"When you're really, really sick, you head for the biggest, most modern, shiniest city hospital, famed for its quality of care and up-to-the-minute techniques. But if you want to find truly cutting-edge health care technology, you can turn to the small, rural hospitals. In the wards and in the labs of cash-strapped rural hospitals, non-proprietary software is quietly making its presence felt.
"Rural hospitals have the same aims as larger medical centers--improve care quality and reduce costs. The big difference is not goals, it's funding..."
