OHNews Weekly Summary - 9/27/2013

September 27, 2013 - The following is a brief listing of some of the hot news items, selected news clips, feature stories, calendar events, 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.

Some of the key themes running through the news this week involved:  (1) Spreading use of the 'open source' VistA system by highly satisfied users; (2) Drama and politics related to implementation of Obamacare continues; and (3) Ushahidi again proves itself in a crisis situation in Kenya.

Roger Maduro
Publisher & Managing Editor, Open Health News

Headlines

OHNews-News & Blog Posts

• AmericanEHRPartners Surveys of Clinician Satisfaction with Health IT & EHR Solutions
• HCCI Releases Latest 'Health Care Cost & Utilization Report'
• 'Open' Development of Wearable Health & Fitness Wristbands
• VistA and Emerging Business Opportunities ... $48.7 Million Empire State Award & 'Open Source' Health IT Market

Selected News Clips

• 2 Tech Tools for Emergencies from our Westgate Experience: Ping and Blood Donation
• Software company Ushahidi uses 'open source' skills to help during Kenya mall siege
• House GOP Takes Big Step to Shut Down Government
• Intel: The year of the Linux desktop is here
• Online and Open Source: The Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov
• Physician adds Smartphone to Medical Tools to gather patient info

Calendar of Upcoming Events

• Health 2.0: 7th Annual Conference
• Ireland Public Health (IPH) Open Conference
• Open World Forum 2013
• 2013 OpenMRS Implementers Meeting
• VISTA Academy & Expo 2013
• Open Access Week 2013
• The Open Group London 2013 Conference
• Open Source Developers Conference 2013
• LinuxCon Europe 2013