2009年4月19日 星期日

自由軟體安裝的經驗

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自從離開原來服務的醫院,有近一個月是無所事事,幾乎是每天都帶著筆電到鎮立圖書館報到,為的是那裡的頻寬不錯,也沒人會吵,正好上網查資料。

 

從二、三年前就一直在注意自由軟體(FreeWare)的發展,自由軟體也叫做開源軟體(OpenSource),就是會把原始程式碼開放供大家修改及發展,再把自己發展的新功能(或模組)公佈讓大家使用,這種精神及想法真的是很不錯,至於後面所隱藏的對抗軟體托拉斯的問題,就不是我的重點了。

 

在圖書館期間,我找到了幾個可能適合醫工使用的自由軟體,特別是中小型醫院裡沒有資訊人員的支援或是經費問題困擾的醫工,這些軟體應該可以解燃眉之急,也可以試著架起來做為自己e化的經驗,不過不只是供醫工使用,對於醫院行政業務的工作流程(或是簽核流程,workflow)更是e化的重點,現有許多的軟體都只是單位作業所用,簽核流程的效益才是e化的重頭戲。

 

不過畢竟不是商業軟體,在使用介面上總是比較陽春,或是中文化不足,這些都是導入自由軟體的困難處,不過我覺得利用現有的自由軟體,可以給單位試行e化的概念,也可以讓院內資訊人員有一個跳板,不用凡事都從頭做起。

 

我這二個月所下載安裝試用後,覺得可以推薦的有底下這些:

 

群組軟體:做為工作控管、專案管理及知識管理的

 

Egroupware:很好安裝,可以代替OutLook的時程軟體,也含有基礎的知識管理

 

SugarCRM:客戶關係軟體,分為免費及自費進階軟體,可以自行修改為行政系統軟體,對於需要更高階的工作流程模組,需要購買

 

Adventnet:有所謂的資產維修軟體,不過自由軟體的部份只開放陽春功能,自費進階軟體部份才有提供中文化的環境。

 

工作流程軟體

 

Compiere:只支援Oracle,己經不能算是完全的自由軟體了

 

Adempiere:配合Java,號稱產品等級的工作流程自由軟體(由Compiere分支出來的),中文化不是很足

 

自由藍鯨:全中文,國內自行推展的自由軟體,號稱己經有人資、考勤、薪資等模組,不過我裝好了後,發覺好像還是有很多未完工的情形,要實際導入可能還有段時間。

 

為了試安裝這些軟體真的是搞得焦頭爛額,因為是自由軟體,所以都要自己找相關的資源及知識,沒辦法找資訊公司協助,因為他們所販售的就是顧問服務費用,像SugarCRM安裝時,一些小細節及人工作法等,可以上網下載安裝影片,不過要收15元美金的費用,所以呢,只好自己慢慢試跟網路找資料,所以商業軟體收費真的是有他的道理,不過自由軟體的彈性則是商業軟體所沒法比的,因為商業軟體每升一版就是經費的投入。

2009年4月10日 星期五

ZOLL AED Plus Defibrillator 體外自動電擊器 一級回收

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Class 1 Recall: ZOLL Medical Corporation, ZOLL AED Plus Defibrillator

Date Recall
Initiated:

February 12, 2009

Product:

ZOLL AED Plus Defibrillator

This product was manufactured from May, 2004 through February, 2009 and distributed from May, 2004 through February 9, 2009.

Use:

This device is used by emergency or medical personnel, by others who have completed CPR AED training courses, or the public at large. It is intended to treat patients having a heart attack (cardiac arrest). The device analyzes an unconscious patient's heart rhythm and instructs the user to press a button that delivers an electrical shock to the heart to restore a normal heart rhythm.

Recalling Firm:

ZOLL Medical Corporation
269 Mill Road
Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824

Reason for Recall:

The AED failed to deliver the defibrillation energy.(特定序號設備,因電池問題且自我測試程式,無法偵測電池問題,會造成電擊失效,請參考Zoll所發的顧客提醒信 http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/2009/ZOLL_AEDPlus_CustomerLetter_3-31-09.pdf )

Public Contact:

The company may be contacted at 1-978-421-9655.

FDA District:

New England

FDA Comments:

The company sent their distributors and customers an initial recall letter on February 12, 2009 by certified mail. This letter instructed customers to replace their batteries every three years. The company then sent their distributors and customers a follow-up recall letter on March 31, 2009 by certified mail. This letter instructed customers to download new software for their devices and to remove any battery replacement reminder labels.

ZOLL will send an email notice to all customers who included their email address as part of their contact information. ZOLL will also publish information about the recall in industry magazines.

For more information about this recall, please see the company's website at: http://www.ZOLLAEDPlusbatteryhelp.com

Class 1 recalls are the most serious type of recall and involve situations in which there is a reasonable probability that use of these products will cause serious injury or death.

Health care professionals and consumers may report adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by FAX.