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Publications include major reports, studies, surveys, white papers, and peer reviewed journal articles focused on open source, health IT, and the health care industry.

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NASCIO Report: The Health IT Landscape in the States - 2013

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) released a report entitled "The Health IT Landscape in the States: Through the Lens of the State CIO" in June 2013. Read More »

National Prevention Strategy: America’s Plan for Better Health & Wellness

In June 2011, the National Prevention, Health Promotion, & Public Health Council announced the release of the National Prevention Strategy, a comprehensive plan that will help increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.  The National Prevention Strategy recognizes that good health comes not just from receiving quality medical care, but also from clean air a Read More »

National Strategy for Civil Earth Observations

Each year, Federal agencies invest billions of dollars in Civil Earth Observations. Through these investments, the U.S. government ensures that the Nation’s decision makers have the information they need about climate and weather, disaster events, land-use change, ecosystem health, natural resources, and many other characteristics of the planet. Read More »

NLM Bookshelf

NCBI Bookshelf provides free access to books and documents in life science and healthcare. A vital node in the data-rich resource network at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Most of the books in our collection are provided in collaboration with the book publishers. Bookshelf enables users to easily browse, retrieve, and read content, and spurs discovery of related information.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books

O'Reilly Open Books

O'Reilly has published numerous books over the years using an open copyright license. They have partnered with two innovative non-profit organizations in this effort - Creative Commons and the Internet Archive. Many of the books are about the topic of open source or are about specific open source projects, languages, and products, e.g. Read More »

OHN Recommended Reading List - 2010

The following is our initial list of recommended books to read on collaboration, open source, and open health IT systems:

•  Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia - September 2010
•  The Open Innovation Revolution - 2010
•  Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything - 2008
•  The Open Source Alternative: Understanding Risks and Leveraging Opportunities  - February 2008
•  Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care Is Better Than Yours, 2nd Edition - 2010
•  Medical Informatics 20/20: Improving Quality and Electronic Health Records through Collaboration, Open Solutions, & Innovation – January 2007
•  Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Revolution - October 2005
•  Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software – June 2005
•  Innovation Happens Elsewhere: Open Source as Business Strategy - 2005
•  Understanding Open Source & Free Software Licensing - 2004
•  The Cathedral & The Bazaar – February 2001 Read More »

OMICS Group

OMICS Publishing Group through its Open Access Initiative is committed to make genuine and reliable contributions to the scientific community. OMICS Publishing Group and various Scientific International Societies have taken a significant step ahead and chosen Open Access with OMICS to promote the wide variety of research published all over the world. Read More »

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http://www.omicsonline.org/international-societies-world-fedarations-scientific-...

Online Journal of Nursing Informatics

The Online Journal of Nursing Informatics (OJNI) is a free, international, professional, refereed publication that focuses on nursing informatics in all practice settings. OJNI is committed to addressing the theoretical and practical aspects of nursing informatics as it relates to the art of nursing.

Open Data Handbook

The Open Data Handbook introduces you to legal, social and technical aspects of 'open data'. It explains the basic concepts of ‘open data’ and especially open government data. It covers how open data creates value and can have a positive impact in many different areas. Read More »

Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons

Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons provides teaching and learning materials that you may freely use and reuse, without charge. OER Commons provides a single point of access through which educators, students, and all learners can search,browse, evaluate, and discuss over 30,000 high-quality OER publications of all sorts. Read More »

Open Genomics Journal

The Open Genomics Journal is an 'Open Access' online journal which publishes research articles, reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues in all areas of genetics and functional genomics. It is a peer-reviewed journal produced by Bentham Science Publishers, and is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field of genomics.

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http://www.benthamscience.com/open/togenj/

Open Geriatric Medicine Journal

The Open Geriatric Medicine Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes original research articles, reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues on clinical and experimental research in geriatric medicine. Read More »

Open Medicine

Open Medicine is a peer-reviewed, independent, 'open access' general medical journal. The mission of Open Medicine is to facilitate the equitable global dissemination of high-quality health research; to promote international dialogue and collaboration on health issues; to improve clinical practice; and to expand and deepen the understanding of health and health care. Read More »

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http://www.openmedicine.ca/

Open Source Integrity Report - 2011

Coverity Scan is the largest public-private sector research project in the world focused on open
source integrity, originally initiated in 2006 with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Coverity has worked with over 300 of the most widely adopted open source projects over the past Read More »

Open Source Software & U.S. Government Acquisitions

This white paper by David Wheeler provides a high level overview about Open Source Software (OSS), what it is, why all major OSS products are essentially very similar to commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software, how OSS developed, and how it can be applied to U.S. government acquisitions. Read More »

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http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/oss-government-acquisitions.html