News Clips

HIStalk Interviews Paul Hensler, CEO, Kern Medical Center

HIStalk | HIStalk | September 4, 2010

It’s difficult for a small- to medium-sized hospital to be looking at a $40 million expenditure for an EMR system. Do you feel that you had to give up something to go with OpenVista or do you have any regrets?

Not yet. We started integrated testing this morning. As of midday, it’s going very well. It looks like it’s a system that will work for us. Read More »

OpenMRS and AMIA Launch Innovative Partnership

Press Release | AMIA, OpenMRS | September 1, 2010

AMIA, the U.S.-based association for medical informatics professionals, has launched a non-profit organization called the Global Health Informatics Partnership (GHIP) to serve as an international center for collaborative initiatives on health informatics. 

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Indian Hospital Adopts the Cloud to Increase Its Reach

John Ribeiro | PC World | September 1, 2010

Max Healthcare, a large hospital chain in India, said on Wednesday that it has moved its Health Information System (HIS) to a private cloud-computing system, making it easier to treat and follow up with patients from any of its locations across the country...The rollout, starting January, will be around the open source VistA (Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) EHR system. 

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The Downside of Medicare--And Alternatives

Saul Friedman | Huffington Post | September 1, 2010

We could have done better than Medicare or the cumbersome health reforms, most of which won't take effect until 2014, if the nation wasn't so stuck in an ideological rut. One great alternative is called socialized medicine and it's practiced right here in the U.S.--the Veterans Administration hospitals and health services.

 

VA's Baker: No Wholesale Dumping of MUMPS

David Perera | FierceGovernmentIT | August 30, 2010

As the Veterans Affairs Department sorts through responses to a request for information on the viability of open source software as a component of the VistA electronic health record architecture, it's also making clear that the MUMPS programing language will continue to underpin VistA in the near term.

MUMPS to be Retained For VA VistA System -- For Now

Alice Lipowicz | Federal Computer Week | August 27, 2010

MUMPS is here to stay as the computer language for the Veterans Affairs Department’s electronic health record system — at least for the immediate future, said Roger Baker, VA's assistant secretary for information and technology.

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Reminders and MMS Receiving: Announcing a Major New FrontlineSMS Release

Alex | FrontlineSMS | August 26, 2010

Today, we’re very pleased to announce a new FrontlineSMS release – version 1.6.16, to be precise – with two major new features: MMS receiving and the Reminders module! Read More »

Industry anticipates MUMPS decision on VA's VistA modernization

Alice Lipowicz | Federal Computer Week | August 26, 2010

As the Veterans Affairs Department considers an open source development program to modernize its Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) medical record system, officials eventually will have to decide whether to retain all or part of the existing computer language of the system, according to industry members involved in the project.

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VA Hospital to Join Indiana Health Info Exchange

Joseph Conn | Modern Healthcare | August 26, 2010

The Veterans Affairs Department hospital in Indianapolis will participate in a pilot project to exchange veterans' health information with private-sector healthcare organizations via the Indiana Health Information Exchange, the VA announced.

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Personal Health Record Launched in Clay County, West Virginia

Press Release | KRM Associates | August 25, 2010

Patients of Primary Care, a rural clinic in Clay County, West Virginia now have the ability to review medical information and contribute to their healthcare through a secure internet portal as of June 1st, 2010. This program aims to benefit patient health while improving the overall quality of care provided. This Personal Health Record (PHR) is titled HealtheMountaineer, and ties directly into Primary Care’s existing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system. A collaborative effort between KRM Associates Incorporated (KRM), the West Virginia Health Improvement Institute, Dr. Sarah Chouinard, and the staff of Primary Care is responsible for this innovative technology project.

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Iraq Providers to Test Open-Source VistA EHR

Joseph Conn | Modern Healthcare | August 24, 2010

A Defense Department media contractor is reporting that three Iraqi government healthcare organizations will test at a Baghdad military hospital an open-source version of the VistA electronic health-record system developed and used by the Veterans Affairs Department.

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Kitware Organizing MICCAI Workshop on Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions

Press Release | Kitware | August 23, 2010

Kitware is co-organizing a workshop on Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions at MICCAI 2010. The goal of this workshop is to establish a forum for discussing open interfaces, architectures, interoperability, and standards for the development of computer assisted intervention systems. Read More »

Kitware Organizing MICCAI Workshop on Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions

Press Release | Kitware | August 23, 2010

Kitware is co-organizing a workshop on Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions at MICCAI 2010. The goal of this workshop is to establish a forum for discussing open interfaces, architectures, interoperability, and standards for the development of computer assisted intervention systems. Read More »

FrontlineSMS: Mass Communication Where the Internet Ends

Mandy de Waal | Daily Maverick | August 23, 2010

From human trafficking to organising scarce medical resources to mapping government shortfalls of essential drugs in Africa, FrontlineSMS is enabling activists, aid workers and NGOs to communicate effectively en masse. And all it takes is a computer, a mobile phone and a sliver of network presence. Read More »

Funding Healthy Society Helps Cure Health Care

Laura Gottlieb | SF Gate | August 23, 2010

It is time to ask all health care professionals to put aside the debate about whether social problems fall within their domain and just ask them to think about what's good for the nation's health. Read More »