Open Source Software for the Medical Field and its Cultivation in Japan

経済科学論集 37 Special Issue 巻 29-36 頁 2010-11 発行
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Open Source Software for the Medical Field and its Cultivation in Japan
著者
Kobayashi Shinji
Kimura Eizen
Ueno Tomoaki
Ishihara Ken
収録物名
経済科学論集
Journal of economics
37 Special Issue
開始ページ 29
終了ページ 36
収録物識別子
ISSN 03877310
内容記述
抄録・要旨
Despite the recognized benefits of electronic medical records and electronic health care data, many organizations have not implemented such a system. The cost of licensing proprietary systems and customizing them to meet an organization’s needs are major barriers. Other barriers include great uncertainty about the chosen system continuing to be best for the organization, whether the new system will integrate with their existing IT systems, and whether it will remain viable over time and as technology changes. Many of these problems can be addressed through the use of open source software (OSS). OSS computer code is free and available for download by anyone. There are no license fees for OSS and the software can be freely modified by an organization to its specific needs. In addition, OSS-based medical record systems are attractive to medical organizations because they offer the ability to avoid a ‘lock-in’ state. At present there are more than 150 health-related OSS projects, some of which have achieved worldwide distribution and use. Implementing electronic record keeping in Japan presents similar barriers, namely high costs, organizational inflexibility, and restrictions associated with implementing proprietary software systems. To address these barriers, the Japan Medical Association has developed and made available an OSS-based information and communication infrastructure. The project is called ORCA, for Online Receipt Computer Advantage. Today, more than 14,000 medical providers in Japan are using computer products from the ORCA project. In this article, we address the use of OSS in Japan’s health care system.
主題
EHR
health care
medicine
言語
英語
資源タイプ 紀要論文
出版者
島根大学法文学部
Faculty of Law & Literature
発行日 2010-11
出版タイプ Version of Record(出版社版。早期公開を含む)
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関連情報
[NCID] AN00069886