Better to have it so intuitive that one doesn't have to teach it at all in this sort of setting.
Which reminds me, the news media here in the DC are has been ragging out FEMA for having an application for aid that only uses IE 6 or above and requires that java script be enabled. Firefox and Linux were specifically mentioned as the programs that were not supported. I didn't think I would hear the day I would hear this sort of complaint from the mainstream media. On Friday 09 September 2005 07:32 pm, Thurman Pedigo wrote: Remember they don't have to run a hospital - just a medical support system. I have found VistA (FileMan now) very easy to teach anyone who can handle a keyboard. thurman > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardhats- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 3:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Re: Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: Re: [Hardhats- > members] VistA Community Call follow up - VistA for Katrina survivor EHR > needs > > > Agree that surplus PC's abound. Was thinking more of mobility (taking > the lap to the patient) than cost (bringing the patient to the PC). > The GUI on either is quick and easy - and easier to train to than the > roll 'n scroll. > > "K.S. Bhaskar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 09/09/2005, 11:38:36 PM: > > Rodney -- > > > > Just a minor correction. I would generate live CDs, not thumb drives. > > > > Also, although laptops are nice, organizations like VA and DoD will have > > plenty of surplus PCs. You can actually get a usable small system with > > 128MB of RAM and a 300MHz CPU (obviously more RAM and faster CPU is > > better), and a few tens of GB of disk. > > > > In field conditions, it probably also makes sense to just use a > > character mode CPRS rather than a GUI, if such a thing exists. It's the > > KISS principle. > > > > -- Bhaskar > > > > On Fri, 2005-09-09 at 16:24 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This could be done easily enough with the right impetus. Bhaskar can > > > generate enough thumb-drives with VistA Viva on them to run a laptop, > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > > Practices > > > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & > > QA > > > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * > > http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Nancy Anthracite ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
