Open-Source Software a Cheap Fix for Hospitals

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 30, 2009 10:58 AM CDT

(Newser) – Hospitals around the country are scrambling to comply with a federal mandate that they digitize their records systems, and one Texas hospital is an example of how to do that virtually for free, the Wall Street Journal reports. Developed with billions of taxpayer dollars, the... Read full story »

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