Need an LIS? A little short on ready cash? Try RentACoder. Here is the link to a recent entry on the site and below is the software request:
I represent a small clinical testing laboratory. We are looking to build a database to house, organize, and inform us about the specimens we process. The big database will be the "Sample" and the sub-databases will be Patient, Test Panel, Referring Provider, Client Program, and Payor. We will be building additional reporting, billing, and analytical modules on top of this skeleton database, but we figured that this project would be big enough to grapple as it is. Please provide a quote and an estimate on how long it would take for you to complete this project.
So what's RentACoder all about? Here's a brief description of how it works from the home page. More information can be obtained at the web site.
Need a program created? Receive bids from our pool of 159,811 registered coders. Review work histories and resumes online, and then conduct business stress-free using our "Safe Project Escrow" (link here).
Posting a bid request is free, and you are under no obligation to accept any bids sent to you unless you choose to. Once you accept a bid, you will place your payment into escrow. The money is not released to the coder till they complete the work according to your original specification. There are no service charges or finders fees for buyers (link here).
Do you have a question about who owns the software code upon delivery? Here's the answer:
All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased (link here).
Among the top ten coders competing for jobs on the web site, one of whom has completed nearly 400 of them successfully, the home countries are the following: Romania (3), India (2), USA (2), Ukraine (1), Russia (1), and Argentina (1).
So, is this the way to build an LIS? It seems to be one way to get the job done.
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