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Public Health ACTion (PHACT) 2013 Campaign mobilizes support

The 2013 Public Health Action (PHACT) Campaign is well underway. Check out the Public Health ACTion (PHACT) Campaign web site maintained by the American Public Health Association (APHA). It provides 'open' data and information on public health funding impacts on communities in every state in the U.S.   Click on your state to find out where it ranks on public health funding and activities. Read More »

Open Access Button – that's 'OA Button', not 'Blue Button'

Running into a publisher’s 'paywall' when looking for a recent journal article and/or key findings is a major frustration that many researchers tend to encounter. Students and health advocates David Carroll and Joe McArthur decided to take these dead ends and turn them into something useful. Check out this hot new idea –  the Open Access Button!  Less than 30 days from inception to action - a working prototype of the OA Button. Read More »

OHNews Weekly Summary - 8/3/2013

August 3, 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 »

VistA and 'Open Source' EHR Systems in Kansas & the Great Plains States

The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across Kansas and 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 Kansas and other states in the Great Plains. Read More »

OSCON 2013 is a Wrap!

OSCON 2013 wrapped up last week.  A good time was had by all. Time to start planning to attend OSCON 2014. It is going to be held next July 20-24, 2014, in Portland, Oregon. Now in its 15th year, O'Reilly's Open Source Convention (OSCON) is where all of the pieces of the 'open source' puzzle come together for developers, innovators, business people, and investors. Read More »

OHNews Weekly Summary - 7/27/2013

July 27, 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 »

Investing in Open Source Companies & Solutions is Smart Business

Who would really want to invest in companies that have embraced the 'open source' movement?... It turns out there just might be a lot of 21st century companies that have embraced open source, open access, open data, open standards, open architecture… and are overtaking or outperforming major companies that used to dominate in the last century..."Bill Gates, VCs Invest $35M In ResearchGate",  "Mirantis Fuels Open Source OpenStack with $10 Million Investment", "One day, three deals, $150 million in open source funding", "Open Source technology investment to increase significantly by 2018". Pay attention to these headlines from recent news articles related to investing in 'open source'.

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VistA & Open Source EHR Systems in Florida and the Caribbean

The installation and use of 'open source' electronic health record (EHR) systems have continued to spread across Florida and many other islands and nations across the Caribbean.  See the map of healthcare facilities running some variant of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system in the regi Read More »

OHNews Weekly Summary - 7/20/2013

July 20, 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 »

It's Going to be Huge! Google Glass, Open Source, & Healthcare

Earlier this month, Dr. Rafael Grossmann made the news with his his first Google Glass aided surgery. This grabbed the attention of a lot of people in healthcare. Developers associated with the healthcare industry and the global 'open source' health IT community are now starting to get very active in this arena - exploring this emerging technology and creating the first generation of medical software apps for Google Glass. This whole area is going to be huge! Read More »