Dear All

I took medibase (http://www.vikingcomputers.com.au/medibase/) for a spin
tonight and was really quite impressed for a first beta.
http://www.ozdoc.mine.nu/medibase/medibase2.jpg

I just ran the demo so have no idea how good the MD import data facility
was. I ran both the interbase server and medibase client on an old NT
machine with 64 meg RAM which is obviously well below specs.

Most MD facilities are available in the usual tabbed format and the
response on my machine was fast (as to be expected) even with multiple
patients open. Only the MIMS PI struggled and even this was faster than
under MD.

I particularly liked the fact that the Consultation notes screen can be
enlarged and shrunk with a few button clicks or varied in size and shape
with the scroll bar drag in both vertical or horizontal directions.
Initially I thought the history taking facility was extremely limited
due to the lack of autotext generation. However, I eventually found it
under Tools | Options | Autotext. Some help on how to get all my old
shortcuts out of MD would be useful.

I managed to trigger a few access violations by clicking things I did
not have but this did not crash the program and simply threw up an error
dialogue box.

Those keen on templates will be pleased with the flexibility available
to create your own and if you like diagrams they are are large and pretty.

The history pic list was good in that it allowed string selection on any
part of the diagnosis, e.g. "myo" will bring up esophagomyotomy as well
as myocardial infarction et alia. I am not sure what coding system they
are using but I certainly hope the pick list will be velocity coded.

Printing seemed a little slow but this may well have been due to my
machine and setup (viz default printer not connected, subspec RAM, etc.)
The email facility worked with a copy and paste so now all that is
needed is to send it to a gpg, Argus or Epitmail pipe.

I didn't come across a test pathology import file but will look a little
futher in due course. Requests and Results are on adjacent tabs in the
ToDo tool and I was not sure (in the absence of a test pathology file)
if there was some attempt to link one to the other.

I understand that medibase will import from PracSoft and similar billing
programs using the MD patients.in format. There is a tool to do this on
the menubar and I presume it can be run in the background as an
independent facility.

In summary Medibase looks like the full deal, running on a sturdy
Interbase client server platform with either a linux or windows backend
and the possibility of a linux client in the future. I also understand
that work on a billing package is scheduled for a later date.

Medibase is certainly worth a look if you are planning to move to the
next generation of computer software.

David

Dear AusMedSofties

I have had a play yesterday and for the record Mandrake 9.1 is a very
nice operating system. It is far less kludgy than it used to be and is
now almost approaching Windows XP in terms of the quality of its
appearance. The quality and amount of software available remains truly
amazing.

David

Just a reminder to those planning to submit papers to 12 cc that the
closing date is Friday 11 April 2003.

David

P.S. For those interested we are also planning a little gnumed get
together on the Friday and Saturday prior to 12 cc. The venue is yet to
be set but should not be too far from Darling Harbour.

--- In AusMedicalSoftware@..., David Guest
<dguest@z...> wrote:
>
> http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/31/1048962694949.html

Very amusing - not so outlandish as to make the nature of the article
obvious.
I liked the bit that said:

"The compiler is itself programmed in NewCode," says Jones. "It made
it difficult to explain to the compiler itself exactly what a
security vulnerability was."

I wonder if they also program in XML.......

Tony

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/31/1048962694949.html

Andre Joanisse wrote:

>Hi David,
>
>looks good, but here are my thoughts on internal modems.
>
>-I prefer the external variety, ethernet, not USB.
>-If something goes wrong with the card, you will need to take you server down.
>-The external modem can be used with anything, Linux, Mac, Windows, etc.
>-never any problems with drivers as you only need to deal with network cards.
>
>That's just my preferences, YMMV
>
>

Thanks Andre

I went external in the end.
http://www.instantit.com.au/browse/ProductDetail.asp?supplierid=1&suppliercode=N\
TG7035

It was $50 bucks more.

David

Hi David,

looks good, but here are my thoughts on internal modems.

-I prefer the external variety, ethernet, not USB.
-If something goes wrong with the card, you will need to take you server down.
-The external modem can be used with anything, Linux, Mac, Windows, etc.
-never any problems with drivers as you only need to deal with network cards.

