Thurman, All my modifications were done in CPRS. Thus the server side is not changed, and would thus work with standard VistA (i.e. GT.M or Cache')
It is my understanding that if you put a .pdf file into the address line of internet explorer, it will pull up the file OK (providing a .pdf viewer plugin is step up for IE -- usually the case). So there would be no modifications needed to view .pdf files instead of .html files. Kevin --- Thurman Pedigo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin, does your interface work in windows/Cache? > Maybe we just need to > convert pdf to HTML. Or will it handle pdf with URL > address? The more I look > at this the more I think the URL/pdf may work > without a lot of extra > programming. > > thurman > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:hardhats- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Kevin Toppenberg > > Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2005 10:23 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Can't find 'Define > Imaging site paramaters > > option' !!! > > > > I think the issue here is patient safety for > medical > > DEVICES. > > > > I was griping about this issue to a friend of mine > who > > works in IT in a hospital. He is familiar with > the > > FDA regulations. He told me a story that gave me > some > > perspective. Perhaps its an urban legand, but I > don't > > think so. > > > > At one point, a radiation therapy equipment vender > was > > trying to change from a hardware control system to > a > > software control system for one of its machines. > For > > awhile they use a software method with a hardware > > backup. It seemed to work great. Occasionally > the > > equipment would freeze up, and the users would > simply > > reboot. The vender apparently didn't realize this > was > > happening. Then the day came with they removed > the > > hardware backup controls and went to software > only. > > Not long after, the machine encountered a software > > glitch and delivered a lethal dose of radiation to > a > > patient, who subsequently died. > > > > I turned out that when the machine was freezing > up, it > > was a conflict between the software and hardware > > controls. But the real moral of the story is that > > software is an integral part of the functioning of > a > > machine. The FDA *SHOULD* regulate such machines > for > > patient safety. > > > > Now, in our situation, we are trying to take that > > machine and turn it into a toaster, or web > browser, or > > perhaps part of a non-radiology software package. > It > > would be unreasonable for the FDA to evaluate all > > these non-devices use of the brains of their > regulated > > software. My guess is that if someone took the > > imaging software and used it in a means that was > not > > connected to a DEVICE, that they would be able to > > defend themselves in court. > > > > But is it worth it? Why don't we just develop > another > > option? I have found a way to imbed a web browser > in > > CPRS so that it will fetch any image referenced in > an > > HTML-formatted note. If someone would work on the > > scanning end of things (which I don't think is > part of > > VistA imaging anyway), we would be all set. > > > > Just some thoughts. > > > > Kevin > > > > --- Thurman Pedigo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > This seems to have become dysfunctional. Is > > > PaperPort FDA approved? > > > Practices, including mine, use it all time (have > for > > > years) to store paper > > > copies. Perhaps the FDA issue IS overblown as is > so > > > common with HIPAA. What > > > we need is capability to store (and effectively > > > retrieve) a PDF, or other > > > acceptable standard. Perhaps the standard needs > a > > > sledge. > > > > > > thurman > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Sell on Yahoo! Auctions - no fees. 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