__/ [ flyer ] on Wednesday 07 March 2007 04:09 \__
> On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:56:57 -0800, flyer <flyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>InformationWeek article (paper version, page 31, Mar 5 07)
>
> MS too little too late -- just like playing catch up with the
> internet.
>
> Same article:
> "Microsoft hasn't mapped out exactly how it will go after the health
> care market."
>
> Duuuuuh! MS, Bunch of brain dead, low grade swiss cheese makers,
> where even tech savvy rodents stay away from it.
This Mag should have /several/ articles on this issue (it's a series), e.g.:
The Next Round Of Microsoft Vs. Linux: Health Care
,----[ Quote ]
| Both camps are making waves in the industry, which is poised for
| dramatic IT growth
|
| [...]
|
| Red Hat, the largest business Linux distributor, is teaming up
| with the health care sector's largest company, McKesson, an $88
| billion-a-year pharmaceutical and IT supplier. Red Hat will
| provide a core of Linux and JBoss software geared to run
| McKesson's clinical applications.
`----
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197700935
Previously, IW covered Open Source software in general. Last month's issue, I
think... the next issue will cover some of Microsoft's dirty tricks against
Apple, which Doug Mentohl transcribed (well, from the PDFs collected by
lawyers)... it all began in COLA.
Related:
Open Source Goes Live
,----[ Quote ]
| OpenVista, a private adaptation of the VA's open-source system,
| revised to run commercial hospital systems.
`----
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197700936&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All
http://tinyurl.com/2lwv8a
openEMR Successfully Completes IHE Connectathon Testing
,----[ Quote ]
| The Possibility Forge and Mandriva successfully completed the
| testing requirements for openEMR at the 2007 IHE Connectathon
| in North America.
`----
http://www.linuxmednews.com/1172259040
Leading Healthcare Technology Provider Chooses Red Hat
,----[ Quote ]
| 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.
`----
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070123/20070123005179.html?.v=1
Editor's Corner (on Open Source in Healthcare)
,----[ Quote ]
| 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.
`----
http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/editor-s-corner/2006-10-09
Zen Engineering And CHILI GmbH Partner To Market Linux-Based Healthcare
Solutions
,----[ Quote ]
| Linux and other Open Source technologies are used as a primary vehicle
| for delivering cost efficient enterprise solutions while strategic
| alliances with hardware and software manufacturers enable Zen
| Engineering Network to provide a comprehensive storefront of
| technology infrastructure and services.
|
| In 2004, Zen Engineering Network launched a "Linux for Healthcare"
| initiative to address the demand for low-cost healthcare information
| systems. Through this effort, vendors were identified that utilized
| Open Source technology to lower costs for their customers and an array
| of service offerings were created to facilitate migration to these
| solutions.
`----
http://linux.sys-con.com/read/304446_p.htm
Microsoft in the NHS
,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft is one of the key technology firms in the £6.2 billion NHS
| IT programme. It is working particularly closely with iSOFT...
`----
http://www.e-health-insider.com/comment_and_analysis/index.cfm?ID=69
CfH refutes computer failure claims
,----[ Quote ]
| "Very often they are not major incidents as such, but could be caused when
| a patient administration system is running slow or there may be problems
| with the local network. The severity level is attributed by the user and
| this is subsequently very often down graded or amended."
|
| Many of the incidents that have been reported by CfH include failure of
| the systems used by surgeons to see X-ray pictures on a computer screen
| in wards and operating theatres. On some occasions the system is believed
| to have crashed during an operation, forcing surgeons to suspend the
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| procedure while a hard copy of the X-ray is found.
`----
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/19/cfh_defends_itself/
Failed NHS project cost $12 billion [Edit: make that 16]
http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/item.cfm?ID=700
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