Can the Government Really Move to Open Source IT? [UK]
The government has started making serious noises about using open source products. Bill McCluggage, deputy government CIO, held a meeting on Monday with suppliers to discuss the desire for much wider use of open source in public sector IT.
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Can Health Care 2.0 Be as Easy as Craigslist? Craig Thinks So
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is optimistic about the health care industry’s 21st-century makeover: mobile electronic health records, remote patient monitoring, and a new corporate culture, friendly to the open-source systems and workplace democracy in which tech innovation thrives.
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Bringing Information Sharing to Healthcare
The Direct Project took a page from the open source community by bringing together several dozen organizations to collaborate to create "a simple, secure, scalable, standards-based way for participants to send authenticated, encrypted health information directly to known, trusted recipients over the Internet."
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Health Information Technology 101: An Update and Overview of the Policy Issues Regarding PHRs, EMRs, eRX, HIEs, Home Monitoring; Telemedicine and More
Join us for the next Capitol Hill HIT lunch briefing program Wednesday, March 9th, in Room 2456 Rayburn, 12:30 – 2:00 pm focused on: “Health Information Technology 101: An Update and Overview of the Policy Issues Regarding PHRs, EMRs, eRX, HIEs, Home Monitoring; Telemedicine and More”. Read More »
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OpenClinica 2011 Global Conference
The 2011 OpenClinica Global Conference will be held May 8-9 in Boston, Massachusetts. Hundreds of colleagues from industry, academic, and government organizations will meet to learn about OpenClinica and participate in many of the forums and activities.
Consider attending this event if you want to:
- Understand how open source can enhance clinical trial productivity
- Interact with other people who use OpenClinica and develop code for the software
- Learn about best practices for using OpenClinica in various settings
- Share with others the work you have done around OpenClinica
- Use OpenClinica in highly regulated settings
- Learn how open source can facilitate leading-edge eclinical objectives such as integration of EDC and EMR
- Obtain User, Developer, or IT System Admin training.
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VA Blue Button Moves Ahead With Vets Health Records
The Blue Button is a way for a vet to download their personal health record, maybe to bring to a doctor or clinic. Blue Button draws mostly on data entered by the vet, but also has a connection to health information from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Direct Gathers Steam
Recently, the AAFP and Surescripts announced Physicians Direct, a secure messaging service for providers. Think of the implications of this. One of the largest PHR providers in the country is on the network, one of the largest network of doctors is on this network. We are watching the birth of the Health Internet.
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Public v Private Isn't the Issue - What's Best Is Key [UK]
[British Prime Minister] David Cameron has made an unequivocal declaration that he aims to release the iron grip of state control on all public services, unleashing fierce competition and breaking inert monopolies.
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Organic Health Response/Inveneo: Using the Net to Fight AIDS in Kenya
The folks at Organic Health Response are doing really good stuff, using IT and environmental sustainability on Mfangano Island in Western Kenya to work against HIV/AIDS across Lake Victoria.
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Open Source Go-To-Market Success: Liferay CEO Bryan Cheung (Part 1)
Bryan Cheung is the CEO and co-founder of Liferay. Drawing on his technical experience, understanding of customer needs, and a passion for end users, Bryan leads Liferay in meeting its commitment to deliver focused and effective business solutions to its customers and its community.
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