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This might not be the right place for this but if you are worried about cancer in yourself or a loved one, I have resources to set up a whole body PET CT for cancer screening. Plea…

guy doesn't know what he's talking about just spitting out numbers. An MRI doesn't pay $5000 each. More like $300-$400 from Medicare. Maintenance contract from the vendor is like $…

Interesting, didn't sound like an ordinary nurse. Sorry if I came off somewhat arrogant in my earlier post. Was she acting as a nurse or NP when she was taking care of you? The rad…

I really doubt a nurse made the diagnosis, the legal issues would be a huge problem let alone the education and complexity required to make such a diagnosis. I would know, in 2 yea…

> should be working 70 hrs a week perfecting his skills I already work 60-80hrs/week, should I be working more? Would 100hrs/week make you happy? > I can only imagine what he will …

Thanks for this buddy.

Yea, it's an messy area to start a company in. I'm trying to learn how to cover my bases as I go along but if I'm paralyzed by fear forever I'm not going to move forward.

Yea, I have to look into this, but even if it does do HL7, you need to write software to extract what you want and present it in a meaningful way to the other application.

Yea DICOM is for imaging though (CT scan, MRI, etc ...) but I think you know that already. Even though DICOM is a standard, there are still stupid things that go on (e.g. radiologi…

I've struggled with this for awhile. I've had some thoughts about improving medical education that would avoid the legal hassles of healthcare and generate a good income. That idea…

Good advice. I heard somewhere that they did have this ability but it was a very pricey add-on. It was just a rumor though. I'll check with IT.

I agree. It was late at night and I couldn't think of a shorter headline. I apologize.

Yea, this is why I didn't want to start a company in healthcare. It's ugly. I think I can avoid the whole thing by having my software just be a tool, not a final read, and doctors …

depends on where you work and how much staff is hired for this type of work, but with the way the EMR is set up, and who legally has to start and sign notes (a doctor), you cannot …

exactly what I'm trying to do

Unfortunately, the note that has to be entered in the EMR has to be started and signed by a fellow (a person who has finished residency but still in training before becoming an att…

I will be talking to the purchasing dept after I build a prototype to show the director. I am aware that this will be an uphill battle since everyone in healthcare is paranoid incl…

I'm taking your advice and I'll hack together a prototype and see if the administration will bite.

Your advice is duly noted. I am planning to talk to the director of the pulmonary team sometime this week and see if he is interested. I know most of the doctors who work in the la…

Hey guys, I'm a longtime reader of hacker news. I'm looking for a technical cofounder. I know this sounds bad but hear me out. I think a little bit about my background would be hel…

Little known fact - most MRI machines are always on because they are made via a superconducting magnet, I know some residents who climb into them at night and scan themselves for e…

I'm not an expert in the field but from what I know, SHA1 is a one way function. When an encrypted password is cracked, YES, the hackers know that specific password. They brute for…