Medsphere Open Sources Next-Gen Healthcare Software
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| Medsphere today announced the release of the source code for its OpenVista
| electronic health record (EHR) platform in new server- and
| client-side community editions, based upon the US Department of
| Veterans Affairs VistA system. This release features a fully
| internationalized, cross-platform client written in C# and Mono,
| using the Gtk# toolkit.
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http://medsphere.org/
It's Mono and it isn't as Open as they would like us to think. Still, it
might be a step forward.
Related:
McKesson First to Offer Red Hat Enterprise Healthcare Platform
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| As a leading provider of technology solutions to the healthcare
| industry, McKesson has been at the forefront of innovative
| technologies, deploying many of its advanced Horizon Clinicals
| applications on Linux running on Intel-based hardware. Hospitals
| with these deployments have already realized cost savings of up
| to 60% compared with traditional system deployments.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070226/20070226005175.html?.v=1
openEMR Successfully Completes IHE Connectathon Testing
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| The Possibility Forge and Mandriva successfully completed the
| testing requirements for openEMR at the 2007 IHE Connectathon
| in North America.
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http://www.linuxmednews.com/1172259040
Leading Healthcare Technology Provider Chooses Red Hat
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| Sage Software provides integrated electronic health records, electronic
| data interchange (EDI) applications and practice management systems to
| more than 20,000 ambulatory care practices throughout North America.
| These systems enable physicians and practice managers to better
| manage their practices and improve profitability.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070123/20070123005179.html?.v=1
Editor's Corner (on Open Source in Healthcare)
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| Suggesting that a private healthcare provider switch from
| proprietary software to open source-based applications is one
| thing. But when an official affiliated with as august a body as
| the United Nations suggests that all member countries adopt open
| source for their healthcare applications, that's a much bigger deal.
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http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/editor-s-corner/2006-10-09
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