OHNews Weekly Summary - 9/14/2013

September 14, 2013-The following is a brief listing of some of the hot news items, selected news clips, feature stories, calendar events, and blogs posted on Open Health News (OHNews) over the past week that we believe will be of interest to our readers across the U.S. and around the world.

Two of the key themes running through the news this week involved:  (1) Both public and private sector organizations around the world continuing to embrace 'Open Source', 'Open Access', and 'Open Architecture; and (2) Continued growth and activity within the emerging 'Open Hardware' movement along with the associated development of innovative new products.

Roger Maduro
Publisher & Managing Editor, Open Health News

Headlines

OHNews-News & Blog Posts

• VA CIO Lays out Open Source Strategy at OSEHRA Conference
• Linux & Open Source EHR Training at VISTA Academy Expo 2013
• Mirth Systems Acquired by Quality Systems

Selected News Clips

• When It's At The Border, Your Data Is Fair Game — Even On Your Laptop
• MGMA Survey: Physician Practices Report Increased Health IT Costs
• Building Local Skills To Support The Open Source iHRIS Software
• Asia’s Leading Oncology Journal Cancer Science Adopts Open Access
• Self-Preservation Chokes Open Science, Kills The Patient
• A Peek At The Open Hardware Summit 2013
• Humetrix Mobile Application iBlueButton wins 2013 Mobile Merit Award
• Indian Companies opt for Open Source Softwares to cut costs
• Teen inventor uses 3D printing to revolutionize prosthetics
• Open Source Opens the Way to Black Duck IPO Talk

Calendar of Events

• LinuxCon North America 2013
• National Health IT Week 2013
• 3rd Annual Consumer Health IT Summit
• Open Knowledge Conference (OKCon)
• FOSS4G 2013 Conference
• 5th Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA) Conference
• Health 2.0: 7th Annual Conference
• Open World Forum 2013
• 2013 OpenMRS Implementers Meeting
• VISTA Academy Expo 2013