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Advanced Practice RNs are Frugal Fix to Doc Shortage
Enabling nurses to perform to the fullest extent of their training and allowing them to act as full partners with other healthcare professionals will help the healthcare industry produce much needed caregivers, and at lower costs, according to an article in the April issue of John Hopkins' Nursing Magazine.
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Community Code Contribution and Integration WG Wiki
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), through its cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid®, or caBIG®, initiative has developed an information network that connects the cancer research community and enables the sharing of tools and data through a common, standards-based electronic infrastructure. Since its inception, over 70 tools have been developed through the caBIG® program, all of which follow the caBIG® guidelines of "open source, open access, open development and federation" and are accordingly covered by a non-viral open source license.
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Open Source HIE Software Upgraded
The Alembic Foundation, recently created to improve the federally funded CONNECT health information exchange software and release it to the open market, has completed its first major upgrade, now available for download. Multiple bugs have been fixed and additional functionality added in a new version, called Aurion 4.0.
The Aurion Open Source Community Releases Aurion 4.0
Alembic Foundation's First New Release of Aurion Open Source Health Information Exchange Software Includes Major Enhancements, Including Support for Multiple Assigning Authority
House Committee Slashes Defense Funding for Electronic Health Records, Satellite Systems
Two House Armed Services Committee panels on Tuesday sharply reduced budgets for the next-generation electronic health record system and key Defense Department communications systems pending receipt of reports requested by the panels. Read More »
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State Department Is Trying To Make A Thousand Ushahidis Bloom
When the earthquake decimated Haiti last year, technologists around the world converged online to develop tools to help rescuers find victims and raise funds.
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Health Reform Likely to Expand Role of Nurses; Oregon, Washington Ahead of Most States
Oregon and Washington are among 16 states with liberal practice laws to allow licensed nurse practitioners to care for patients, order diagnostic tests and prescribe pharmaceuticals without a physician's oversight.
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Health IT Alters Doctor-Patient Interactions
Physicians who use health IT to streamline administrative functions could spend more time with patients, a new survey suggests.
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Thinking Open Source: How Startups Destroy a Culture of Fear
Software engineers of corporate America are wired in a way that promotes fear. It hurts creativity and growth. And open source is finally changing that. I now find myself surrounded by a new generation of entrepreneurs that are defined by what my generation created: open source.
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DoD to Participate in VA Selection of Open Source 'Custodial Agent'
The Defense Department will participate in the Veterans Affairs Department's source selection of a "custodial agent" meant to set up a moderated open source electronic health record development ecosystem, VA and DoD representatives said May 3. Read More »
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An Uncertain Prognosis for Personal Health Records
PHRs have so far gone the way of electronic health records (EHRs): an initial splash of attention followed by glacially slow adoption. PHR technology emerged about a decade ago and, by most accounts, remains far from achieving wide public acceptance. However, prospects might be brightening. Read More »
The Military Can Take Care of Bin Laden -- Let's Take Care of Homeless Veterans
In Los Angeles, 15 percent of the homeless population are veterans who have succumbed to homelessness. The street outreach workers that work for my agencies state that, of the homeless people they see, 20 percent are veterans. That means the men and women who fought in our wars are overrepresented on our streets.
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Open-Source Operating Systems Open Vast Profit Potential
Open-source software will disrupt a range of existing industries. Computing is already undergoing radical upheavals, but eventually, even our banking system will transform due to the open-source revolution. Read More »
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Meaningfully Prepared Health IT Graduates Ready to Work
This spring, students graduating workforce training programs at 84 community colleges across the country will be ready to help primary care physicians deploy and meaningfully use EHRs for patient benefit.
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Healthcare Tech Firm's, Phyaura® EHR v4.0 is Now Federally Certified as a Complete Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Phyaura, LLC, a Tampa Bay-based healthcare technology company, has received the federal government’s “meaningful use” stamp of approval by earning certification under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office of the National Coordinator Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB) program.Tested and certified under the Drummond Group's Electronic Health Records Office, the software is 2011/2012 compliant in accordance with the criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This certification officially deems PHYAURA® EHR capable of enabling doctors and other health providers to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
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