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Alabama and Other Southern States Embracing 'Open Health' Solutions
The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across Alabama and many other states across the U.S. See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in Alabama and neighboring sta Read More »
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Red Hat Innovation Award Finalists in the Healthcare Arena
Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, recently announced the finalists of the seventh annual Red Hat Innovation Awards. The awards program recognizes customers, partners and communities for their outstanding use, innovation, and extension of Red Hat technology. The following are three of the finalists in the healthcare arena. Read More »
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OHNews Weekly Summary - 6/14/2013
June 14, 2013 - The following is a brief summary of some of the hot news items, selected news clips, feature stories, and blogs posted on Open Health News (OHNews) over the past week. Read More »
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VistA and Other 'Open Source' EHR Systems in New York & New England States
The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across New York and many other states across the U.S., especially in the New England region of the country. See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in New York and other New England states. Read More »
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The Health IT Landscape Through the Lens of the State CIO
State Chief Information Officers (CIO) are finding themselves front and center with regards to shaping state strategies and determining how best to use information technology (IT) to achieve key goals related to a number of major state healthcare initiatives. Read More »
EHS and the Hakeem Program Continue to Successfully Implement 'Open' EHR Systems in Jordan
At the most recent WorldVistA Conference held at George Mason University earlier this month, attendees learned about the continued success and progress being made by EHS and the Hakeem Program in implementing EHR systems in public hospitals and clinics throughout Jordan. Read More »
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VistA and Other 'Open Source' EHR Systems in North Carolina & Mid-Atlantic States
The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across North Carolina and many other states across the U.S., especially in the Mid-Atlantic region of the country. See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in North Carolina and other Mid-Atlantic states. Read More »
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Defense Probably Goes Commercial, Not Necessarily Proprietary
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s long-awaited (in health IT circles, anyway) decision on the Department of Defense’s core health IT system has been made. The VA’s VistA system is out as the preferred DoD solution - unless it’s not. I’ll explain. Read More »
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The Next Decade for 'Creative Commons'
Creative Commons just celebrated its 10th birthday. If you go to their web site you can see the "Annual Report from Creative Commons", which highlights many of its accomplishments over the past decade. They have also posted a document entitled "The Future of Creative Commons" that lays out a roadmap for moving forward through the next decade. Read More »
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'Open Source' EHR Systems in Idaho
The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across Idaho and many other states across the U.S. See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in the state. Read More »
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