Deploying Open-Source solutions
Deploying Open-Source solutions
It’s IT's mission to bring high quality, state of the art solutions to our clients, state of the art solutions can be expensive. Open Source solutions can provide the same quality applications; reduce cost while ensuring patient care and safety are maintained. Applications like VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) system, which is available from the Veterans Administration for a nominal fee have made a noticeable impact and won a number of accolades from the Institute of Medicine. The software is basically free (released as part of the Freedom of Information act), but the implementation is not free and a potential opportunity for IT. This is one innovative way to satisfy ARRA requirements while applying Stimulus money to other aspects of EMR adoption
Other Open Source solutions are focused around productivity and collaboration applications. Replacements for expensive name brand products like Microsoft Office, Outlook and Exchange Server all have viable Open Source alternatives that can reduce capital and operational costs while in many cases increasing capabilities and performance. Open source brings the following advantages
• Flexible source code with commercial solutions available
• SaaS solutions which can open Cloud delivery options
• LDAP / AD capable
• Secure LINUX/UNIX as a counter to Window OS
• Same features as many of the brand name solutions
• Large install base helps with validation and benchmarks
So the “open” question is, can Open Source work in your environment? For more information please review the following links.
http://www.innovations.va.gov/
http://www.openoffice.org
It’s IT's mission to bring high quality, state of the art solutions to our clients, state of the art solutions can be expensive. Open Source solutions can provide the same quality applications; reduce cost while ensuring patient care and safety are maintained. Applications like VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) system, which is available from the Veterans Administration for a nominal fee have made a noticeable impact and won a number of accolades from the Institute of Medicine. The software is basically free (released as part of the Freedom of Information act), but the implementation is not free and a potential opportunity for IT. This is one innovative way to satisfy ARRA requirements while applying Stimulus money to other aspects of EMR adoption
Other Open Source solutions are focused around productivity and collaboration applications. Replacements for expensive name brand products like Microsoft Office, Outlook and Exchange Server all have viable Open Source alternatives that can reduce capital and operational costs while in many cases increasing capabilities and performance. Open source brings the following advantages
• Flexible source code with commercial solutions available
• SaaS solutions which can open Cloud delivery options
• LDAP / AD capable
• Secure LINUX/UNIX as a counter to Window OS
• Same features as many of the brand name solutions
• Large install base helps with validation and benchmarks
So the “open” question is, can Open Source work in your environment? For more information please review the following links.
http://www.innovations.va.gov/
http://www.openoffice.org
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