iHRIS Data Used For Public Registration Website in Uganda
The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council recently launched a registration website that makes it easy for employers and managers of health professionals and the public to check on which medical officers are licensed to work in the country. Read More »
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Efforts to Streamline Military Records, Services Face Scrutiny
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department, the two largest federal agencies, have failed to streamline veterans services and share records, wasting hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Read More »
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Lynn Cites Progress in DOD, VA Partnership
The partnership to ensure seamless transitions for wounded warriors from military to Veterans Affairs medical care has made significant progress, but work remains to be done, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here today. Read More »
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Bridging the Canadian Chasm
This paper describes a solution based on the open source product Mirth Connect and Karos’ Rialto Toolkit, that publishes patient health information from the HIAL to IHE XDS.
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CaBIG: Cancer Research Boon or Bane?
The National Cancer Institute’s data-sharing program, CaBIG, received poor marks in a recent review. Read More »
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Implantable eCare Systems
Low cost and high-performance implantable health care solutions based on emerging nanotechnologies will dramatically change the daily clinical practices of many health care providers and the lives of the patients they treat. Read More »
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Multi-dimensions of Healthcare
In the international presence of experts in the field of medicine, I thought of sharing Indian experience aiming bringing down the cost of new drugs, particularly TB and Malaria. This experience of India relates to healthcare domain through Open Source movement based on the new and innovative approach in soliciting the contribution from the young minds across the world.
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Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse
There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we can prepare for. Take a zombie apocalypse for example. That’s right, I said z-o-m-b-i-e a-p-o-c-a-l-y-p-s-e. You may laugh now, but when it happens you’ll be happy you read this, and hey, maybe you’ll even learn a thing or two about how to prepare for a real emergency. Read More »
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SOA in Healthcare Conference: Program and First Keynote Announced
OMG® and Health Level Seven® International (HL7), along with Open Health Tools and the Business Ecology® Initiative, today announced the first keynote and that the program for the fourth annual SOA in Healthcare conference: “SOA Road-map to Integration: Architecting Interoperability in Healthcare” is now available. The conference will be held July 13-15, 2011 at the Hyatt Dulles, in Herndon, VA. Registration and program details may be found online at http://www.omg.org/hc-pr.
The program has been divided into three principal tracks. The first track features case studies bringing to light experiences organizations have had as they take on interoperability and integration challenges. The second track highlights the architecture and implementation approaches. Finally, the program includes a track geared toward professional development featuring tutorials and workshops. Every effort has been made to balance the program between healthcare-focused topics and more broadly applicable sessions on best practices, techniques, and approaches.
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Baker: Federal CIOs Will Embrace a 'Bring-your-own-device' Strategy in Less Than 2 Years
In less than 2 years, federal agencies will allow workers to use a single, employee-provided mobile device for work with the ability to connect to the network, predicted Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker. Read More »
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