The future of open source in health IT | Linux Today

The future of open source in health IT

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Tony McCormick
May 20, 2015

Health IT has been surprisingly unwilling to deeply support open source software. Despite the huge successes, starting all the way back with VA VistA, for FOSS in health IT, it still struggles for respect, adoption, and consistent funding.

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Tony McCormick

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