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=== [[CPRS~|CPRS]]Imager ===

"Introduction: I needed a simple document imaging system. When I looked at the legal requirements of using the VistA system, I decided to not use VistA system as my core. Instead, I have devised a simple replacement system. 

How it works: When [[CPRS~|CPRS]] Chart performs certain activities, it broadcasts messages of its [[action~|Action]] via a Windows messaging system. When a new note is selected for a patient, for example, a message is broadcast to all [[application~|Application]]s of this [[action~|Action]]. To create my system, I add brief code (~100 lines) that scans the note in [[CPRS~|CPRS]] for image links. If they are found, then I broad cast an additional message of an image to be displayed. I then created a separate [[application~|Application]] that listens for these messages and displays the correct image. 

I will include here the code to make this work. Select the pages below for more information: 

[[Code For [[CPRS~|CPRS]Chart]] Code to add into VistA [[CPRS~|CPRS]] Chart 

[[Code For [[CPRS~|CPRS]]Imager]] Code for separate Imager 

Kevin Toppenberg 
June 11, 2004