House Appropriations Reduces VA Fiscal 2012 IT Budget

David Perera | Fierce Government Health IT | June 2, 2011

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 »

HHS Expects New Data Warehouse to Spur IT Innovations

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | February 14, 2011

The Health & Human Services Department has launched a new Web site aimed at supporting IT researchers and developers in producing innovative software and data services for improved healthcare.

HHS Covets Role as 'Data Sugar Daddy' to App Developers

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | October 13, 2010

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.

FHA Flexes Connectivity in HIMSS Demonstrations

Patty Enrado | Government Health IT | March 4, 2010

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 »

VA, DoD to Test Initial Joint E-health Record in July

Jason Miller | Federal News Radio | May 31, 2011

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.

Executive Feds are Smartphone Savvy, But Lag on Tablets

Joseph Marks | NextGov | June 15, 2011

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 »

Electronic Medical Records Now In All Military Hospitals

Ken Terry | Information Week | June 17, 2011

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 »

EHRs Needed For Comparative Effectiveness Research, Too

Ken Terry | Fierce Health IT | May 28, 2011

A year-old consortium of academic medical centers, pharmaceutical companies, and information technology firms is trying to find a way to harness electronic health records for clinical research...As important as this undertaking is, however, there's another project that could have a far greater and more immediate impact on public health.

OpenClinica Community Virtual Forum

Event Details
Date: 
June 28, 2011 - 11:30am - 1:00pm

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

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
August 9, 2011 - 9:30am - 4:30pm
Location: 
Edinburgh Napier University Merchiston Campus
10 Colinton Road
EH10 5DT, Edinburgh
United Kingdom

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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