__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Friday 07 July 2006 06:51 \__
> begin oe_protect.scr
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Dr. Notes Cuts Off Customers, Demands Fee
>>
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>>| A great example of the problems that you have with using a
>>| proprietary license for your EHR has been posted on GPLMedicine.org
>>| From the main article: (McGoverns) tech support contract with Boca
>>| Raton-based Dr. Notes was originally for $1,200 a year but the company
>>| wanted her to pay $5,000 a year. When McGovern refused, the company
>>| didn't give her an updated monthly password needed to access the
>>| program and view records, she said. You cant make this stuff up.'
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.linuxmednews.com/1152125116
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> Proprietary locks on your health. This is somewhat reminiscent of the
> race between the British and US teams to crack human DNA. Fortunately,
> the British guys one, as they planned to make the information public -
> the US team were going to patent it. Really.
No surprise there. Think BBC-CNN. It's all about ROI.
This reminds me of a talk that I attended a couple of days ago. These folks
are doing some highly large-scale gene research in Germany and they store
about 30 terabytes of data, which they make available through a Web-based
interface (you wouldn't want people downloading the entire shebang, would
you *wink*).
Best wishes,
Roy
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