Forester Research: A Primer for Health Care Leaders
This report examines the development and distribution of open source software,
a well-established software development model, and a potential solution to the looming challenges of integration, characterized by collaboration among
individuals and organizations with common interests, sharing intellectual property, and a commitment to standards. [link]
A model for open source software development
"Just as pharmaceutical companies work with biomedical researchers who publish peer-reviewed research for all to see, software companies should engage the open source software movement rather than be at cross purposes with it."
Wilbur Pan, M.D., Ph.D.
U.S. advised to promote open standards, source, innovation
A business- and university-led public policy group has issued a downloadable 72-page report examining open standards, open source software, and "open innovation." The report concludes that openness should be promoted as a matter of public policy, in order to foster innovation and economic growth in the U.S. and world economies.
Systems are designed to be
flexible and configured to suit your needs making them suitable for
retrospective or prospective clinical research studies and trials
any number of forms can be
configured and completed as information becomes available for
retrospective work
a Study Calendar is build for
prospective studies where a form completion schedule is designed to
match that of the protocol Study Calendar – forms then, have
scheduled completion times and the system helps you manage missing
and incomplete forms
The data is yours and is
accessible using standard protocols for database connectivity and
security
data is stored in enterprise-class MySQL – relational
database management system RDBMS and is accessible in real time directly
to your personal computer using non-proprietary encryption protocol
– SSH. Connect directly to one of our OpenSSH servers and you
can query data directly into your spreadsheets and analysis tools.
database can be configured to allow uploading
to one of you organizations servers at scheduled intervals or can
be configured for replication to a server running MySQL –
though possible on our end this may be something you have to have
your IT folks learn more about in order to support it.
data can be extracted in ANSI SQL-92, XML, plain-text CSV, or in tabular format which can be opened by MS Excel, or other popular spreadsheet programs.
Systems are based on the Research
Data Management Framework. RDMF is composed of Open-Source software
components and as such is not sold to you as software. RDMF
Subscriptions are configured and deployed on RDMF application
servers and provided to you in a subscription-based approach.
RDMF relies heavily on XML and XML derivative technologies xml overview
making data sharing, configuration management and system integration open and flexible.
