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 | | From: | Roedy Green | | Subject: | Computers In Medicine | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:40:25 GMT |
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 | Back in the 1970s I worked for a large American computer company
called Univac. It has since merged with Burroughs to become Unisys.
We were trying to get the Vancouver General Hospital in Canada to buy
a Univac 1100 series computer. They basically told us to get lost
because the software available for the Univac computers was designed
for American hospitals. That software had no interest in medical
records. All it was interested in was billing the patient for every
last aspirin. In Canada, patients are not billed, so there is no paper
work, which is part of the secret why Canadians get so much more
health care for their dollar. Go into an American hospital, you will
find rooms full of clerks.
While I worked for Univac, I also learned that every bank and credit
union in the USA had its own private dishonest way for computing
interest, and that they usually considered the algorithms proprietary.
I certainly hope that has changed since then. These had to be fudged
individually to install generic financial software.
Bush has kiddie anal rape videos made at Abu Ghraib.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040717-082858-3675r.htm
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Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green.
See http://mindprod.com/iraq.html photos of Bush's war crimes
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| | From: | BlackWater | | Subject: | Re: Computers In Medicine | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:42:25 GMT |
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| On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:40:25 GMT, Roedy Green
wrote:
>Back in the 1970s I worked for a large American computer company
>called Univac. It has since merged with Burroughs to become Unisys.
>
>We were trying to get the Vancouver General Hospital in Canada to buy
>a Univac 1100 series computer. They basically told us to get lost
>because the software available for the Univac computers was designed
>for American hospitals. That software had no interest in medical
>records. All it was interested in was billing the patient for every
>last aspirin. In Canada, patients are not billed, so there is no paper
>work, which is part of the secret why Canadians get so much more
>health care for their dollar. Go into an American hospital, you will
>find rooms full of clerks.
>
>While I worked for Univac, I also learned that every bank and credit
>union in the USA had its own private dishonest way for computing
>interest, and that they usually considered the algorithms proprietary.
>I certainly hope that has changed since then. These had to be fudged
>individually to install generic financial software.
America is about *making money* dude ... why do you think
so many Canadians move down here ?
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| | From: | Tom the Canuck | | Subject: | Re: Computers In Medicine | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:56:37 -0600 |
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| And many Americans move up here, dude.
"BlackWater" wrote in message
news:41f40c16.6586931@news.east.earthlink.net...
> On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:40:25 GMT, Roedy Green
> wrote:
>
> >Back in the 1970s I worked for a large American computer company
> >called Univac. It has since merged with Burroughs to become Unisys.
> >
> >We were trying to get the Vancouver General Hospital in Canada to buy
> >a Univac 1100 series computer. They basically told us to get lost
> >because the software available for the Univac computers was designed
> >for American hospitals. That software had no interest in medical
> >records. All it was interested in was billing the patient for every
> >last aspirin. In Canada, patients are not billed, so there is no paper
> >work, which is part of the secret why Canadians get so much more
> >health care for their dollar. Go into an American hospital, you will
> >find rooms full of clerks.
> >
> >While I worked for Univac, I also learned that every bank and credit
> >union in the USA had its own private dishonest way for computing
> >interest, and that they usually considered the algorithms proprietary.
> >I certainly hope that has changed since then. These had to be fudged
> >individually to install generic financial software.
>
> America is about *making money* dude ... why do you think
> so many Canadians move down here ?
>
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| | From: | Steven L. | | Subject: | Re: Computers In Medicine | | Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:19:04 GMT |
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Tom the Canuck wrote:
> And many Americans move up here, dude.
How about a swap?
We'll give you Minnesota if you'll give us Alberta.
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Steven D. Litvintchouk
Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net
Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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| | From: | Roedy Green | | Subject: | Re: Computers In Medicine | | Date: | Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:50:18 GMT |
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| On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:19:04 GMT, "Steven L."
wrote or quoted :
>We'll give you Minnesota if you'll give us Alberta.
Alberta is the most American province, and Massachusetts is the most
Canadian state. Perhaps if you threw in Oregon too.
Bush has kiddie anal rape videos made at Abu Ghraib.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040717-082858-3675r.htm
--
Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green.
See http://mindprod.com/iraq.html photos of Bush's war crimes
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