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Irish Government Called On To Open Up Its Data to Citizens
The Irish Government is being called upon to open up all data to citizens and enterprising software developers in a move that could drive a raft of new services to citizens, eradicate logjams and lead to greater accountability. By embracing open data principles, open source technology and cloud computing, it is envisaged Ireland could follow in the steps of the US Government and European nations like Norway that have embraced open data principles to great success.
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Conflicts of Interests Among the RUC's Members
Since 2007, we have been writing about the secretive RUC (RBRVS Update Committee), the private AMA committee that somehow has managed to get effective control over how Medicare pays physicians. The RUC has been accused of setting up incentives that strongly favor invasive, high technology procedures while disfavoring primary care and other “cognitive medicine.”
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The Three Most Important Health-Care Graphs in the World
We’re spending more on government-provided health care than most countries where government-provided health care is pretty much all there is. In the end, what’s remarkable about the American health-care system isn’t just how much we spend but how inefficiently we spend it. Read More »
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The IT Reform Agenda: 'Cloud-first' and Mainstreaming of Open Source
Among the steps announced yesterday is that 137 federal data centers will close by the end of the year. (Kundra reported that 39 have already closed.) Almost one-third of the closures – 52 – will occur at the Department of Defense.
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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Open Education
Open source is unfamiliar ground for professors. Not the software, which is well-known at this point. But professors aren't accustomed to open development. They treat open source projects like busy work or an easy way to assign homework. Participating in FOSS projects takes work and time, maybe even six months, which is a big commitment for someone who wants to use it in a one-semester course. A student being sent in to a project without involvement from a professor is a recipe for failure.
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New Book, BioPunk, Chronicles Open, DIY Biotechnology Projects
As we noted in this recent post, slowly but surely, biology and biotechnology efforts that follow open source principles are improving, and as they mature, they could have a profound effect on healthcare, longevity, disease control, and much more. Read More »
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CSIR Goes For A New Patenting Model
India’s premier science council has realised the Western model of patenting doesn’t work in India. ...“Everything is not commerce. I am asking [for] a new developmental model which is people-centric,” says CSIR’s current director general, Samir Brahmachari.
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Aurion Project is Off and Running
The Aurion Project, an evolution of the Federal Health Architecture’s CONNECT open-source project focused on achieving health IT interoperability using nationally recognized standards, is off to an ambitious start. The Aurion Project is chartered by the Alembic Foundation.
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Critical Care Nurses Focus on High Tech
Emerging trends in patient care combine with advances in healthcare technology as thousands of nurses who care for acutely and critically ill patients gather in Chicago this month for their annual conference.
First Community College Consortia Health IT Professionals Graduate!
ONC is excited for the students who will be moving into promising new careers, for the health care providers who will have qualified staff to guide them through the transition to health IT, and for all the patients who stand to benefit from the increased quality and safer care made possible by health IT.
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Slate Pharmaceuticals Selects OpenClinica Enterprise
OpenClinica announced today that Slate Pharmaceuticals has selected the OpenClinica Enterprise clinical trials software solution to power the development of innovative men’s and women’s health products. “Even though we are a small, specialty pharmaceutical company, it is important for us to have a robust and regulatory compliant means for conducting clinical research,” said Christine Burns, Slate’s Clinical Manager. “OpenClinica’s flexible, open technology enables us to undertake higher quality and more efficient clinical trials that can help define important new treatments in the area of men’s health.”
Legion-backed "Medicare at VA" Bill Introduced in House
The leader of The American Legion is urging the organization's members to push for congressional support of a bill that, if enacted, would allow military veterans to use their Medicare benefits at VA (Department of Veterans Affairs) medical facilities. Read More »
Connecticut Pilot Initiative a Success in Exchanging Data to Improve Health Care Quality, Safety and Efficiency
The pilot program, using an information technology system provided by Misys Open Source Solutions (MOSS), is demonstrating the technology and functionality of exchanging health information to benefit patients who receive their care from multiple providers. The initiative gives health care providers access to information that is essential to offering their patients quality, safe and timely care.
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Bosch Healthcare's Health Buddy System Contract Awarded by Department of Veterans Affairs
Robert Bosch Healthcare Inc., a leader in telehealth systems and a division of the Bosch Group, announced today that it was awarded a new contract for its Health Buddy System by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Read More »
ViTelCare Home Health Monitoring Contract With Department of Veterans Affairs Awarded
- Contract expands the use of ViTelCare T400 in-home management system among veterans with chronic conditions, PTSD, substance abuse and other conditions
- ViTelCare is a provider of innovative home telehealth systems to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) since 2004
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