Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 For those of us who write our own EMRs, it is basically impossible to provide all the resources that a user might need. However, there is often a web service out there that can do what is wanted. The trick is how to integrate the web service out there with your own EMR, and without having to reprogram it each time the user needs a new web service. As an example, let's say you want to print out a drug handout for your patient, and you have a favourite website where you get these things. Sure you can navigate to that website, type in the drug name, and then pick the handout button and print it. But you can also automate the process. The trick is using Firefox with the Chickenfoot extension from some smart guys at MIT http://groups.csail.mit.edu/uid/chickenfoot/ This allows you to automate Firefox. So, what I do is generate a generic html page that has the drug name. I then invoke the browser on that page. A chickenfoot script then is automatically triggered .. it grabs the drug name, and then the script sends Firefox to my favourite website, fills in the forms, pushes any buttons and I have the patient handout in front of me! I do this for logging into my local laboratory's website to look up patient results, the white pages to look up phone numbers, to generate an email on gmail etc. It is a technique that can be used by any EMR if they will generate the basic html pages to trigger the script. I have written a few scripts to illustrate how the process works here http://synapsedirect.com/forums/35/ShowForum.aspx -- Graham Chiu http://www.synapsedirect.com Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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