Balu: Please, let's continue a discussion on-line about VITL's position on FOSS.
In particular, can you post to VAGUE (or re-post if I missed it) your correspondence with Mr. Hans C. Kastensmith of Capitol Health Associates concerning VITL's not having recommended any FOSS EMRs. i see that his (un-dated) reply to you is posted here: http://www.vitl.net/uploads/1225882351.pdf In any case, I am curious as to what standards VITL needs and how a FOSS system could comply. I assume that CCHIT certification is horribly expensive and that this is part of the problem. Am I correct? -- Dan Connelly Balu Raman wrote: > On 1/14/09, Stanley Brinkerhoff <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Where can I read more about your statement that "The provider is the >> cheapest component of the health care system.". >> >> Stan >> >> > It is not written any where that I know of, but one can come to that > conclusion if you do some research from the cost of one encounter with > provider. By provider I mean the Primary care provider, and does not > include specialists. By the way, primary care providers are getting > scarce. The cost of practicing is the reason and payments to primary > care hasn't kept up with the extra costs imposed by the system. My > statement is based on experience managing a primary care practice for > 20 years. If you discount all the technology, bureaucracy, insurance > executives compensation etc etc costs, the provider's cost is minimal. > Compare that with the lawyer's. > > We are wandering off the main topic of this list. If you want to > discuss you can contact me off the list. > > - balu > >
