A new Defense Department-sponsored document urges the department to adopt more open source technology development. The document touts open source development as a way to increase innovation, agility and application security even in an environment of constrained resources.

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The Department of Defense (DOD) has released a landmark guide for using open-source and open-standards technology to develop software in the U.S. military. Read More »

We've already seen mounting evidence that the numerous benefits of open source software are making a big impression on businesses far and wide, and this week saw the release of yet more data corroborating that fact. Read More »

Open source software will have a widening role in future health IT systems, according to a report titled “Open Source, Open Standards and Health Care Information Systems,” which was first published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Read More »

Like Vermont, lawmakers in California are now considering legislation that would create a single-payer system, reports the Merced Sun-Star. Read More »

Epic Systems came up recently when five members of a congressional delegation, including Tammy Baldwin, sent a letter to the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, asking them to consider using a commercial off the shelf system for their electronic health records solution.  The letter cited Kaiser Permanente, Cedars Sinai and Cleveland Clinic as model examples – all Epic Systems installations.
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The Veterans Health Administration has not adequately managed a large chunk of funds associated with a program that provides patient services to vets in rural areas, according to a report from the department's inspector general. Read More »

Within two months from now the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense will have completed a graphical user interface for its integrated electronic health record, or iEHR, said VA Deputy Secretary Scott Gould, during a May 18 hearing of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Read More »

As the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) build their electronic medical record systems to serve veterans and active duty service members, both organizations lack a coordinated health information technology management plan to jointly address common healthcare business needs, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) official said. Read More »

The first milestone for the upcoming joint Veterans Affairs and Defense Department electronic health record platform is a common graphical user interface to be in place by July, according to W. Scott Gould, deputy secretary for the VA. Read More »