Open-source software is publicly available, meaning healthcare organizations could access the VA-Defense EHR open-source software for free and then pay companies to modify the code to fit their specific needs. Hospitals’ ability to modify free EHR frameworks could deal a blow to vendors such as Epic Systems and Cerner that sell entire EHR systems.
Read the Washington Post report on open-source electronic health records.
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