Re: [Gnumed-devel] edifact import

[Karsten Hilbert]

>>> i need some edifact import (not for gnumed actually, but i consider
>>> a slow move in this direction)
>> Hm. Do you have any more specific info on this ? Specs ?
>> URLs ? Use Cases ?
> does this mean there is nothing yet ?
That's right :-)

> details:
> * www.medicalnet.at replaces faxes and paper, here.
downloading now

> * it folows the magdalena specification (eu or something).
never heard of magdalena (the specs, that is)

> * messages are exchanged by mail (i hope encrypted).
> * the files are simple text edifact, could be read with
>   python directly or maybe medici, ...
Python should do.

> use case:
> * the client runs on a windows pc.
> * polls a directory for messages to deliver.
> * puts newly received messages into another directory.
Does it display received messages in some way ?

Without further investigation I can imagine the following
functionality: GnuMed running next to the "normal" practice
management app, upon changing the patient in GnuMed (initiated
by the other app or directly in GnuMed) the AT-Edifact plugin
searches for newly arrived messages pertaining to this patient
and when selected displays them in some way and offers
importing into the db linked to the patient. It would also
offer the data already in the database which could be another
plugin. A second (third) plugin could list _all_ new messages
and offer import by patient.

> i will start soon, as i think that it should be possible to keep
> this out of our closed source i would try to do it in python
> and maybe it could be used from someone else. germany is not too far from
> here.

This perfectly sounds like one of those companian applications
that can bring GnuMed into the medical office "through the backdoor".

I'd love to see this happen somehow.

Regards,
Karsten
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