Re: [Gnumed-devel] [Fwd: [GPCG_TALK] FreeMED demo]

[Tim Churches]

Richard Terry wrote:
> Personally I don't think I could run a surgery on that type of interface. The 
> paucity of contextural information combined with the huge number of clicks 
> needed to be constantly going to where one wants would be a killer.

Yes, I agree, although it would be OK for doing some quick notes or
results checking from a nursing home or home or a friend's place or from
a 3G mobile connection or from the local Internet-enabled cafe etc (the
latter would need two-part authentication to be safe enough...)

> Bring on gnuMed.

Yes indeed. My brief review of demos of existing open source EMRs
convinces me that the world still desperately needs an open source EMR
with a well-designed GUI, a properly normalised back-end and
well-thought-out midleware, and all written in a sane programming
language - in other words, GnuMed. I think that Gnumed needs a Web
interface, and that could proceed in parallel, but its the GUI interface
which will be the distinguishing feature as far as prospective users are
concerned.

We are serious about raising money to "finish" GnuMed and roll it out
along the lines of the Malaysian model (I'll forward that message to
this list presently).

However, stay calm, and let Sebastian decide what goes into version 0.1,
which will be an important milestone, but as Ian points out, far from
the end of Gnumed development. If funding can be arranged, then
RichardSpace or some adaption of it is likely to be in version 0.2 which
might follow sooner rather than later.

Tim C

> On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:25 pm, Tim Churches wrote:
> 
>>flotsamjetsom wrote:
>>
>>>Individual pages for each S O A P item seems the wrong granularity.
>>>Appointments look ok - ? another non-clinician written EMR?
>>
>>Yes, I was struck by just how clunky all of the open source EMRs seemed.
>>care2X not only looked teh nicest, but also seemed to have the best
>>usage ergonomics, but even then, pretty awkward. The bottom line is that
>> a Web interface is fine for occasional, remote use, but is no
>>substitute for a carefully crafted GUI interface.
>>
>>Tim C
>>
>>
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Subject:
>>>[GPCG_TALK] FreeMED demo
>>>From:
>>>Tim Churches <address@hidden>
>>>Date:
>>>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:15:03 +1100
>>>To:
>>>address@hidden
>>>
>>>To:
>>>address@hidden
>>>
>>>
>>>Rounding out the online demos of open source EMR packages, a demo for
>>>FreeMED is at http://demo.freemed.org/index.php
>>>
>>>Don't be put off by the slow speed of any of these demos. When the
>>>server hosting the applications is on the surgery LAN, as Molly Cheah
>>>noted, they tend to be very fast. When the server is accessed via the
>>>Internet but is located in teh same city or country, they tend to be
>>>adequately fast. But performance is a bit pokey when the servers are on
>>>the other side of the world.
>>>
>>>Personally I thnk that a full GUI interface, which is the path Gnumed is
>>>taking, is a better long-term bet for everyday use, but having a fully
>>>featured Web interface to allow easy remote access (from home, nursing
>>>homes, hospitals etc) must surely be a Good Thing.
>>>
>>>Tim C
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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