01046nas a2200145   4500008004100000022001400041245005600055210005300111260004200164520060600206100001700812700001700829700001800846856003600864       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aEditorial: Health and Life Sciences (November 2008)0 aEditorial Health and Life Sciences November 2008  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/20083 aThe length of Wikipedia'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'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.1 aLavigne, Dru1 aBarry, Brian1 aTanner, Peter  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/202