Hi there:
This is a pretty neat forum. Thanks, Joseph for recommending it! Although I programmed my own EMR over the past 17 years in a similar manner as AC (MS Access, Jet backend), I use AC as a sample of the ideal inexpensive, yet powerful EMR on the market to which other vendors need to compare their EMRs to both in price and functionality.
>>> But if you read a little further down the thread you'll notice that I think that is our Joseph there linking back to us here at AC. Way to go Joe!
Joseph is one of the most powerful anti-CCHIT posters going back to when "the movement" started back in August, 2006.
>>> "invitation only" forum
Heck no! They let me post... ;^)
I see that Nick, the webmaster, has already chimed in and personally invited all you guys.
BTW, we do need more discussion there on AC. Whenever there is the rare discussion by one of the other vendors attacking AC (to try to prop up their offering, of course), I'm usually alone in defending AC.
>>> I even tried to contact Al Borges directly once and got no reply.
Don't know what happened... I usually check my email several times during the day. It could have been that your message got placed in the spam bucket- be sure to make your title meaningful, never leave blank or simply something "spambottish" like "a special message for alborg" or "looking for you online".
Anyhow, thanks for the welcoming message.
CCHIT is on the defensive, but if you hear these guys, they swear that in 5 years we'll all become CCHIT robots documenting on CCHIT EMRs, emptying our pockets of our little earned cash for the priviledge of working of almost nothing.
It all hinges on physicians and their acceptance of this albatross... I've been bouyed by the numerous articles and other evidence of CCHIT failure.
Cheers,
Al
