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  Open Source Clinical Trial Software Gets Attention at DIA Annual Meeting
Bioinformatics Posted by Benjamin Baumann on Monday May 12, @04:46PM
from the bioinformatics dept.
Open source in clinical research will be the topic of a panel discussion at the upcoming DIA Annual Meeting June 24th in Boston.
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  GHIT: HIEs consider move to Mirth
Interesting Developments Posted by Ignacio Valdes, MD, MS on Wednesday May 07, @09:47PM
from the Mirth dept.
Government Health IT is reporting what we are seeing on the ground, namely that Open Source looks like it is going to own the HIE space, particularly because of Mirth: 'Mirth, an open source middleware solution, is gaining ground among health information exchanges. WebReach, a health information technology consultancy in Irvine, Calif., rolled out Mirth 1.0 as HL7-supporting messaging middleware in July 2006...HIEs using Mirth include HealthBridge in the metro Cincinnati area, an exchange in Tarrant County, Texas, and an exchange in Mendocino County, Calif. In addition, an HIE launching in Houston is evaluating Mirth, Teichrow said. He said other HIEs also may be using Mirthl, and noted that he is primarily familiar with those that purchase support from WebReach...'
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  Health Software Developer Ponders Licenses
Interesting Developments Posted by John Norris on Monday May 05, @06:46PM
from the legal dept.
Over at Curing Healthcare, Steve Beller has created a next generation personal health record that looks pretty interesting. He posts on the ins and outs of open source copyright and asks for comments and suggestions.
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  WorldVistA Education Conference: Early Bird Pricing runs out at Midnight!
VistA Posted by David Whitten on Monday May 05, @04:04PM
from the WorldVistA Education Seminar at Pittsburgh PA, May 27-30, 2008 dept.
The Early Bird Price break runs out today (May 5th) at Midnight. Save $250 over the regular price! The Second WorldVistA Education Seminar is being taught at the Robert Morris University this month, from May 27-30. Details here.
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  New OpenEHR Strategic Direction
Interesting Developments Posted by Tim Cook on Saturday May 03, @08:18AM
from the of interoperability dept.
Thomas Beale, Chair of the openEHR Foundation Architecture Review Board (ARB) has posted a message describing some goals for the coming year. These include a vision, roadmap and strategies for the architecture and clinical modeling. Read more; for the entire email with links and descriptions.
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  Dr. iPhone, I presume? ZDNet covers ClearHealth on the iPhone
ClearHealth Posted by David Uhlman on Thursday May 01, @03:05AM
from the ClearHealth dept.
Dana Blankenhorn over at ZDNet interviewed myself and one of our customers regarding their use of ClearHealth on the iPhone. Let's see how long it takes the proprietary guys to get in the game. See the article at http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=922. We need to update our downloads in the forum with the latest release which should happen later this week. If you have AppTapp you can download the software from (iPhone Required): http://demo.clear-health.com/apptap
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  OpenEMR HQ to offer second online training session
OpenEMR Posted by David Kennerson on Monday April 28, @10:13PM
from the OpenEMR dept.
OpenEMR HQ, Inc., announced today that it plans to offer a second online training session for those interested in the OpenEMR software but who aren't able to attend an in-person event at their Tulsa facility. More after the break.
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  OpenClinica Community Surpasses 3,500 Members
Interesting Developments Posted by Benjamin Baumann on Wednesday April 23, @08:33AM
from the OpenClinica dept.
OpenClinica Community Surpasses 3,500 Members; Increases 155% in One Year

Popularity Further Establishes OpenClinica as the Most Widely Used Open Source System for eClinical Research
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  Multinational Collaboration Promotes Use of Open-Source Software in Health IT Projects
International/Europe Posted by Alesha Adamson on Tuesday April 22, @04:30PM
from the OpenHealth Tools dept.
In an iHealthBeat Special Report, experts on open-source software discussed the next steps for Open Health Tools, an initiative designed to encourage the use of the software and promote interoperability in health care.
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  Florida Hospital Migrates to Linux
Interesting Developments Posted by Ignacio H. Valdes, MD, MS on Sunday April 13, @09:05PM
from the interesting-developments dept.
Linux Insider has an article about a Florida hospital and others going Linux: The healthcare industry in general and hospitals in particular are very conservative about trying anything new. Healthcare officials are often reluctant to risk the reliability and security they perceive in their existing computer networks, according to Red Hat officials specializing in healthcare technology. Over the last two years, however, healthcare and hospital network administrators are discovering open source as more affordable than proprietary installations. "Red Hat Linux and JBoss have become leading platforms for hospitals," Richard Li, product marketing director for healthcare at Red Hat, told LinuxInsider. This link courtesy of Fred Trotter.
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