My guess is you’re getting mixed signals due to the nature of Meditech’s Database. We currently have inbound interfaces to Meditech – Specifically Lab Results, Radiology(ITS) Results, Billing(B/AR) Charges and soon PACS Results. These are all purchased interfaces and work well with relative ease to develop in conjunction with QDX. You have some control on the Meditech side in the MIS Database “Background Jobs” and “IN/OUT Boxes”. The confusion comes into play in regards to the Database – It is a Windows file based system and very proprietary. Inorder to gain access to the database for some items not worthy of the outlay for an interface, we initially had to resort to a combination of screen scraping tools(Automate Pro) and sending reports to files to get some info out. We also used screen scrapes to get some data in through the GUI on a limited basis. We are now working with Ipeople(Meditech Partner) to access the database using an ODBC tool they have developed for getting info out with out the screen scrapes – It works quite well, but does not allow for populating data. Another potential partner is Boston Software. Hope this helps; good luck.
