I believe that Mr. (Dr.?) Ian McNicholl is refering specifically to the fact that implementing an EHR system solely using a relational DB is what won't work. I believe he's not refering to the whole concept of OpenEHR, but just to the fact that using a traditional relational system to store information in the form of just text and make queries using one person's social security number or another means of identification is what is being dismissed as a practical solution to the problem of sharing a patient's medical information. In fact, Mr. Nicholls doubts that a single, unified system is even achievable, and that in Scotland they need just that: a single EHR for the whole country across all specialities.
Correct me if I'm wrong, please, Mr. Nicholls. But the OpenEHR is clearly a step in the right direction. Cheers, JV -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.openehr.org/mailman/private/openehr-technical_lists.openehr.org/attachments/20060119/014789b3/attachment.html>
