Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > Zimmer, > > A couple of thoughts come to mind: > > 1. Are you planning to have separate billing software and EHR?
[jlz] I plan to implement the EHR (Problem List, ICD, pharmacy, Vitals, in VistA while the legacy business system does registration, and billing and passes demographics into VistA. I'd expect to replace Healthpro with an open source solution ASAP. But I don't want to tie the two too tightly together until both sides are proven to work. > 2. Are you wanting to have the peds and OB functionality that is supposed to > be coming with VistA office? [Yes.] > 3. Will you be planning a lab interface to office equipment? [Yes.] > 4. Are you wanting to do this yourself, or would you want to purchase an > install? [Purchase. In my current job I am the physician champion for health information technology (a good one, I hope to say). I know I am NOT a businesman, nor accountant, nor software/hardware engineer, nor janitor.] > 5. Is your server going to be a linux box, or windows with Cache'? [I'm strongly biased toward an open source approach to healthcare. I want to work toward standards independent of any single vendor.] I like these questions, Kevin. regards, jlz ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: NEC IT Guy Games. How far can you shotput a projector? How fast can you ride your desk chair down the office luge track? If you want to score the big prize, get to know the little guy. Play to win an NEC 61" plasma display: http://www.necitguy.com/?r=20 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
