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Re:Open source software for developing world hospitals by liotier on Friday December 04, 2015 @04:48AM (#10675453)
Regulatory compliance is secondary to having an hospital information system at all - remember that this software aims at the developing world.
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Re:Open source software for developing world hospitals by pjmlp on Friday December 04, 2015 @05:37AM (#10675569)
Even there, I guess there are regulations in place.

If they are followed is another matter.

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Re:Open source software for developing world hospitals by officialchicken on Friday December 04, 2015 @05:07AM (#10675507)
We're in a a post-plaintext world. There is zero reason why any system should not have crypto around sensitive data.
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Re:Open source software for developing world hospitals by datenwolf on Friday December 04, 2015 @05:27AM (#10675540)
That's not what compliance is about in the medical field.
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Re:Open source software for developing world hospitals by iends on Friday December 04, 2015 @09:31AM (#10676480)
It's been a while since I was involved in that domain, but when CCHIT was the only game in town in the USA, certification was a joke. I know there is a bit more competition now, but I doubt it's improved much.
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