Publications
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TechWeb: Open Source White Papers
An online, digital library containing a wide range of white papers on the topic of 'Open Source' activities & solutions has been made available by UBM TechWeb. See TechWeb Digital Library.
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The Dynamics of Opening Government Data
Governments around the world are working to advance open government principles in a way that responds to their own unique context. One way they are doing this is by developing the appropriate policies and management practices that allow them to open their government data by taking full advantage of the increasing power of information and communication technologies. Read More »
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The Informatics Review (TIR)
The Informatics Review (TIR) is the e-journal of the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS). The Informatics Review seeks to promote the science of clinical informatics by publishing concise reviews of well-documented, peer-reviewed articles on a diverse range of clinical informatics topics from the leading medical and informatics journals. See TIR eJournal.
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The Power of Open
The world has experienced an explosion of openness. From individual artists opening their creations for input from others, to governments requiring publicly funded works be available to the public, both the spirit and practice of sharing is gaining momentum and producing results. Read More »
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The TIGER Initiative Summary Report
The Summary Report of the TIGER Initiave is entitled "Collaborating to Increase Evidence and Informatics Into Nursing Practice & Education". TIGER is an acronym for Technology
Informatics Guiding Education Reform. Read More »
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The use of open source Electronic Health Records within the federal safety net
A recent study published by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), examined the "Use of Open Source Electronic Health Records within the Federal Safety Net." Read More »
Trends in eHealth Report
The Everest Group Outsourcing Center and Wipro conducted a survey in 2010 that examined current trends and approaches to eHealth initiatives of organizations worldwide. Survey respondents were from five continents and various regions, with the highest percentage of participants from the U.S. (35.6%), Asia (30%), and Europe (17.6%). Read More »
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U.K. Department of Health: eHealth Information Strategy - 2012
The focus of the U.K. Department of Health's Information Strategy is on: Read More »
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U.K. Government: Open Standards & Open Opportunities
The United Kingdom (U.K.) has published a series of documents supporting its policy of improving the transparency and accountability of government and its services.
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U.N. Report: mHealth for Development
In 2009, the U.N. Foundation released a report entitled, "mHealth for Development: The Opportunity of Mobile Technology for Healthcare in the Developing World." This report examines issues at the heart of the rapidly evolving intersection of mobile phones and healthcare. It helps the reader to understand mHealth’s scope and implementation across developing regions, the health needs to which mHealth can be applied, and the mHealth applications that promise the greatest impact on heath care initiatives. Read More »
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U.S. Open Government Directive
The President of the United States instructed the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue an Open Government Directive in 2009. It is intended to direct executive departments and agencies to take specific actions to implement the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration set forth in the President’s Memorandum. Read More »
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UK Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards: Achieving an Integrated Digital Care Record
"Safer Hospitals, Safer Wards: Achieving an Integrated Digital Care Record" lays out the vision and guidance for the UK National Health Service (NHS) and its committment to Transparency`– the safe sharing of data and information between clinicians and with patients – and Participation – supporting patients and the public to take more control of their health and care. Read More »
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Understanding Open Source & Free Software Licensing
Free and open source development models have made tremendous contributions to computing, sustaining both research and commercial projects and making it easier for large groups of people, who may not even be acquainted, to help each other. While this growing activity has a promising future, all of this work is built on top of licenses—legal documents—that often are difficult to understand. Read More »
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Versita Publishing
Academic publishing house Versita also operates Versita Open, one of the world’s leading Open Access platforms, hosting full texts of nearly 200 scholarly journals that concurrently belong to many societies, universities and research institutes. Besides the open access platform, Versita also publishes journals in a subscription based model.
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VistA Ecosystem: Current Status and Future Directions
In October 2010, the Institute for Software Research at Carnegie Mellon University released a report entitled "The VistA Ecosystem: Current Status and Future Directions". They concluded that if done correctly, the VistA software could form the basis of a thriving ecosystem that would drive down cost and unleash innovation in healthcare. Read More »
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