Of course, the name is just bath water and must not obscure the core reality which, IMHO, is not the mere software stack (Linux/M/VistA) but rather that marvelous artifact <<within the milieu which crafted it>>.
error: #1 "We can just plug the stack into just any non-VHA hospital and expect it to work better than, say, Cerner." #2 "The software stack is more valuable than the development method." #3 "It's impossible to recreate the old VA's milieu in the outside world." IF #1, pray that the first few implementations are sufficently successfull for our many medical communities to not be frightened off by the expensive lessons that will be learned yet again. We need those few icebreaker implementations to do well enough that the world takes notice. IF #2, look elsewhere for the future. IF #3, just watch us. jlz "born at the right time" JohnLeo Zimmer wrote: >Quoting Steve Shreeve's words at that time: >"The Hui has served as a catalyst in the creation and dissemination of >OpenVista as the first open-source, enterprise healthcare information >system available in the healthcare market," said Steve Shreeve, >Medsphere CEO, "Funding the development and technology transfer of >OpenVista has opened the door to multiple opportunities for our company, >the open-source community and healthcare organizations worldwide. > ------------------------------------------------------- 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
