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It sounds great, but this is another unrealistic view. It's like trying to sell software to lawfirms. Everybody wants everything totally customized, super cheap, and maintainable even in the boondocks by "somebody's cousin" who is the proverbial "computer genius" because he can figure out how to install Microsoft Office from the DVD.

Also, hospitals are subject to so many constantly changing regulations from states, the federal government, JCAHO, NCQA, managed care contracts written by individual plans, terms of individual ERISA benefit plans, etc., that it is not cost effective for vendors to develop, sell and maintain software. On top of that is the problem that these are not PC networks, they need heavy-duty systems which means software will only run on a particular vendor's hardware, and of course the hospital may have hardware from a different vendor.

Posted by: Rick_R   Posted on: 09/18/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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