I sympathise. My demo at EHI 98 in Manchester today failed to work,
initially due to failure to get Data projector to pick up my laptop, and
then when I tried my GPPL machine, it kindly came up with an obscure error!
Kind friends tried to cheer me up afterwards by saying I got the GP Provider
Links messages [2] across, but having spent most of Sunday adding "humorous"
pathology results and appropriate Read Codes for the Simpson family (Bart,
Lisa, Homer et al) I was pretty miffed! I even had Homer as working as a
"Nuclear Plant worker" .0Z12.
Jon
[2] Safety, accuracy, completeness, ability to action, proper patient
matching etc. Quality messages, compliant software, and professional
involvement all needed to deliver such effective EDI. (In case you were
wondering!)
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From: [log in to unmask]
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Adrian Midgley
Sent: 14 October 1998 23:13
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Live demo of NHS Net - Internet gateway down today - oops
Never appear on stage with animals or children, W C Fields is
alleged to have advised.
To this one might add computer programs.
NHS Net failed to allow connection to the Internet this morning[1],
the gateway is broken again.
This performance is monumentally unimpressive, but the demonstration
was the best that could have been provided, this _is_ what is being
thrust upon us. At present it is not good enough.
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[1] At the Practice Computing sponsored "Computers for the Rest of
Us" at Gatwick today, chaired by me, demo by Nick Booth.
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