MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News' source. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5660619&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1328459378 While not exclusively a Gnu-Linux product (runs on LAMP and WAMP stacks), the selection of OpenEMR by the Peace Corps for its worldwide EMR needs, lends a powerful measure of legitimacy and value to the use of open source EMRs in general and OpenEMR specifically. . http://www.govhealthit.com/news/peace-corps-plans-ehr-system-2013 . OpenEMR continues to grow its active developer community incorporating state of the art capacity including 5010 standards, Android apps, etc. . http://www.open-emr.org/ . Jack Cahn MD OEMR.org Board (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5660619 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:08:47 +0100 5660619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5649469&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1327956604 GNU Solidario is happy to announce the release of Health 1.4.3. This version contains many enhancements and fixes. Check at the end of this article for some important links. As a summary : - Improved menus, icons and navigation - Integrate neonatology and PSC (Pediatric Symptoms Checklist ) in a new Pediatrics menu - Now we can refer to the patient using directly the social security number, in addition to the internal health center ID - Add product categories for Insurance plans - Create initial admin rights for the main modules - Create a .mo template for each module, so we can update the transifex source language (only in the tar.gz distribution) - Added patient lastname in the party tree view - Include in the translation project in transifex many data files ( occupations, drugs, ICD-1... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5649469 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:46 +0100 5649469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5561485&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1325513000 Launched with great fanfare in May of 2008, according to this announcement, Google Health will stop taking new data January 2012, continue to allow data access and then cease operations January 2013: "...Now, with a few years of experience, we’ve observed that Google Health is not having the broad impact that we hoped it would. There has been adoption among certain groups of users like tech-savvy patients and their caregivers, and more recently fitness and wellness enthusiasts. But we haven’t found a way to translate that limited usage into widespread adoption in the daily health routines of millions of people. That’s why we’ve made the difficult decision to discontinue the Google Health service. We’ll continue to operate the Google Health site as usual through January 1, 2012, a... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5561485 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:03:46 +0100 5561485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5409814&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1320848766 The FreeMedForms team is glad to announce the release of a new stable version of the pharmaceutical drug prescriber FreeDiams. This version comes with multiple update: drugs database updated, interaction engines and data updated. Experimental potentially inappropriate medication in the elderly drug engine based on the Beers criteria (without diagnosis or conditions). Feel free to contact us: freemedforms@googlegroups.com Download and information: Visite our web site (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5409814 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:29:31 +0100 5409814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362969&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1320008014 GNU Solidario is happy to announce the release of GNU Health 1.4.1, in which we have incorporated support for PyPI, the Python Package Index (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362969 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:13:21 +0100 5362969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5349214&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1319347747 In marking 10 years of the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) and 20 years of Linux, the SCALE team wants to incorporate an open-source approach to this year’s expo logo designs for publications and for swag. With this in mind, the SCALE team announces a contest to select the artwork for use on this year's conference materials. The designer of the winning submission will win a free pass to SCALE 10x, including airfare within the continental United States, as well as a three-night stay at the Hilton Los Angeles Airport. SCALE is a community organized Linux and open-source conference held annually in Los Angeles, CA. SCALE's call for papers is open through November 17th as well, for those who wish to submit a session proposal. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5349214 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:17:00 +0100 5349214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5337455&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1319059897 The VISTA Expertise Network cordially invites you to the first-ever VISTA Expo and Symposium! Join us November 17-20 in Redmond, Washington where the VISTA Community will gather in Seattle to share what we've done and focus on where we're going next. For more information, visit www.vistaexpo.net Featured speakers will include VISTA pioneer Tom Munnecke, Rob Tweed of M/Gateway and Phillip Longman of the New America Foundation. In addition, there will be representatives from OSEHRA, VISTA's new custodial agent. We hope to see you there! (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5337455 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:23:39 +0100 5337455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5297839&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1317906721 Steve Jobs has died. Rest in Peace. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5297839 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:08:53 +0100 5297839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5251658&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1316805382 The OpenEMR project has released version 4.1.0. This version is 100% ONC-ATB Ambulatory EHR certified for 2011-2012 when used with a certified e-prescription solution. Kudos to the SourceForge project admin Rod Roark and Tony McCormick the project manager. The effort was accomplished by a consortium of small development companies with included SunsetSystems, MI-Squared, Visolve, Z&H Healthcare, Garden State Health Systems, and Ensoftek. There were a large number of individual contributors and there is at least a partial list on the copyright information page at http://www.oemr.org/wiki/OpenEMR_Copyright_Notice . (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5251658 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:28:10 +0100 5251658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5145162&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1313842854 It's official! OpenEMR has passed all ONC certification tests as a fully qualified emr that can be used to attest for incentive moneys. The official posting: http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert/EHRProductDetail?id=a0X30000003mNwTEAU&retURL= appeared on the website 2011/08/19. Congratulations to all involved! OpenEMR 4.1 should be ready for download in a few weeks. This accomplishment is an amazing feat for an open source project, requiring many, many hours of interpretation of standards, coding, bug fixes, testing, and not least of all many thousands of dollars in fundraising to certify a product which has no corporate ownership and no financial return on that investment. It is LAMP based software that is free to use and inexpensive to run; hardware requirements are minimal. If you ha... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5145162 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:21:56 +0100 5145162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5053805&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1311315740 I'm happy to announce the succesful GNU Health Academia at the United Nations University, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during the last week of June. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5053805 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:37:07 +0100 5053805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4971268&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1308947537 Google Health is no more. Will HealthVault follow? (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4971268 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:02:00 +0100 4971268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4955317&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1306842622 MinimPy is a free open source desktop application for managing the whole process of minimization. MinimPy provides easy control over complicated aspects of a minimisation protocols through a tabbed window interface. It is a platform independent open-source desktop software written in Python programming language. The program is freely available for download under GPL license. