Re: Clinica

[Sebastian Hilbert <sebastian.hilbert@gmx.net>]

On Wednesday, December 21, 2011 04:55:44 PM Leonardo Robol wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:05:47 +0100
> 
> Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> wrote:
> > At least what I know about GNUmed (my insight as "just a packager no
> > user" is probably limited) this perfectly fits the GNUmed scope which is
> > also targeting basically to a single practice and explicitely not at a
> > hospital.  It might be overwhelming in functionality at first sight but
> > maintaining medical record is simply a complex topic which finally is
> > reflected in some complexity of the software.  The beginner steps into a
> > software with some degree of complexity are always hard and probably
> > needs some professional introduction.  I (again: as an outsider) can not
> > really imagine that the approach to rewrite some more simple
> > functionality is a sustainable way to make a doctor happy.  Sooner or
> > later they will ask you for more and more features and it might end up
> > in "Yet Another GNUmed" with an interface which is different because of
> > different historical roots.
> 
> My insight of GNUmed is also limited. I have tried installing it and
> playing with it some months ago (when we suggested the software to the
> user), but nothing more.
> 
> More importantly, neither me nor the other developer are doctors, so we
> basically developed clinica following as strictly as possible the
> guidelines given by the user mentioned in the previous mail.
> 
> > I would start this discussion by trying to analyse what exact features
> > of GNUmed would contradict the usage in the practice of your friend.
> 
> One of the difficult steps she found, for example, was the initial
> database initialization.
> 
> I will ask the other developer of clinica to join this mailing list since
> he may have further details on what aspects of GNUmed have made difficult
> the use for the doctor.
> 

While I hear this argument (databases fairly often) I cannot accept it :-)

For one thing she has you as experts :-)

What we as the GNUmed team seem to always dispute is that there are users who 
cannot or will not involve external help. So this boils down to not using 
postgresql or working with a preconfigured local (extra) copy of PG. This 
technically is nonesense but some users want a software which will not bother 
them with database setup. Even mysql needs to be setup so all you can use is 
sqlite I guess.

Sebastian