The Capacity Project’s iHRIS Suite was cited as one of “50 Successful Open Source Projects That Are Changing Medicine” on NursingAssistantGuides.com’s Medicine 3.0 blog.

The blog provides information and “best of” lists regarding the latest advancements in medical technology. The iHRIS Software Suite was one of five resources mentioned in the “medical practice management software” category. As noted on the blog, many rapidly-developed projects and tools in the Open Source and internet industry often result in failure. Several factors—including “great management, public relations, marketing and a sound program that stands up under the scrutiny of a growing number of peer users”—separate the successes from the rest of the field.

The article has been linked to and referenced from numerous other websites and blogs, including Linux Today and Pharmacy Informatics Exchange. To read the full post, please see: http://nursingassistantguides.com/2009/50-successful-open-source-projects-that-are-changing-medicine/

July 2009