The Health & Human Services Department plans in December to release significantly more health-related data to spur commercial development of new software applications designed to help patients, providers and policymakers make better health care decisions.
House Appropriations Reduces VA Fiscal 2012 IT Budget
Veterans Affairs Department spending on information technology would have to go down slightly next fiscal year if the House Appropriations Committee gets its way. Read More »
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FHA Flexes Connectivity in HIMSS Demonstrations
The FHA was a part of an interoperability showcase set up at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference this week, which FHA program manager Vish Sankaran said was evidence of the arrival of "a new era of collaboration and innovation." Read More »
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VA, DoD to Test Initial Joint E-health Record in July
Defense and Veterans Affairs department officials will meet June 23 to approve a major step in a four-to-six year marathon to have a joint electronic health record.
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Executive Feds are Smartphone Savvy, But Lag on Tablets
The results [of the survey] suggest government executives could benefit from a more diverse array of agency-provided devices. They also indicate some executives might be using personal tablets for work despite security concerns and prohibitions. Read More »
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Electronic Medical Records Now In All Military Hospitals
The EMR system installed by CliniComp in all 59 U.S. military hospitals worldwide is not yet connected to the military clinical information system. Read More »
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OpenClinica Community Virtual Forum
Part of creating a leading open-source solution that is free to use and develop is the active participation of diverse users and software developers in the development process. The OpenClinica Virtual Forum is an open environment to share ideas, promote collaboration within the community, and determine future direction for the use and development of OpenClinica.
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Open Source, Geo & Health Workshop
The GECO (#jiscgeco or #jiscgeo) project invites you to spend a day exploring Open Source, Geo & Health through a programme of speakers and hands on activities.
In keeping with Open Source we are keen that you bring your own ideas into the day we welcome contributions from anyone interested in the connections between health and geography.
If you have an idea or would like to present your own work on health and open geo then please indicate this when you book your place and/or email the GECO team ([email protected]).
Please let your colleagues, friends and contacts know about this free event which we hope will be a really valuable opportunity for discussion, exchange of ideas and hands-on activity. You can also follow tweets from the day via the hashtag #gecohealth.
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