[Ma-linux] [Dclug] Personal Tech: Computerized Health Records -- COST??

[Jay Hart]

Any mention should include the 6 or more major systems that comprise DoD and VA.

Jay

> Any discussion of a national electronic medical record should at least
> mention the one we currently have, which serves millions of veterans
> in a system which provides arguably the best care anywhere. And oh,
> yeah, it's "open source", at least the enormous part that's made it
> into the WorldVistA project.
>
> What it is:
> http://vistapedia.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
>
> Evidence for "best care anywhere":
> http://tinyurl.com/lr2gta
> (Phillip Longman also wrote a very good book on his findings:
> http://tinyurl.com/nzcz2x )
>
> I can provide lots more references for anyone interested.
>
> Ted
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