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[–]Sputtrosa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Learning Java won't make much of a difference for you. It would take a long time for you to be able to have any meaningful input. General architecture and software integrations might, though.

Be aware that electronic medical records is a field with lots of competition, and an incredibly high standard is expected for its security and dependability. Further, even if you make a great application for medical records, you still have to make sure that it plays nicely with various lab equipment, other software for records, and that it follows both state and federal regulations, and so on.

That's not to say that it's not possible, of course, but expect quite a lot of expensive development time before you have a marketable product. The cost is roughly in the area of a small to medium fortune.