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Re: Editorial: RHIO's and the Illusion of Health I by Ignacio H. Valdes, MD, MS on Monday December 12, @03:44PM I would not use the term 'doesn't cut it'. While it is a start, HL7 has nothing to say about things like user-interfaces. I realize that's like saying that a tire doesn't cut it as a steering wheel but TCP/IP existed long before Netscape the browser but TCP/IP wasn't everywhere until after the browser. I'm not anti-HL7, in fact, I am a member. However, data interoperability isn't the only problem. One of the reasons why FOSS should work pretty well is that with FOSS, the software IS the standard. VistA is the only one that has worked on a national scale. It has the largest number of patients, is already written, frequently updated, is in the public domain, and does HL7. Why not simply use that instead of fragmenting the world and false-starting with RHIO's? I know many of the answers to that question like the infrastructure to support it in the private sector is currently being built. But, in the end you are still left with the first sentence of this paragraph. Perhaps RHIO's are a way of keeping people occupied until the infrastructure is built? -- IV Post Reply Name Email Notify Notify me via email of responses to this message Title Comment (Check those URLs! Don't forget the http://!) Encoding HTML Structured Text Plain Text If none of the above mean anything to you, select 'Plain'! Attachment (You can attach a file to your reply which can then be retrieved by other readers. Try to keep the file sizes below 500Kb in order to conserve network and server resources.) Enter the above code (*Required) Allowed HTML <B> <I> <P> <A> <LI> <OL> <UL> <EM> <BR> <TT> <HR> <STRONG> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV .*> <DIV> <P .*> Important Stuff: Note: Fields with bold titles are required. Please try to keep posts on topic. Try to reply to other people comments instead of starting new threads, Read other people's messages before posting your own to avoid simply duplicating what has already been said. Use a clear subject that describes what your message is about. Please do not post offtopic, inflammatory, inappropriate, illegal, or offensive comments. Repeat offenders will be sanctioned.

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