Definitely use the methods you've heard in Talk to automate reports in Meditech Magic, if at all possible. Direct interfaces are preferred as longer as they are cheaper, faster to implement, and just as flexible as a scripted interface.
By the way, we constructed full ADT interfaces with Boston WorkStation...even going as far as moving entire patient accounting records between HIS systems. It just takes a little longer to write (two weeks) than a dictionary upload. Rich McNeil Boston Software Systems 866 653 5105 www.bostonworkstation.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Talk] Meditech NON client Server NPR download It could be a secondary benefit, but there are better products for automating downloading, MPRINT being great. The primary benefit of BW is to script. Instead of a human reading the screen, making a decision, and inputting data, the computer does this. Which means that the process has to be simple enough that the logic can be programmed, unexpected results can be dealt with, etc. You wouldn't use BW to register a patient, but BW could watch and when it sees a facesheet print on prompt take over the session and perform some action. Or here we update 3000 dictionary items from an Excel spreadsheet without the clerical staff typing. Hope this helps, John John Curtiss Hutchinson Area Health Care 1095 Highway 15 South Hutchinson MN 55350 320-234-4967 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Glenn C. Ronken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: Sent by: Subject: [Talk] Meditech NON client Server NPR download [EMAIL PROTECTED] STATION.COM 01/29/2004 12:14 PM Please respond to Talk Can a process to automate the downloading of a report from Meditech be accomplished with BW? I looked at some of the past postings and they seem to reference the NPR Client/Server .. we don't have that version, the reports can be scheduled BUT the downloading of them has to be manual (is what I am told from OUR NPR gurus). Would this be a typical use and/or be a rationale to use BW? Remember I am new to this ... so be gentle .... Glenn C. Ronken Senior Systems Analyst Licking Memorial Health System 1320 West Main Street Newark, Ohio 43055 (740) 348-4039
