How open source medical software can save Canada millions: HermesAPI

Although the Canada federal government has invested over $3.1 billion developing health information technology (HIT), all 10 provinces still have their own separate HIT systems, which are non-interoperable, expensive, and inconsistent. We can fix this with open source software. This is a summary of how from an article by Jack Peplinski and Joshua Pearce: Economic Efficiency of an Open-Source National Medical Lab Software in Canada. Journal of Medical Systems 47, 50 (2023). doi.org/10.1007/s10916-023-01...