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Buy, Build, or Adapt, How to decide? A Guide to Open Source Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

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This report is for those who want to learn more about open source software (OSS) and the benefits of its use in health care, with particular emphasis on electronic health records (EHRs). It describes what OSS is, where it is used, and what the differences are between OSS, open standards, and open data. It then describes the benefits and disadvantages of open source versus proprietary EHRs and the considerations for deciding between them.

Author
Joaquin Blaya & Daniel Otzoy
Source
Inter-American development Bank
Source Abbrv.
IDB
Resource Type
Report
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