Configuration has two aspects. One is technologic and the other is
Conceptual content. For the Disaster Response mission it may be possible
to get a generally configured system that contains both the needed
terminologies for defined VistA data structures and also referential data
(e.g. lab test names since CPT, LOINC, SNOMED may be local colloquial
vernacular). As the ONCHIT NHIN effort becomes more widespread some of
thes issues may be resolved but this particular response effort may also
provide very useful information. The VistA Community should devote a
specific forum to these issues and see how specificly configured
architectures have been able to respond. The experiance will point to
those architectural elements that may need attention in any case. But that
status should give a huge head start to wahtever team may be using the
common "Disaster-response Configuration".
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, Gregory Woodhouse wrote:
My question was rhetorical. I understand that configuration is a complex task
TODAY. But does it have to be as complex a process as it is now? It has been
suggested that this is the price we pay for using highly capable software,
but I don't think this is the case. Now, making software like VistA easy to
install and configure is surely a daunting, but not an impossible task.
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On Sep 16, 2005, at 11:56 AM, A. Forrey wrote:
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, Gregory Woodhouse wrote:
A big question in my mind is whether VistA can be deployed easily enough
to be of use in a crisis situation. A slogan I've heard over and over on
this list is "VistA is not plug and play". My response, of course, is: Why
not?
The big issue is not the technology but rather the configuration for the
mission. Those who have already responded shoiuld be able to documnte those
key issues following dealing with Katrina and the properties of the needed
configuration(s) could be documented. That would enable an appropriate
architecture to be prepared and kept so that it could be effectively
deployed by desginated organizational elements. This should be a followup
activity of Katrina and an established project for WV.
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