As far as an EHR is concerned most physicians aren't concerned about switching, just getting one that does what they need and one that makes sense economically.
But when planning your office information technology there are many things to consider and you should certainly develop a plan that takes you through at least a five year period. This article relates actual experience of a small business owner in switching to open source software. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=4108&page=1 This person apparently has more experience in this area than many physicians might. But, if a small office of 1 - 12 physicians also add in the costs of hiring a local Linux geek or an experienced *nix consultant, a five year plan will still likely save a bundle and continue to save into the future because the office will be off of the "FU&ILP freight train" (forced upgrade & increasing license payment). Enjoy, -- Tim Cook (President, Open Paradigms,LLC) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Public Key - 1024D/9ACDB673 available from: http://www.openparadigms.com/timcook_publickey.asc Key fingerprint = C7BB 675B BDCA B87D 83F0 A002 BBDC C7B8 9ACD B673
