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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. There are hospitals within the same healthcare system in many places with disparate EHRs which do not talk to each other or exchange information. From a provider standpoint. Clinical trials.

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Open Source Software in HealthTech: Hype today or Hope for the future?

Lloyd Price

In addition to these benefits, open source software is also becoming increasingly interoperable. These EHRs offer a number of benefits, including vendor independence, flexibility, and interoperability. One of the early pioneers of open source software in healthtech was the World Health Organization (WHO).