People often share more about their health and medical experiences on Facebook than they do with their own doctors. Read More »

Last week, I reported how open source tools make mapping easier. Yesterday, the White House showed how open data can be visualized in a massive new interactive feature posted at WhiteHouse.gov. Read More »

One balance that has to be achieved in open source development is that between the motivation of the individual developer and the organization in which they work. It's important that these don't become at odds with one another, it is possible to make sure they are aligned. Read More »

As House Republicans put forth a budget proposal that seeks to reshape the government-run healthcare programs Medicare and Medicaid, Gallup finds that 1 in 4 U.S. adults, including at least 1 in 10 American adults across all age groups, benefit from one of these programs or military/veterans' benefits. Read More »

CapacityPlus software developer, Carl Leitner, recently traveled to Kenya to advance HR information system (HRIS) strengthening initiatives, including furthering regional support of the iHRIS software, fostering collaboration with other health information systems (HIS) implementers in the region, and gathering feedback for future HRIS-related trainings.

In Nairobi, Carl met with representatives Read More »

Join us on May 19 for the latest in our Open Your World webcast series, an interview with two business veterans, Toni Schneider and Nicolas Pujol on "Why and How to Build an Open Source Business." This seminar for executives, managers, and scholars interested in further exploring open source business will take viewers from philosophical concepts to a hands-on discussion by practitioners for practi Read More »

If the Veterans Affairs Department replaced its existing Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture with commercial software, it would face a bill of $16 billion, Roger Baker, the department's chief information officer, told a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday.

By contrast, the open source software approach now planned by VA will allow the department to upg Read More »

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has selected Perot Systems to manage the pilot deployment of VistA - an open source clinical and healthcare information management system - at two hospitals and a clinic in the capital, Amman. Read More »