Impending release of an open source PMS for VistA

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Matt King

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Dec 24, 2009, 7:23:20 PM12/24/09
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News Release: VistA Open Source PMS

Dr. Matthew King, Edgeware Technologies and Mr. Djien So have
collaborated over the last 3 years to develop a VistA compatible, high
quality, multi-featured Practice Management System. The PMS will be
released with the affero v2 GPL open source license.

Dr King is a VistA consultant and architect of the Community Open
Source Network, Community Health Center Controlled Open Source Network
using WorldVistA EHR in the Phoenix Area. He collaborated on the
Scheduling, Registration, Insurance and Reporting Modules. The PMS is
able to do CHC UDS reporting, special populations tracking, and
sliding fee management.

Edgeware Technologies, Ltd, is a HIT company owned by Joseph Puthooran
that has successfully designed and implemented a number a VistA
systems. They have also developed a number of related products
including HL7 interfaces to labs and PMS, GUI reporting tools, and CHC
modules for VistA for health disparities collaborative tracking, and
grant reporting. Edgeware has done all the heavy lifting on this
project.

Mr. Djien So owns a Multi-specialty physician office in Kentucky with
an emphasis on Workman’s Compensation and Allergy Management. He has
contributed financially as well as a subject matter expert in billing
and billing structure. The PMS can generate a 1500 paper claim, track
primary, secondary and tertiary insurance billing, sliding fee, and
Workman's comp.

The release date is scheduled for the January VistA Community Meeting
in Tempe, AZ on January 14th through 17th. The product will also be
thoroughly demonstrated at the meeting.

Pre-release screenshots are available on the Google group: Hardhats.

See file PMS_Screenshots in file section (7z)

Bhaskar, KS

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Dec 24, 2009, 7:38:51 PM12/24/09
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First, congratulations! This is a nice Yuletide gift to the community.

Second, I hope you mean the GNU Affero General Public License version 3, and not version 2 per your post.

Best wishes for the holiday season.

Regards
-- Bhaskar


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News Release: VistA Open Source PMS

Dr. Matthew King, Edgeware Technologies and Mr. Djien So have
collaborated over the last 3 years to develop a VistA compatible, high
quality, multi-featured Practice Management System. The PMS will be
released with the affero v2 GPL open source license.

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VistaVIS

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Dec 24, 2009, 8:06:02 PM12/24/09
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That is a great news!

Just wondering if the HL7 interfaces developed by Edgeware use Mirth
or some proprietary coding.

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Matt King

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Dec 24, 2009, 9:56:21 PM12/24/09
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MIRTH

Affero vs3, my mistake.

m

Nancy Anthracite

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Dec 24, 2009, 10:39:22 PM12/24/09
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Talk about Happy Holidays! This sounds Wonderful and very much needed! I am
looking forward to this. :-)))))


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Nancy Anthracite

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Dec 24, 2009, 10:43:47 PM12/24/09
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Screen shots:

http://opensourcevista.net:8888/NancysVistAServer/PMS_Screen_Shots.zip

On Thursday 24 December 2009, Matt King wrote:


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Nancy Anthracite

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Dec 24, 2009, 11:06:45 PM12/24/09
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I just looked at the screen shots. This is a real tour de force from the looks
of those screen shots! Congratulations to all.

I, Valdes

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Dec 24, 2009, 11:55:35 PM12/24/09
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Excellent! -- IV

skip ormsby

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Dec 25, 2009, 6:07:57 AM12/25/09
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Congratulations to all Matt.  :-)

Excellent! -- IV

fred trotter

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Dec 26, 2009, 12:46:29 AM12/26/09
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This does look impressive.

What programming language was this work done in?

-FT


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Matt King

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Dec 26, 2009, 1:08:06 AM12/26/09
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Fred,
I think it was prototyped in .net and then built in Java.
m

JohnLeo Zimmer

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Dec 26, 2009, 7:41:25 AM12/26/09
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Merry Christmas.
Very nice!

GpZ



javid

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Dec 26, 2009, 11:14:23 AM12/26/09
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Excellent Work....

When can I starting asking about features of the package.

Javid

javid

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Dec 26, 2009, 12:29:03 PM12/26/09
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I do have some experience with billing...so would certainly help with
suggestions and improvements

fred trotter

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Dec 26, 2009, 1:23:35 PM12/26/09
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Java would be excellent news!

Would it be possible to detail -how- the PMS integrates with VistA.
Does it use HL7? Does it use Medspheres Java+MUMPS bridge?

Depending on the answers to these questions, this may be the project
for me to back with my own development efforts..

In any case it looks impressive...

-FT

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Matt King

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Dec 26, 2009, 8:11:14 PM12/26/09
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It has a separate Mysql database and uses HL7 Mirth channels. Most of
our work uses a separate Mysql database so report queries don't slow
down the production server, one can use sql queries and crystal
reporting, and COTS software (billing scrubbers, accounting software,
etc) is nearly "plug and play".

As you know, I'm not the technical guy, so I will need the Edgeware
folks to fill in the technical details.

m

jc

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Feb 6, 2010, 1:56:50 PM2/6/10
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has anyone looked at the PM in depth?

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