Open-source health information technology: A case study of electronic medical records

ObjectivesOpen-source software (OSS) has achieved widespread adoption in many domains such as server operating systems, enterprise tools, and databases. We review the status of open-source in healthcare and discuss the potential of open-source to resolve some of the challenges surrounding the wide adoption of Health IT in North America. Specifically, we address aspects that are unique to using open-source in ambulatory care. We present the case …