Re: Who Will Develop Open Source Medical Applications?

[John S. Gage]

Jim Self wrote:
> >The V.A. is pouring money into VistA.  Pouring money.
> 
> I am sure that a very very small percentage of that could produce an Open
> Source MUMPS that could very quickly save them millions of dollars.

Well, who's going to tell them that?  I ask that question seriously.  I
don't think we can wait for Intersystems to tell them.

 
> I believe it is most efficient to build bridges to large existing systems
> rather than to throw them out entirely.

Clearly.  And in the case of VistA, large is very large indeed.

John Gage