The Open Source model has got a serious momentum over last few years and has proven its benefits also in complex (especially horizontal) applications. The time of Open Source in health care is yet to come though several successful stories has been marked already. There are some specifics of ...
To be truly transformative and have a real impact on the medical industry and healthcare systems, open-source medical devices (OSMDs) and their boundaries should be adequately defined. In this chapter, a reasoned definition of OSMD is proposed, and the underlying enabling technologies and ...
Artificial Intelligence: Three Recipes for Success in Healthcare Advances in healthcare delivery: New applications at the edge Edge computing in action: Healthcare Why Red Hat? Unlike proprietary offerings, our supported, enterprise open source software is collaboratively created by thousands of developer...
Steve Lohr, in a recentblog post, highlighted a number of different observations about open source software and healthcare. One point to emphasize: successful open source projects require collaborative communities; simply making source code available isn’t going to change anything. So, when looking ...
Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) is a process of software development, a method of licensing and a philosophy. Although FLOSS plays a significant role in several market areas, the impact in the health care arena is still limited. FLOSS is promoted as one of the most ...
Open source healthcare software Healthcare softwareis a broader term covering any software developed for the healthcare industry. It encompasses medical solutions, including tools for diagnosis or treatment optimization, but also covers tools that aid with infrastructure services, patient information, publi...
CouchDB’s data model works best in scenarios that requireunstructuredandsemi-structured datamanipulation. These data types are frequently used withcontent management systems,healthcare applications,e-commerce, andsocial media platforms. CouchDB’s indexing and querying capabilities also greatly benefitdata...
Therefore, the Open Source applications are a superior information system option, due to their open methodology and their cost. This opportunity has been identified by several consortia that have formed on this issue: the Open Source Health Care Alliance (OSHCA, http://resmedicinae.sourceforge.net...
Therefore, the Open Source applications are a superior information system option, due to their open methodology and their cost. This opportunity has been identified by several consortia that have formed on this issue: the Open Source Health Care Alliance (OSHCA, http://resmedicinae.sourceforge.net...
Open source software There has been a lot of interest in the use ofopen source softwareand here we examine the issues surrounding the use of such software in a healthcare setting. Open source software is software where thesource codehas been made available for inspection and modification. Such...