Comment Re:Crying out for open source (Score 1) 240
No. The software isn't the hard part. The hard part is the requirements gathering for the data schemata (aka archetypes). For example, suppose you want to create an archetype for blood samples. At a minimum you need to talk to phlebologists and GPs, but you probably also need input from other specialists who might refer someone for a blood sample to see what they need from the data. Then you work out the indivisible chunks of data, run them past your domain experts, fix any bugs they spot, repeat. And even with a lot of input from experts, unless the standards for blood sampling are universal you risk creating an archetype which doesn't quite fit the way the hospitals in the neighbouring province do things.