Fencepost Software & Consulting » EMR http://www.fencepost.net Thoughts & Resources on IT Consulting for Small Medical Practices Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:39:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Viewing DICOM (Medical) CDs on Windows 7 http://www.fencepost.net/2012/01/viewing-dicom-medical-cds-on-windows-7/ http://www.fencepost.net/2012/01/viewing-dicom-medical-cds-on-windows-7/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:39:25 +0000 Alan http://www.fencepost.net/?p=586 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Of the large number of medical practices shifting to Electronic Medical Records/EMR most are also updating older PCs at the same time. Updating to Windows 7 (generally 64-bit) raises compatibility problems with older medical imaging CDs and with current CDs created with older versions of software. In my case, I have two customers who’ve recently replaced many of their PCs with systems running Windows 7 x64, particularly for the physicians. Both experienced problems viewing diagnostic images (DICOM) on discs using eFilm Lite, but the same issues may apply to other packages as well. When this happens, it’s necessary to either use a different software package or (possibly) jump through some hoops to use a different version of the bundled software.

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]]> http://www.fencepost.net/2012/01/viewing-dicom-medical-cds-on-windows-7/feed/ 0 Article on Open Source vs. Proprietary EMRs and Stimulus http://www.fencepost.net/2009/07/stimulus-open-source-vs-proprietary-emr/ http://www.fencepost.net/2009/07/stimulus-open-source-vs-proprietary-emr/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:30:24 +0000 Alan http://www.fencepost.net/?p=238 The July issue of Washington Monthly has an interesting article on the relative merits of open source (specifically VistA) electronic medical records and proprietary / closed-source systems (including mentions of Cerner and Epic Systems). It covers some of the advantages of having a good EMR system in place, particularly for hospitals and hospital networks.

[...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The July issue of Washington Monthly has an interesting article on the relative merits of open source (specifically VistA) electronic medical records and proprietary / closed-source systems (including mentions of Cerner and Epic Systems). It covers some of the advantages of having a good EMR system in place, particularly for hospitals and hospital networks.

It also covers an issue that has gotten a lot of attention in the open source medical software world since February – the $20 billion of funding to promote use of EMR systems in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the “stimulus bill.” That funding mandates “meaningful use” of “certified” EMR systems. Initial recommendations as to what “meaningful use” were released in mid-June, but the question of “certified” is still being fought since the only existing certification authority (CCHIT) is dominated by large software manufacturers and has costs that are prohibitive for small vendors and open source projects.

Read the article “Code Red – How software companies could screw up Obama’s health care reform” at Washington Monthly.

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