On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 06:18:21AM +1100, David Guest wrote: > Armin Marth wrote: > > Exporting patient files, with the patients details (name, DOB, sex, > > Medicare number, etc.) from HCN's software is possible as they can be > > exported from the program as a delimited text file (patients.out), but > > the patient's billing history, etc. cannot be imported into another > > medical practice suite and the database isn't accessible without HCN's > > access (logged in with a valid logon). > > > This is not quite true. Data can be exported from the clinical component > of HCN's software, Medial Director, on a patient by patient basis. One > output option is XML format. I offer a modest example, > http://ozdoc.mine.nu/wedgetail/wedetail_wedgewood.xml > > The format for this data is undocumented but should not be too difficult > to decipher. It changes from time to time so you are playing samba to > HCN's Microsoft. > > Nevertheless if we can get a stable data structure for clinical > information, it becomes much more feasible to move clinical between > rival Australian EMRs (electronic medical record systems). This is the > path as Tony and Ken suggest and is certainly the next step. > > Another hoped for, and perhaps more stable, format will be that of > Google Health's. This is in beta and they are making the API available > for external developers. > > > Now, this type of software is the perfect candidate to be on an open > > platform (which some medical practices use Linux to store a flat-file > > database on), and with simple google seaches I've found some > > open-source Medical Billing/Appointment book practice management > > suites, but they were all on 0.x releases and unsuitable for the > > Australian medical billing system, with no mention to Medicare. Has > > anyone found anything for Australia; I'd be interested in following > > the development for a Linux/multiplatform open-source practice > > management suite suited to Australia's medical/Medicare standards. > > > I am not aware of any proprietary or open source solutions that run on > linux, although one practice management system runs postgres under > Windows and is applying for certification from Medicare Australia to > also run under linux. Like to give us a heads up on this, I would be interested
> > David > > P.S. Armin, I hope the boss doesn't hear of this thread. The Australian > medical IT scene is both very proprietary and very litigious. > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- "Ann and I will carry out this equivocal message to the world: Markets must be open." - George W. Bush 03/02/2001 at the swearing-in ceremony for Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman
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