That's just my preferences, YMMV

Cheers,

André

--
André Joanisse
Marpware P/L
PO Box 7073, Redhead NSW 2290 Australia
Tel: +61 2 4946 0003 Fax: +61 2 4946 0005

Anybody had a go at the D-Link *DSL-100D or similar?

*http://www.everythinglinux.com.au/item/DLI80000

Thanks Andre

It looks like there is a recent thread on SLUG about this. Apparently
Pioneer Computers http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/  can provide one
but even getting one there looks like hard work.

I must admit to being surprised as to the virtual impossibility of
obtaining a laptop without Windows installed. I guess that's what
happens when there are relatively few manufacturers who have to keep the
major software supplier happy.

David


Andre Joanisse wrote:

>Hi David,
>
>have a look at
>
>http://www.linux-laptop.net/
>
>or
>
>http://www.tuxmobil.org/laptop_manufacturer.html
>
>The second one has a survey of manufacturers that may help in your quest.
>
>Cheers,
>
>André
>
>On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:06 pm, David Guest wrote:
>
>
>>I am looking for a laptop without an operating system or at least
>>without a proprietary one.
>>
>>Does anyone know where such a beast can be obtained?
>>
>>David
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>

Hi David,

have a look at

http://www.linux-laptop.net/

or

http://www.tuxmobil.org/laptop_manufacturer.html

The second one has a survey of manufacturers that may help in your quest.

Cheers,

André

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:06 pm, David Guest wrote:
> I am looking for a laptop without an operating system or at least
> without a proprietary one.
>
> Does anyone know where such a beast can be obtained?
>
> David
>
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> AusMedicalSoftware-unsubscribe@egroups.com
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://au.docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

--
André Joanisse
Marpware P/L
PO Box 7073, Redhead NSW 2290 Australia
Tel: +61 2 4946 0003 Fax: +61 2 4946 0005

--- In AusMedicalSoftware@y..., David Guest <dguest@z...> wrote:
> I am looking for a laptop without an operating system or at least
> without a proprietary one.
>
> Does anyone know where such a beast can be obtained?
>
> David


Looks like a saga but here is a precedent for returning the bundled
windows for a refund:

http://www.netcraft.com.au/geoffrey/toshiba.html

Tony

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On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:06 pm, David Guest wrote:
> I am looking for a laptop without an operating system or at least
> without a proprietary one.
>
> Does anyone know where such a beast can be obtained?
>
> David
>
>
>
>
I located a German offer for such an ASUS and there is another US site.
Haven't located an Oz one yet - still trying to work out exactly what to buy.
Liz
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I am looking for a laptop without an operating system or at least
without a proprietary one.

Does anyone know where such a beast can be obtained?

David

AAFP and MedPlexus Inc. Sign Letter of Intent to Provide Software for
   Open-Source Electronic Health Record Initiative

<http://www.aafp.org/x19741.xml?printxml>

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

Contact: Dawn Zimmer, AAFP
(800) 274-2237, Ext. 5222, dzimmer@... <mailto:dzimmer@...>

Denny Koch, MedPlexus, Inc.
(408) 878-6344, denny@... <mailto:denny@...>

LEAWOOD, Kan. - The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and
MedPlexus Inc. have signed a letter of intent to make available an
open-source electronic health record (EHR) for family practice and other
office-based medical specialties. The letter of intent serves as a
framework for negotiation of a definitive agreement between MedPlexus
and a proposed not-for-profit foundation planned for establishment by
the AAFP and other medical associations. Upon successful completion of
the definitive agreement, the foundation will use MedPlexus' software as
the core architecture for its open-source EHR. As envisioned, the
project will likely integrate software from other companies as well, to
create a robust and flexible set of electronic tools for use in the
outpatient care setting.

EHRs are essential in increasing the quality of health care and
improving patient safety. "An EHR should contain detailed clinical
notes; prescription ordering and management capability; a secure
messaging system; lab and test results reporting; evidence-based health
guidelines; secure and confidential patient access to health records;
public health reporting and tracking system; mapping to clinical and
administrative standard code sets; and the ability to interface with
leading practice management software," said David C. Kibbe, M.D.,
director of health information technology at the AAFP. "The open-source
EHR that we are proposing will be designed to run on PCs, Macintosh,
Linux, UNIX, Palm and PocketPC hand-held devices."

