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ERP Provider Introduces Integrated ONC-certified EHR Module
Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Intellitek Systems today announced the addition of “EHR by Intellitek” to The Intellitek Open Enterprise Application Suite. EHR by Intellitek is built on top of ICSA Labs-certified OpenEMR, and will potentially qualify Eligible Providers that can demonstrate CMS’ definition of “meaningful use” to capture incentive funds made available through ARRA (American Reinvestment andRecovery Act). Read More »
With a Little Cash, Health IT on the Way
The new federal center set up to launch U.S. health care into the digital age has already certified more than 600 new health information technology products and is ready to start helping providers set these systems up, its new head said on Tuesday. Read More »
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With a Little Cash, Health IT on the Way
The new federal center set up to launch U.S. health care into the digital age has already certified more than 600 new health information technology products and is ready to start helping providers set these systems up, its new head said on Tuesday.
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VA, Utah Plan July Launch to Test Rural Veterans' Data Exchange
The Veterans Affairs Department will launch in July the exchange of veterans’ health records between its medical center and private healthcare providers in rural southeastern Utah. It will be the first demonstration of the VA’s virtual lifetime electronic record (VLER) to concentrate on coordinating care in a rural region. Veterans living in rural areas can face long distances to travel to the closest VA medical center. Read More »
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VA Calls for Open Source Health Record Proposals
The Veterans Affairs Department released last Friday its request for proposals (RFP) for an outfit it calls a Custodial Agent to manage an "open source ecosystem" for development of its next generation electronic health record.
VA said it plans to use the Custodial Agent to set up and manage a code repository that will be used to update its current Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) health as well as provide software to the entire health care community. Read More »
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ERP Provider Introduces Integrated ONC-certified EHR Module
Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Intellitek Systems today announced the addition of “EHR by Intellitek” to The Intellitek Open Enterprise Application Suite. EHR by Intellitek is built on top of ICSA Labs-certified OpenEMR, and will potentially qualify Eligible Providers that can demonstrate CMS’ definition of “meaningful use” to capture incentive funds made available through ARRA (American Reinvestment andRecovery Act). Read More »
Connecticut Pilot Initiative a Success in Exchanging Data to Improve Health Care Quality, Safety and Efficiency
eHealthConnecticut, Inc., today announced that Community Health Center, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) headquartered in Middletown, has joined a select line-up of health care providers participating in the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) Health Information Exchange (HIE) Pilot Project. Read More »
ANIA: ARRA Means ‘Golden’ Days Ahead for Nursing Informaticists
“Now that everybody is trying to get to meaningful use, think of the resource shortage we’re going to have out there. And that’s why all of us are golden…Will there be an increased demand for nursing informaticists? Man, you better believe it,” Delaney proclaimed.
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Meet our Summer of Code 2011 Students
The OpenMRS community is pleased to announce that we will have 17 smart and talented university students working with us over the next several months as part of Google Summer of Code 2011. Read More »
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Meet our Summer of Code 2011 Students
The OpenMRS community is pleased to announce that we will have 17 smart and talented university students working with us over the next several months as part of Google Summer of Code 2011.
InnoCentive Links Problems and Problem-Solvers
InnoCentive is one of the leading companies in crowdsourcing, open innovation, and incentive contests. It recently announced a partnership with Popular Science magazine to facilitate open innovation and greater collaboration in solving challenges in technology, science, and engineering.
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Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference to Focus on Health Information Technology
The final event in the Indiana Life Sciences Collaboration Conference Series for this academic year, will be held on Friday, May 13, in Indianapolis...Robert M. Kolodner, M.D., executive vice president and chief health informatics officer at Open Health Tools Inc. and former national health information technology coordinator at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be the keynote speaker.
Defense and VA Will Make Commercial Software a Top Priority For Joint Electronic Health Record, Memo Says
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments will make the purchase of commercial software their first choice for development of a joint electronic health record, according to a March 25 internal memo signed by top officials in both departments. Read More »
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Collaboration Holds Greatest Potential for Health Innovation
Healthcare leaders recognize that we have been poorly equipped to share patient information and are eager for changes. In fact, a recent survey of top healthcare leaders around the world indicates they’re most concerned with implementing technology that allows doctors to communicate with each other, believing that collaboration and information-sharing among health professionals have the greatest near-term potential for facilitating large-scale health sector innovation. Read More »
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Book Review: Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World
Take for instance open source drug discovery (OSDD): the newest of all the science projects Saini talks about, and a classic example of a tiny oasis of good-calibre science in a vast desert. It’s the brainchild of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) director general Samir Brahmachari, who is himself surprised at the interest OSDD has generated in the international community.
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