Veterans Affairs and Open Source Medical Information Technology

February 23, 2011
By Developer.com Staff

The Veterans Affairs is looking at open source model and private/public partnerships to build a modern and open source medical records information technology system.

"This is a really big deal, novel in government," Craigslist founder Craig Newark said, "which might also improve the health record systems we all use. This could become the basis of a jointly developed health records platform."

You can learn more about the VA's request here.

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