Open-source software could provide the missing piece that the healthcare industry has been looking for as it moves to modernize, according to a new report by Forrester Research prepared for the California Health Care Foundation. Although healthcare providers have traditionally resisted moving to open-source solutions, economics and the demands of integrating systems on a large scale may have changed the playing field, the research group argues. While commercial software vendors will still play a dominant role, Forrester argues, the end result could be a discernible shift in the balance of power, noting "[open source] will likely become the standard for capturing, sharing, and managing patient information to support quality care."
- see this report [1] for more on this trend (pdf)
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[1] http://www.chcf.org/topics/download.cfm?pg=ihealth&fn=OpenSourcePrimer%2Epdf&pid=453202&itemid=119091