"It is exciting to collaborate with a trusted, forward-looking
organization such as the AAFP on a project that will improve the
healthcare system for all involved - patients, providers and payers,"
said Chittaranjan Mallipeddi, CEO of MedPlexus Inc.

In January, the AAFP Board of Directors voted to pursue the development
of the not-for-profit foundation by seeking the participation of other
medical associations and funding through external sources.  The AAFP is
working actively to make the new foundation a reality.



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Hi,

as people are always looking for an outlook replacement, shared calendar, etc,
I thought that this may be of interest to some of you. Mitch Kapor of Lotus
1-2-3 fame has started a PIM called Chandler. It will be open-source and run
on Linux, Mac and Windows. It does sound interesting even if it is only prior
to the 0.1 release.

If you want to read more about it, have a look at:

http://www.osafoundation.org/

From their web site:

"Our mission is to create and gain wide adoption for software applications of
uncompromising quality using open-source methods. Our first product, now
under development, will be used to manage email, appointments, contacts, and
tasks and easily allow information to be shared with friends, family, and
colleagues. It will be free and will run on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux
platforms. It will not require a server or complex administration.


We're committed to serving the broad base of users while also offering
advanced capabilities for the more expert user. Above all, we're committed to
keeping the end-users' interests and needs central to our undertaking. "

Hope they live up to it. Not sure which license they will go for.

Cheers,

André

--
André Joanisse
Marpware P/L
PO Box 7073, Redhead NSW 2290 Australia
Tel: +61 2 4946 0003 Fax: +61 2 4946 0005

I notice there is now an update available for SME 5.6

http://www.e-smith.org/

"NOTE: The packages from Update1 were included in the SME Server 5.6
unsupported developer release ISO image.

Issues addressed in this update
#7017 dhcpcd can replace /etc/resolv.conf
#7018 IMP: conf-imp action does not run in console-save
#7019 Increase xinetd IMAP rate limit
#7220 mailfront: Not logging smtp source address"

Tony

Hi David,

On Wed, 5 Mar 2003 10:34 pm, David Guest wrote:
> Dear AusMedSofties
>
> A mate recently recommended firewall builder to me.
> http://www.fwbuilder.org/
>

Had a quick look at the web site. This seems to be a good tool to help you
build firewall rules. I guess that's if you want to roll your own firewall.
If you use something like SME Server, Smoothwall, IPCop and others, they
already come pre-configured pretty securely. For those systems, I'm not sure
of the usefulness of firewall builder. For some complex network
configurations it would be a very useful tool indeed.

I have seen similar CLI tools before, but a GUI seems to work better for some.

Cheers,

André
--
André Joanisse
Marpware P/L
PO Box 7073, Redhead NSW 2290 Australia
Tel: +61 2 4946 0003 Fax: +61 2 4946 0005

--- In AusMedicalSoftware@y..., David Guest <dguest@z...> wrote:
> I have recently had some path results disappear between after being
> commented on in the holding file and before linking to the patient
file.
> In one instance three of four results went in but the fourth went
AWOL.
> It appears not to be a user problem.
>
> MD version 2.72b. dbfs=1.51 gig.
>
> I know HCN will tell me to upgrade first but has anyone else seen
this?
>
> David

Never had that problem as far as I know, but I have had the opposite
problem - the path results that wouldn't go away.
It was my fault - I thought I would do what all self-deluded network
administrators would do and fiddle the permissions on my MDW data
directory (separate to the MDW program directory) to prevent anyone
but me from actually deleting any data files. Win 2000 server does
have fine grained permissions in this respect and I did make the
change one morning before work. I made the change to the whole
directory.
No problem was evident until I downloaded the pathology using MD mail
then checked the holding file. Every time I performed a "check
pathology results" the same, previously checked results would
reappear in the holding file.
When I looked in the data directory, sure enough all the .qml
and .snp files were still there.
No problem, I thought I would just tell MD mail to deposit the
decrypted files in another directory with looser permissions.
Unfortunately after some rather frantic looking I came to the
conclusion that the only way to achieve this would be to break into
HCNs head office, steal the source code, modify it with a new target
directory and recompile.
I realise that this has to be wrong but I just could not find a way
around it - any help would be appreciated.

