en.shtml > > A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli ==== Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- 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
