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Open-source EHR responsible for best medical care

 
According to a study by research institute the Rand Corporation, the Veterans Health Administration — the US equivalent of the NHS — provides the best-quality healthcare in the United States, despite spending $1,300 less per patient than private healthcare providers.

The reason, according to the Rand Corporation study, is the VHA’s open-source OpenVista EHR.

 

Full story in bjhc&im July 2006 (240 words)

 

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