Tony

Dear AusMedSofties

A mate recently recommended firewall builder to me.
http://www.fwbuilder.org/

It looks pretty slick but I recall Horst using a CD only firewall on an
old laptop which sounds pretty foolproof but I cannot remember its name.
Does anyone? Horst?

David

I have recently had some path results disappear between after being
commented on in the holding file and before linking to the patient file.
In one instance three of four results went in but the fourth went AWOL.
It appears not to be a user problem.

MD version 2.72b. dbfs=1.51 gig.

I know HCN will tell me to upgrade first but has anyone else seen this?

David

Thanks for posting this information, Philip.
Its is always useful to have this sort of experience available for
future reference.

Tony Eviston



--- In AusMedicalSoftware@y..., "Philip Green" <drphil@l...> wrote:
> Just to follow up on the slow network browsing on a win2000 server.
>
> I have fixed this by making the workstation a static IP. It was
originally a DHCP from an ADSL internet router (Dlink dsl 504).
> The sql pracsoft version would not install on the workstations and
this was fixed by making the workstations fixed ip (have not had the
win2000 server box do the DHCP).
> Once this was done the slow browsing of the folders on the server
was fixed.
>
> Philip
> Dr Philip Green
> Leschenault Medical Centre
> 120 Paris Rd Australind
> Western Australia 6233
> tel 08 9725 8471
> fax 08 9725 8472
> drphil@l...
> www.leschmed.com.au
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Just to follow up on the slow network browsing on a win2000 server.

I have fixed this by making the workstation a static IP. It was originally a
DHCP from an ADSL internet router (Dlink dsl 504).
The sql pracsoft version would not install on the workstations and this was
fixed by making the workstations fixed ip (have not had the win2000 server box
do the DHCP).
Once this was done the slow browsing of the folders on the server was fixed.

Philip
Dr Philip Green
Leschenault Medical Centre
120 Paris Rd Australind
Western Australia 6233
tel 08 9725 8471
fax 08 9725 8472
drphil@...
www.leschmed.com.au



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There has been requests for some more advanced workshops on e-smith at
12cc.

Are there any particular topics people would like to cover?

Things that come to mind are:

    1. satellite connections
    2. failover / high availability
    3. mailing list management
    4. SSL mailers
    5. rsycning
    6. web filtering
    7. anti-virus software
    8. twiggi
    9. twiki
   10. hylafax
   11. jabber
   12. PHP/mysql
   13. port forwarding / remote access / ipsec / vpn
   14. ? photo gallery / juke box
   15. bulletin boards
   16. web calendar / scheduling
   17. e-commerce

I would be interested in a ranking and any other modules people would
like to hear about.

David




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Excellent
Now I can keep up with some of the news

I also learned the origins of Obstetricians

  The first recorded incidence of a woman surviving a Caesarean section dates
from Germany in 1500: Jacob Nufer, a pig gelder, is supposed to have performed
the operation on his wife after a prolonged labor.


Thanks

David de Bhal
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: David Guest
   To: OSS
   Cc: AusMedSoft ; GPCG_TALK
   Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 8:34 AM
   Subject: [AusMedicalSoftware] Medicine - Wikipedia


   Dear OSS et al.

   I am not sure if this is of interest but wikipedia is building a
   knowledgebase for the world. If you have recently done a review article
   on a subject in your area of expertise and retain copyright you may wish
   to donate it.

   The medicine pages start at http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine. As
   an example check out http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglycemia.

   David





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Dear OSS et al.

I am not sure if this is of interest but wikipedia is building a
knowledgebase for the world. If you have recently done a review article
on a subject in your area of expertise and retain copyright you may wish
to donate it.

The medicine pages start at http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine. As
an example check out http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglycemia.

David

Andre Joanisse wrote:

>Hi David,
>
>Lawrence & Hanson carry a range of cabinets. There is one in Lismore:
>

Thanks Andre

They gave me a nice brochure of Clipsal 19 inch rack systems.

