Open Source Electronic Medical record software survey

This research study is about developers involved in healthcare F/OSS projects. It is an anonymous and voluntary survey of 20 questions, which will take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Your participation is very valuable. Please kindly, fill out the survey and encourage your colleague to take it.

1. How many Healthcare F/OSS projects have you contributed to?

2. Why did you choose to participate in Health Care F/OSS project? (check all that apply)

It was an important and visible project
It seemed technically interesting
I knew people who were working on it
The software being developed would be useful to me
I launched the project
The company (Healthcare organization) that I worked for uses the software
other please specify: Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

4. What percentage of the code you've submitted has been included in the project's release version?

5. How important were the following factors when you first started developing Healthcare F/OSS?

Space Cell	Very important	Important	A bit important	Not important
a) I thought it was the best way for software to be developed
b) I thought we should all be free to modify the software we use
c) I needed to perform tasks that could only be done with modified versions of existing software
d) I needed to fix bugs in existing software
e) As a user of free software, I wanted to give something back to the community
f) I wanted to help provide alternatives to proprietary software
g) I wanted to interact with like-minded programmers
h) I saw it as a way to become a better programmer
i) I liked the challenge of fixing bugs and problems in existing software
j) I wanted to find out more about how a particular program worked
k) My employer wanted me to collaborate in open source development

6. Approximately how many lines of code have you contributed?

8. Which of the following statements are true for you? (check all that are true)

I am employed by healthcare organization and I get paid for my participation in F/OSS development
My school/employer knows that I work on F/OSS
My school/employer has assigned me to work on F/OSS on the job
My school/employer is unaware of my involvement in F/OSS
My school/employer does not want me to collaborate in F/OSS development
I do not currently have an employer

9. Do you earn money from Healthcare F/OSS, either directly or indirectly? (check all that apply)

No
Yes, directly: I am paid for developing F/OSS
Yes, directly: I am paid for supporting F/OSS
Yes, directly: I am paid for managing F/OSS
Yes, indirectly: I got my job because of my previous F/OSS experience
Yes, indirectly: My job description does not include F/OSS development
Yes, indirectly: But I also develop F/OSS in my work
Yes, indirectly: Other reasons - Please specify: Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

10. When do you work on open source/free software projects? (check all that apply)

Before I go to work
At work, during work hours
Off work hours
On weekends
I'm not employed right now, so whenever I want

12. What is your marital status/domestic situation? (check whichever one is currently most applicable)

15. Are you a healthcare practitioner (physician, nurse, pharmacist ...etc)?

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

16. What is your nationality ?

17. What country do you live in ?

18. Which one of these free/ open source software have you contributed to ?

20. Do you have children? (check all that apply)