CONNECT

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ONC Posts Connect 4.0 Open Source HIE Tool

Tom Sullivan | Government Health IT | February 12, 2013

Continuing to advance its health information exchange offerings, ONC posted Connect 4.0 on Monday and the latest iteration brings the HIE platform closer to a day when ONC might turn it over to the open source community. Read More »

Open Health Tools Takes on Governance and Code Management of CONNECT

Press Release | CONNECT, Federal Health Architecture (FHA), Open Health Tools (OHT) | April 2, 2014

The CONNECT Team and the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) are proud to say that we have reached a critical milestone in the CONNECT program. As part of the program’s development, CONNECT is no longer a federated program. Open Health Tools (OHT), a 501(c)(6) non-profit organization that governs open source communities and provides a framework for individuals, vendors, and government to collaborate on health IT projects, has taken on the responsibility of governance and code management of CONNECT. Read More »

Open Source EHR Company Achieves 48 Percent Revenue Growth in 2016

Press Release | Medsphere Systems Corporation | January 4, 2017

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology (IT) solutions and services, is welcoming the new year with excitement and anticipation following a busy and historic 2016. Significant recent achievements include an expansion of company products and services as well as a record number of new clients and unprecedented revenue growth. The company’s ongoing efforts to make affordable healthcare IT more widely available have resulted in specific indicators from the previous calendar year of growth and success...

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Q&A: Moving From A PCMH To A 'Medical Neighborhood' Via Direct

Tom Sullivan | Government Health IT | May 31, 2012

Sharing medical records between different vendors' EHRs is one of the meaningful use Stage 2 measures that some folks would like to see yanked – but not MedAllies' Holly Miller, MD, or John Blair, MD. Read More »

Report From HIMSS 2012: Toward Interoperability and Openness

Andy Oram | O'Reilly Radar | February 22, 2012

I was wondering how it would feel to be in the midst of 35,000 people whose livelihoods are driven by the decisions of a large institution at the moment when that institution releases a major set of rules. I didn't really find out, though. The 35,000 people I speak of are the attendees of the HIMSS conference and the institution is the Department of Health and Human Services. Read More »

CONNECT Sprint Review Webinar

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When: 
July 30, 2012 - 10:00am - 12:00pm

Work on CONNECT Release 4.0 has begun, and the CONNECT team wants to encourage active participation from the CONNECT community in our development processes for the newest release. Release 4.0 sprint reviews and planning sessions are open to the public and a great way to engage with the CONNECT product team and community. Read More »

George Mason University Hosts CONNECT Code-A-Thon

Event Details
Type: 
Conference
Date: 
August 16, 2012 - 8:00am - August 17, 2012 - 5:00pm
Location: 
George Mason University
United States

George Mason University is hosting the CONNECT Code-A-Thon on August 16-17, at The Hub - and registration is still open! This event includes plenary sessions, expert panels, and most importantly, working sessions where participants will be working side-by-side with other professionals from the government and private sector. It is also a free-form hackathon that provides the flexibility to work on projects you're interested in, and an opportunity to network with other organizations with similar interests and requirements. Read More »

CONNECT Review & Planning Webinar

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When: 
October 9, 2012 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Sponsor: 
HHS / ONC

The CONNECT Team welcomes active participation by others in the CONNECT community during this bi-weekly meeting to discuss the exciting new features being built into CONNECT 4.0. You can participate by reviewing design approaches, contributing code, building test cases, and performing pre-release testing and validation – or by simply following the community’s progress on Release 4.0.

CONNECT User Group Meeting At George Washington University

Event Details
Type: 
Open Source Event
Date: 
May 21, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: 
George Washington University
800 21st St., NW
Washington, DC
United States

The Federal Health Architecture (FHA) will host the first CONNECT User Group Meeting on May 21, 2013! Join FHA and the CONNECT Team for this one-day event that will:

  • Highlight the progress being made to enable successful health information exchange (HIE) between and among federal agencies and other health organizations
  • Introduce new capabilities and features in CONNECT, the dynamic software that enables the secure exchange of health information
  • Address how CONNECT adopters are using it today
  • Discuss how to implement CONNECT
  • Provide a forum for discussion on CONNECT’s architecture and future developments

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