Black Book Poll: Providers Demand Usability In EHR Replacement
“EHR backlash” is more than a popular hashtag on Twitter, and EHR usability still has a long, long way to go, according to a new poll of nearly 2900 providers conducted by Black Book Market Research. Read More »
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UPDATE 1-Apple, Google, Dozens Of Others Urge U.S. Surveillance Disclosures
Dozens of companies, non-profits and trade organizations including Apple Inc, Google Inc and Facebook Inc sent a letter on Thursday pushing the Obama administration and Congress for more disclosures on the government's national security-related requests for user data. Read More »
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App Discovery – Firefox OS For Developers: The Platform HTML5 Deserves
In the previous edition of this video series we introduced FirefoxOS and what it means for the open web and HTML5. We explained that apps for FirefoxOS are HTML5 apps, and could be as simple as a mobile-optimised web site with a manifest file. Read More »
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An Example Of Open Source Drug Discovery
“Open Source Drug Discovery? How does that work?” I am asked this quite a lot. There are some principles and core practices that are involved, embodied in the Six Laws, but those are quite hifalutin. Let me give a practical example. Read More »
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3 Reasons Most EHR Vendors Will Be Out Of Business By 2017
The crowded field of electronic health record vendors likely will be slashed to less than half by 2017, or by the implementation of Meaningful Use Stage 3--whichever comes first--according to a new Black Book Market Research report. Read More »
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OHNews Weekly Summary - 7/20/2013
July 20, 2013 - The following is a brief listing of some of the hot news items, selected news clips, feature stories, and blogs posted on Open Health News (OHNews) over the past week that we believe will be of interest to our readers across the U.S. and around the world. Read More »
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It's Going to be Huge! Google Glass, Open Source, & Healthcare
Earlier this month, Dr. Rafael Grossmann made the news with his his first Google Glass aided surgery. This grabbed the attention of a lot of people in healthcare. Developers associated with the healthcare industry and the global 'open source' health IT community are now starting to get very active in this arena - exploring this emerging technology and creating the first generation of medical software apps for Google Glass. This whole area is going to be huge! Read More »
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VNI Service Award Finalist Pierre Omadjela Uses FrontlineSMS To Raise Malaria Prevention Awareness In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo
[...] The President’s Malaria Initiative, launched in 2005 through USAID, provides malaria prevention and treatment in five provinces, which make up 26% of the DRC’s health zones. Read More »
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Strengthening Participatory Organization Uses FrontlineSMS In Pakistan To Improve Service Delivery After Floods
When monsoons flooded southern Pakistan in 2011, the Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) quickly implemented a disaster relief project to distribute food items and shelter. This case study takes a look at their work, in collaboration with the Popular Engagement Policy Lab and Raabta Consultants, using FrontlineSMS to improve services in the aftermath of disaster. Read More »
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Hacker Conference To Feds: Stay Home
An annual hacker conclave in Las Vegas known as DEF CON in recent years had let the likes of the National Security Administration director mingle with attendees to recruit U.S. cyber warriors -- but not this year. Read More »
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