Very good, Fred... Just a few suggestions...
- I would put a simple description of FOSS and the GPL towards the beginning and then throughout, refer to it using the same terminology. Avoid using technical terms that you have not defined. These people are not techies and you'll need to keep it simple. - AcerMed. You might want to point out that if AcerMed had been open source, its clients could have continued to use it and find support for it. - ClearHealth and MirrorMed. Explain at the beginning that these are both FOSS GPL applications. I would put in a strong plug for free open interoperability protocols. These will do a lot to level the playing field. On the questions: - time to market... I would state that all software adoption depends on the client. FOSS has the advantage that software changes can be made quickly available to clients because they don't depend on a single vendor. - criteria for 2011 FOSS has an advantage over proprietary systems in that the software can be produced more quickly, by more vendors. - later years... FOSS is more sustainable since it is not dependent on a single vendor who may go out of business or run into difficulties in producing new software. I would also criticize the CCHIT as an expensive gatekeeper who will limit choice to established proprietary vendors. There should be a 'self-certification' process. Ideally, certification should not be on 'features' but on 'functions' and especially the ability to meet open interoperability standards. All the best, Mark Mark Spohr, MD On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM, fred trotter <[email protected]> wrote: > Well I am here in Washington D.C. Waiting to testify this afternoon. > > I have stayed up all night rewriting my testimony. I have not > practiced my talk enough but I have already posted my written > testimony on fredtrotter.com > > I consider you my constituents here if you are not satisfied with my > testimony post something to my blog and I will try to approve anything > reasonable before my testimony. Please tell who you are if you decide > to comment > > > > > -- > Fred Trotter > http://www.fredtrotter.com > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Mark Spohr, MD
