Open Source Gaining

Matt Asay, blogging on CNET, recently posted results from Gartner that illustrate the gains open source is making in comparison to proprietary software. This is, however, a general study of open source vs. proprietary systems. It does not focus on simply open source vs. proprietary health systems. However, we can infer that the adoption of new open source health systems play a role in Garnters predictions for the next budget year. Garnter demonstrates how open source is being budgeted more for the next year while proprietary systems are actually losing ground in the budget for the next year. Overall, this prediction provides another push for open source health systems.