David

Elizabeth Dodd wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:43 am, Andre Joanisse wrote:
>
> Hi David,
>
> Lawrence & Hanson carry a range of cabinets. There is one in Lismore:
>
> 278-280 Keen Street,
> Lismore
> 6621 2756
>
> Also, have a look at Black Box.
>
> http://www.blackbox.com.au/
>
> There is a wide range of sizes, styles available. Their site is fairly
> comprehensive.
>
> Harris Technology also sells them. They have PDF's with their sizes and
> descriptions on there which may also help.
>
> http://www.ht.com.au/
>
> As for machines, there is EveryThingLinux, then all the regular tier 1
> suppliers, IBM, HP, Dell, etc.
>
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:13 pm, David Guest wrote:
>
> >The heat from our computer room is getting intolerable. Anyone with any
> >recommendations for cabinets and rackmouted machines and their suppliers?
>
> Cheers,
>
> André
>
> Blackbox are expensive rather than value for money.
> The big suppliers have prices and then discounts according to volume
> for their
> usual customers.
> We would get 15-20% off whatever price you would be charged.
> Get prices from the wholesalers and then try to get someone to supply and
> install the cabinets for that price. buy the machines separately.

Liz / Andre

I had checked out Blackbox previously but agree they look expensive.
I'll follow up on Lawrence and Hanson.

Thanks.

David

Neil Richards wrote:

>How many PC's do you have in the area, and do you have a monitor for each?
>We cut down on the heat generated in our server room by purchasing a KVM
>swith, thus needing only one monitor(and keyboard and mouse) for our 4
>servers.  A 4 connection ps2 KVM swithc with cables was ~$400
>
>
Thee e-smith servers (one of which I am planning to morph into an
ipcop), one  NT box and one MS TS. The MS boxes have monitors but they
are usually off. The noise is probably as big a factor.

We need to tidy up this mess. Hence the rack.

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On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:43 am, Andre Joanisse wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Lawrence & Hanson carry a range of cabinets. There is one in Lismore:
>
> 278-280 Keen Street,
> Lismore
> 6621 2756
>
> Also, have a look at Black Box.
>
> http://www.blackbox.com.au/
>
> There is a wide range of sizes, styles available. Their site is fairly
> comprehensive.
>
> Harris Technology also sells them. They have PDF's with their sizes and
> descriptions on there which may also help.
>
> http://www.ht.com.au/
>
> As for machines, there is EveryThingLinux, then all the regular tier 1
> suppliers, IBM, HP, Dell, etc.
>
> On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:13 pm, David Guest wrote:
> > The heat from our computer room is getting intolerable. Anyone with any
> > recommendations for cabinets and rackmouted machines and their suppliers?
>
> Cheers,
>
> André
Blackbox are expensive rather than value for money.
The big suppliers have prices and then discounts according to volume for their
usual customers.
We would get 15-20% off whatever price you would be charged.
Get prices from the wholesalers and then try to get someone to supply and
install the cabinets for that price. buy the machines separately.
Liz
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David,

if you are looking for rack mount servers or if anyone is looking for a new
server of any sort then Dell are clearing out new servers with 12 month warranty
via www.graysonline.com.au See the section on online auctions.  They have some
servers and workstations that look really great.

Duncan
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Andre Joanisse
   To: AusMedicalSoftware@...
   Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 10:43 AM
   Subject: Re: [AusMedicalSoftware] On the rack


   Hi David,

   Lawrence & Hanson carry a range of cabinets. There is one in Lismore:

   278-280 Keen Street,
   Lismore
   6621 2756

   Also, have a look at Black Box.

   http://www.blackbox.com.au/

   There is a wide range of sizes, styles available. Their site is fairly
   comprehensive.

   Harris Technology also sells them. They have PDF's with their sizes and
   descriptions on there which may also help.

   http://www.ht.com.au/

   As for machines, there is EveryThingLinux, then all the regular tier 1
   suppliers, IBM, HP, Dell, etc.


   On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:13 pm, David Guest wrote:
   > The heat from our computer room is getting intolerable. Anyone with any
   > recommendations for cabinets and rackmouted machines and their suppliers?

   Cheers,

   André

   --
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   Marpware P/L
   PO Box 7073, Redhead NSW 2290 Australia
   Tel: +61 2 4946 0003 Fax: +61 2 4946 0005



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