John,
I'd say "nothing". It _is_ CORBAmed! But it would be a repository of the
COARBAMED specs in UML _and_ actual implementations of the objects in code
which the alliance can share. So this repository (NLM? Minoru-
sponsored?) will have the codes (Java, Python, C++, etc) for the objects
which were patterned after the CORBAmed spec. And this will be the venue
where the opensource projects can converge.
What has been done need not be reinvented. We only need to build on
it. The nice thing about UML is that you can turn features on or off as
you wish or need in your institution. So I can specify what I need (PIDS,
Coas, etc) and Gunther can opt to turn off the COAs objects).
Would that make everybody happy? I hope. Then maybewe can start
populating the
website (Minoru?) with the objects...
It's impossible for all of us to have the same opensource EMR. We don't
share business rules. But if we all put up our UML representation of our
EMR's then a newbie can use this to navigate his way and find which model
best fits his needs. And if we use the same objects, we might be able to
interoperate. I think the key action here is to give flesh to the CORBAmed
specs...
in open source..
Alvin
On Sat, 8 Jan 2000, John S. Gage wrote:
> How does this overlap and recapitulate CorbaMed?
> John Gage
>
> Gregory Woodhouse wrote:
> >
> > I think this is an excellent idea!
> >
> > ----
> > Gregory Woodhouse
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / http://www.wnetc.com/home.html
> > "An atheist staring from his attic window is often nearer to God than the
> > believer caught up in his own false image of God."
> > --Martin Buber
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Alvin Marcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2000 12:11 PM
> > Subject: Project for the whole list
> >
> > > Okay...I'm getting jitters for my presentation next week. But here's what
> > > I plan to present:
> > >
> > > One, that open source is a promising development in medical informatics.
> > > Two, that the initiative needs some boost and leadership (maybe from NLM?)
> > >
> > > I will ask support for:
> > >
> > > Common Open Source Medical Objects (COSMOS) -- standard building blocks
> > > for EMR construction
> > >
> > > Phase 1: Convene all existing open source projects and create a common
> > > representation of what they currently have using UML
> > >
> > > Phase 2: Present this to the openhealth list (RFC)--- modify as needed.
> > >
> > > Phase 3: Maintain the model in a repository and provide tools (open
> > > source) for using it. I particularly like the way
> > > www.objectsbydesign.com
> > > (http://www.objectsbydesign.com/tools/modeling_tools.html) describes how
> > > parts of the model can be turned on or off by these tools.
> > >
> > > To quote:
> > >
> > > "A repository is generally built on top of a database, which provides data
> > > sharing and concurrency control features. By providing locking and
> > > read-only access, the repository permits one developer[the alliance or
> > > maybe NLM] to own the model
> > > while allowing others to read the model and its components, as well as to
> > > incorporate these components into their own designs. Important: The tool
> > > should allow you to pull in only the components that you want from another
> > > model, without having to import the entire model [key point in using
> > > UML]."
> > >
> > > This would be consistent with the desiderata Gregory just posted.
> > >
> > > Question: We know source code can be GPL'd...but how about UML?
> > >
> > > Alvin
> > >
>
>
