Re: [Gnumed-devel] Introducing myself and questions on billing/accounting

[richard terry]

On Friday 20 May 2011 16:32:12 Sebastian Hilbert wrote:

Ok, I'll  give up contributing to the thead as I'm obviously too out of touch.

AU is obviously different.

Kind regards

Richard

> Am Freitag, 20. Mai 2011, 00:09:12 schrieb richard terry:
> > On Friday 20 May 2011 06:38:52 Jim Busser wrote:
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> In addition to a post further down where I pick up your argument here is
>  some more input.
> 
> > My 2c worth is that Billing needs to be incorporated in any genuine
> > medical record and not rely on external linking.
> 
> This largely depends on the definition. Clever linking would be no
>  different then incorporating. It all depends on how close the EMR can be
>  linked to the ERP
> 
> > At least in Australia, and I
> > suspect many other countries, you will get no takeup at all without that.
> 
> That is no argument in itself. What is the reason for that. What exactly is
> meant by incorporated.
> 
> Re the uptake argument. This is along the line that uptake depends on
>  billing
> 
> :-)
> 
> That is indeed true but only if the primary reason for the "EMR" is billing
> 
> :-) I have stoped to worry about this.
> :
> > Here for example it needs to be integrated with on-line claiming.
> 
> See the other post. Claming is the step after preparing the claim.
> 
> GNUmed <-> LSMB <-> claims mangler <-> online claiming.
> 
> > At least in most western countries they are inseperably linked,
> 
> I disagree. It just looks like it and doctors are used to it. That does not
> mean it has to be this way.
> 
> > not only
> > just because the staff need to know what is done,
> 
> Again. This depends on the linking part. I am talking two way linking.
> 
> > but because the clinical
> > record may need to troll the item numbers pertinent to say chronic
> > disease management.
> 
> Huh ? chronic disease management beased on billing ? chronic disease
> management should be done with code (e.g. ICD9/10) and a decision support
> system such as pyclips.
> 
> > Not sure where gnuMed stands on appointments as well.
> 
> You can enter appointments in any software that supports the vcal format
>  and have it appear in GNUmed.
> 
> Currently tested are Google calendar and KDE kalendar. It bet even outlook
> could be used.
> 
> Re uptake #2.In the last two days alone I had 3 people from India
>  contacting me for the EMR protion of GNUmed. I am not worried at all re
>  uptake and if Germany and Australia have insane prerequisites before
>  anyone looks at GNUmed so be it.
> 
> Sebastian
> 
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