I agreed with this blog post, which suggests that a nonprofit should support google health services as a public service: http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2011/06/27/why-we-need-an-independent-health-data-utility/
If anybody knows of any movement there, please reply to this list so we know how to get involved On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 11:45 AM, pablopazos <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be nice if Google can open source the core and the apis of > Google Health, I think the community can continue the project and > improve it. > > Cheers, > Pablo Pazos > http://informatica-medica.blogspot.com/ > > On 28 jun, 00:40, Sarkis Dallakian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings everyone, > > > > I agree with Fred and Harsh in that Open Sourcing portions of Google > > Health would be beneficial, to say the least. I starred this topic not > > only to follow this, but also since I'm interested in both online and > > offline health. > > > > Best Wishes, > > Sarkis > > > > https://profiles.google.com/dallakyans > > > > On Jun 27, 11:37 am, Fred Trotter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > First, let me say that I am sorry to see Google Health go. I > > > think it was a worthy project, and despite my criticism over the years > > > I have always admired your smooth delivery and classic design. > > > > > I would ask that you consider Open Sourcing portions of Google Health. > > > For me, the order of priority is the following: > > > > > 1. please Open Source your API. This way, the Open Source community > > > can work on cloning your offerings using existing PHR projects like > > > Indivo X. > > > 2. If you can release reference implementations of you API related > > > code (i.e. your feed/CCR mix) that would be especially helpful. > > > 3. Please consider Open Sourcing other important components, I know > > > you have a blue button parser, for instance, that could exist as a > > > separate Open Source project. > > > 4. Please consider Open Sourcing your whole codebase. > > > > > I know #4 is a long shot. Unlike Google Wave, Google Health was never > > > intended (as far as I know) to exist outside the confines of Googles > > > considerable hosting infrastructure. Even if you released the code, it > > > might not be possible for any of us to make it work. If that is the > > > case than a full Open Source release would be still-born and mostly > > > useless to the community. > > > > > Still I want to point out that Open Sourcing Google Health is not an > > > all-or-nothing issue and that many of use have invested deeply in your > > > technology. Open Sourcing what you can is a good way for us to recover > > > some of our investment. > > > > > Thank You, > > > Fred Trotterhttp://www.fredtrotter.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Health Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/googlehealthdevelopers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Health Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/googlehealthdevelopers?hl=en.
