Brenda: I am interested in what you see as the advantages of converting OR systems. When we opted to purchase MSM MedSurg in 2000, the Meditech OR module was definitely not ready for prime time. In fact, we were unable to get Meditech to even demo the product. However, I had seen it at prior MUSE conferences. So we had a pretty good idea that it wouldn't work for us in its current state. Well that was a long time ago. I'd have to say that the MSM product has proven to be reliable and capable. Although the only reason MedSurg meets our reporting needs is that we insisted on getting their Data Repository feed. Their built-in report writer is useful, but can't meet the total reporting requirements of our OR management. That said, the primary objections to MedSurg here are aesthetic. People truly believe that a system without a mouse is an PC-DOS system and lacks the functionality of a Windows based system. Somehow, if our system had a mouse, preference cards would be magically implemented in two weeks, surgeons priviledges would be updated in a timely fashion, etc. I know that's silly, but it is the most important issue here. So back to my conversion question. A conversion would not be a nice or inexpensive process, so what is the payoff? Does Meditech have: 1. A better procedure scheduling interface? 2. Better block scheduling tools? 3. Better statistical reports such as block/room/surgeon utilization? 4. An easier to manage preference card routine? 5. Better user custom reporting? 6. Are interfaces to other systems (ABS, ADM, MM, BAR) better? Also, have you compared Mediteh's offering to Picis' windows based products? What I have seen at MUSE looks pretty good. Have you looked at other vendors? Conversion from MSM is a common topic around here, so I am interested in whether there is any real advantage to doing it should money magically appear. 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