@article {202, title = {Editorial: Health and Life Sciences (November 2008)}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2008}, month = {11/2008}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Editorial}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {The length of Wikipedia{\textquoteright}s list of open source healthcare software may come as a surprise to many readers. This issue of the OSBR provides an excellent introduction to the complexities and interoperability issues associated with healthcare software and the role open source can play in helping to resolve these issues. This month{\textquoteright}s authors also provide insight into an open source projects that follows open standards, lessons learned from providing a reference implementation, the benefits of a healthcare ecosystem, and the value of open source projects working closely with standards organizations.}, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/202}, author = {Dru Lavigne and Brian Barry and Peter Tanner} }