Re: [Gnumed-devel] gnumed ideas 0.1 and post-0.1

[J Busser]

At 7:52 AM +0100 2/16/05, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
>  > I was thinking that a browser might be deployable in a
> >  short enough time frame to permit catching up to some of OSCAR's
> >  basic functionality
> Some have pointed out that writing a robust web app isn't a
> piece of cake either.

That certainly gave me pause. A pilot for the anticoagulation clinic 
is almost certainly more achievable (less work yet to do / shorter 
time frame) than to have a web app developed, yes?

> b) what good is it to let them look at a web frontend and then
>    tell them "well, yeah, but that's not what we
>    recommend/focus on/think should be used" ?

A web frontend (even if it is read-only) could be invaluable when 
needing to obtain core information when you do NOT have access to a 
computer with a gnumed client installed (or even where you would be 
*permitted* to install a client, it is a temporary location or you 
are "on the move" and did not have time).

Even something basic would contribute to (as Tim put it in  January) 
the *plausible promise* of more to come.

> I WAS thinking as a stepping stone to
>  > ESTABLISH GnuMed as something deserving more consideration, and its
> >  ADOPTION by enough groups to remain viable.
> I suppose I am just not competitive enough. You know, studying
> martial arts I tend to see "competition" like this: Either it's
> serious and only one of us is going to be walking away at the
> end of the day (eg when you ambush me you better be serious
> about it). Or it's not worth the trouble and I'd prefer
> working *with* rather than *against* you.

Working "with" is entirely a good idea and Horst is achieving very 
good things for drugref in collaboration with OSCAR. I am just trying 
to get an AUDIENCE for GnuMed, it is so hard when AFAIK, Oscar is the 
only open source EMR running in Canada.

A person could be a wonderful performing artist, about whom no-one 
knows because they cannot get a booking or "on the table". They may 
disdain corporate / commercial aspects of the industry, especially 
"manufactured" successes, and may prefer to quietly hone their craft. 
A Chinese woman who started out "assigned" to be a foot juggler has, 
over time, achieved great acclaim as a magician, and such success 
stories do happen. But that is an individual story, also it took her 
15-20 years.  Some might say "you want something now, use Oscar" but 
I would rather say "if I can help to get parts of GnuMed running in 
6-12 months, I would rather do that" :-)