The case for open source healthcare information systems...

Healthcare information systems have the potential to bring improvements in patient safety, quality of patient care and efficiency. The sale of health care information systems is an emerging multibillion pound industry and as policy makers, health care professionals and patients, we have a responsibility to maximise the return on investment. Alternative licensing and software development models, the role of standards and the role of communities are analysed and it is argued that open source licensing is needed to promote safer, more effective health care information systems.

Presentation will be given by Dr Carl Reynolds at the International Digital Laboratory, University of Warwick, England. It will take place on August 24th August at 4pm. Dr. Reynolds is a physician, health informatician and clinical advisor with an interest in change management enabled by health care IT.