A new company cannot develop new specs. Neither USB nor FireWire were developed by A COMPANY.
I thought USB was developed by Intel and IEEE 1394 by Apple. In any case, both were incompatible with existing standards for computer peripherals when introduced. If IEEE was like CCHIT, USB & Firewire wouldn't have been "certified", since they weren't "interoperable".
Which is what is wrong with the way CCHIT is working on EMRs. I didn't mean to divert into tech, which is beyond me. But I have concern whether CCHIT's version of compatibility may stifle innovation. The issue is that there isn't enough developer input into CCHIT at different levels to enable this.
I am all in favor of interoperability -- I certainly don't want to buy something that's not going to work with other parts of the system. I just don't think CCHIT, or any government "chartered" organization is the answer. The EMR industry needs to get their act together and develop an inclusive standards body that echos other such industry wide organizations.
