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VHA Joins 'OpenNotes' Effort for EHR & PHR Systems
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has joined the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Foundation's 'OpenNotes' initiative as a partner along with other healthcare provider organizations – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, Geisinger Health System, MD Anderson Cancer Center . These organizations are all fully committed to giving patients online access to clinical notes. Read More »
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OHNews Weekly Summary - 6/28/2013
June 28, 2013 - The following is a brief listing of some of the hot news items, selected news clips, feature stories, and blogs posted on Open Health News (OHNews) over the past week that we believe will be of interest to our readers across the U.S. and around the world. Read More »
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VistA and 'Open' EHR Systems Spreading Across Asia & Pacific Rim Nations
The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread from the U.S. to other countries around the world. See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in nations across Asia and the Pacific Rim. Read More »
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Global Health 2040: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions
Open access and open data are starting to reveal facts about the future of our world that many politicians running for office would rather you not know. So let's take a look at just a couple of reports focused on the future we face. The World Bank just released a report in June 2013 entitled, "What Climate Change Means for Africa, Asia and the Coastal Poor". Let's start connecting the dots. Read More »
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Open Source EHR Systems Deployed in South Dakota & Surrounding States
The acquisition, installation, and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across South Dakota and many other states across the U.S. See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in South Dakota and surrounding states. Read More »
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WHO Report on "World Health Statistics 2013"
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report entitled "World Health Statistics 2013". It contains the latest annual compilation of health-related data by WHO for its 194 member states. This annual report provides a wealth of information on global public health and includes a summary of the progress being made towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Read More »
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OHNews Weekly Summary - 6/21/2013
June 21, 2013 - The following is a brief listing of some of the hot news items, selected news clips, feature stories, and blogs posted on Open Health News (OHNews) over the past week that we believe will be of interest to our readers across the U.S. and around the world. Read More »
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YODA Project: 'Opening Up' Clinical Trials & Research Practices
Many patients and their physicians often make treatment decisions with access to only a fraction of the relevant clinical research data because details about many clinical studies or clinical trials are never made available in published biomedical literature. The YODA Project may change this. Read More »
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Alabama and Other Southern States Embracing 'Open Health' Solutions
The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across Alabama and many other states across the U.S. See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in Alabama and neighboring sta Read More »
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Red Hat Innovation Award Finalists in the Healthcare Arena
Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions, recently announced the finalists of the seventh annual Red Hat Innovation Awards. The awards program recognizes customers, partners and communities for their outstanding use, innovation, and extension of Red Hat technology. The following are three of the finalists in the healthcare arena. Read More »
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