This is entirely consistent with our efforts over the past 8 years (or more). We are happy to work with anyone who is trying to get this capability and it has been useful working with Will Ross on their project in association with Browsersoft, who also shares this vision.
Dave Forslund > ------------Original Message------------ > From: "Daniel L. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "OpenHealth List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, Dec-13-2004 10:26 AM > Subject: Re: Rural Health Grant > > Question for David Forslund: > > Is this significantly different in concept from the work you've already > done in the SW? Perhaps you might be interested in contacting Dr. > Slater > > Dan Johnson > > On Sun, 2004-12-12 at 21:34, Bruce Slater wrote: > > To the List: > > > > We have a grant to study the feasibility of connecting a state-wide > group of hospitals, clinics, private offices and labs. The grant is a > planning grant (<200K US) for an implementation grant (<2M US) to make > the system happen. The goals of the system would be: > > > > A patient from any entity would be recognized at any of the other > entities and identified from others of similar name, age and demographic > characteristics. > > A provider could request, with proper authentication and permission > from the patient, any information at a linked facility for electronic > delivery to the providers facility. > > A provider could order tests, imaging and consults to be done at any > linked entity for their patient. > > > > Constraints: > > The entities have completely unrelated commercial vendors (none open > source) and some have no electronic infrastructure. > > The entities have local customization expertise across the spectrum > from none to a team of experts. > > Bandwidth is variable from fiber to dial-up. > > > > I searched back over the last year or so in the list and picked out > some posts referring to MPI and like subjects. > > > > So, the opportunity are a couple at least: > > An open source patient identifier functionality > > An open source record exchange system > > An open source EHR to be distributed to facilities currently without > such. > > >
