March 22, 2005

IT in Health Care

Astute observation!

"But open source isn't a magic pill. As Carol Diamond said during the panel, "It's not about open source or closed source--it's about interoperability and standards. As long as the data is moving, we shouldn't force ourselves to choose." She added that as long as it is faster and more profitable not to use information systems for end users, they won't be adopted, and we don't yet have systems that offer the value to drive adoption."

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