Re: [SLUG] Open Source Medical Practice Management Software

[Ken Wilson <kenwilso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Guest wrote:

> The most successful electronic medical record (EMR) packages in primary
> care have been written by doctor programmers. To date non-programmer
> doctors have been unable to articulate their requirements or have
> misunderstood the technology. Most EMR packages use MS SQL as their
> backend. A few use firebird and one uses 4G.
It would take knowing both sides, or a lot of discussion between a 
doctor and a programmer. The way doctors think and record notes is a 
style that is learnt on an apprenticeship model over years of uni, 
internship and residency and is reinforced in most communication that 
you have between doctors about patients. A programer will not pick this 
up in a few hours of consultation.
If anyone is writing programes like this I can provide a medical viewpoint.
Ken