[Gnumed-devel] Fwd: Lab data support in OSCAR

[Jim Busser]

For local Vancouver BC lab data and HL7, I am advised

> The local HL7 data is actually acquired via a "Web Service", and is 
> downloaded
> directly into the database.  There aren't really any "files" involved, 
> just
> database tables (7, to be exact).  One way to maintain compatibility 
> between
> the OSCAR lab module and any such future module for GnuMED would be to
> use the same database structure for the GnuMED lab system, were one to 
> be
> developed.

Well, I rather doubt we are looking at mirrored table structures but 
certainly if numed''s tables are generalized they should be able to 
accomodate the content? Shall I ask to be sent a copy of the OSCAR 
(MySQL) tables or their table structures, and should I ask for a copy 
of the source code and comments to their HL7 module (I think it might 
be in Java)?

I have not yet tried to use PostgreSQL Autodoc (in fact I did not yet 
fully get GnuMed running yet) but will as soon as I get a chance see if 
I can get a handle on some of the PG table structures. That is besides 
working gradually on reworking gnumed.org which has already begun.