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4955317 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:22:05 +0100 4955317 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4955316&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1308675252 The VA has awarded the long-anticipated VistA Open Source custodial agent contract to TIAG. "...The vendor, TIAG, is a management and technology services company, which has performed business process and clinical applications work for the Defense Department..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4955316 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:22:05 +0100 4955316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4795617&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1304712042 Ohio Linux Fest is calling for speaker and instructor submissions, including the medical track. Deadline is June 1, 2011 http://ohiolinux.org/ (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4795617 Sat, 07 May 2011 19:08:15 +0100 4795617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4736967&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1303254378 I have no association with this group. However, it seems to be a prime RFI for opensource projects to respond to. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4736967 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:40:34 +0100 4736967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4699207&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1302543169 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking to establish a Custodial Agent (CA) that will facilitate the establishment and operations of an Electronic Health Records (EHR) Open Source software development ecosystem and define the relationship between and interactions among developers, users, vendors and service providers. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4699207 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:21:18 +0100 4699207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4550456&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1299258078 The 2011 OpenClinica Global Conference will be held May 8-9 in Boston, Massachusetts. Join hundreds of your colleagues from industry, academic, and government organizations to learn about the OpenClinica open source clinical trials software. Headlining this year's conference is Ken Getz from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. More information at www.OpenClinicaConference.org. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4550456 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 17:57:03 +0100 4550456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4528500&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1298850789 Wardwiki is a wiki to aid foundation doctors in the UK manage their ward work more effectively. In this way it complements other, more academic websites and wikis by giving more practical guidance. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4528500 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:05:55 +0100 4528500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4327797&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1293815796 As a lot of people have realized, OpenEMR's interface looks like something that came out of a 60's time capsule. A company, EHR Live, has updated the interface to provide a more visually appealing interface that makes OpenEMR marketable in today's marketplace. This new interface could change the immediate perception of the program and bring OpenEMR into the same arena as other big time proprietary software vendors with nicely done interfaces. The feature set of OpenEMR has been always fair, but you can't sell a diamond if it looks like a piece of coal. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4327797 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:40:15 +0100 4327797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4289307&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1293275280 Hi all, I'm pleased to announce the release of the Christmas Edition of FreeDiams 0.5.2. Announcement in English Announcement in French Lots of improvements where done on the interaction engine (update to AFSSAPS 17/12/2010, cytochrome P450, Glycoprotein-P interactions added, lots of corrections in the drugs database). The bibliography related to interactions are available for some (mainly all CYT450 and GPG interactions). We still need to work on this feature. A really awaited improvement is the management of plural forms in the protocol (FreeDiams will replace the '(s)' to the right plural form). Merry Christmas to you all ;) -- Eric Maeker, MD (FR) http://www.freemedforms.com/ http://www.ericmaeker.fr/ (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4289307 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:18:58 +0100 4289307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4278740&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1293004145 SCALE 9x, the 9th Annual Southern California Linux, is now open for registration. SCALE is a community run Linux and open-source conference base in Los Angeles. SCALE will co-host several community events this year, including: Fedora Activity Day, PostgreSQL Day Los Angeles, DevOps Day Los Angeles, and a FOSS Mentoring. What ever your interest in open-source SCALE will have something for you. Join us February 25-27, 2011 at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4278740 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:18:38 +0100 4278740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4192893&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1290276344 DoceboLMS 4.0.2, open source e-learning platform written in PHP and MYSQL, is online, scope of this release is to integrate new web training scenario like social training and third party applications interfacement. Platform is used on major hospitals and pharma companies. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4192893 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:27:40 +0100 4192893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4192892&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1290382194 FreeDiams is a drug prescribing assistant that manages drug-drug interactions, patients allergies, intolerances and high quality printing. FreeDiams is a free and open source application, GPLv3. FreeDiams can manage multiple drugs databases. Are available: USA: FDA France: AFSSAPS South Africa: SAEPI Canadian: HCDPD The 0.5.0 version brings drugs interactions calculation on all available drugs databases (US, CA, FR and ZA). FreeDiams is available for MacOs, Windows and Linux (Debian, OpenSuse, Ubuntu, Fedora). Link to website. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4192892 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:27:40 +0100 4192892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4184619&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1289202141 I'm happy to announce the first Release Candidate version of Medical, the Free Health and Hospital Information System. This version is the result of over 2 years of hard work, and I see it as the starting point for a modern, scalable Free Health and Hospital Information System. The highlights are : Covers most important functionality of Preventive and Family Medicine Fully Integrated to OpenERP 6.0 Health Center administration (human resources, financial , stock, billing, ... ) Socioeconomics : Living conditions, sewers, drinking water, economic income, family members, electricity, ... Lifestyle : Exercise, hours of work, diet, sleep hours, smoking.... Sexual education and habits Social exclusion and drug abuse indicators : Working children, sexual abuse, prostitution, teenage pregnan... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4184619 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:42:11 +0100 4184619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4184618&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1289923411 Some month our team was busy, and so you hasn't heard about us. But we are alive. We are pleased to announce our new openSUSE Distribution who still medical needs. Whats happened? In the beginning of the project we tried to package some stuff just as beginning. Then we published 2 pre versions, but there we found some things to fix. We have worked hard for you, and now we are pleased to announce openSUSE medical version 0.0.6 with fresh packaged packages. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4184618 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:42:11 +0100 4184618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4184617&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1290180247 At A Glance Fully tested, fully operational open-platform EHR/EMR software for health professionals and IT developers. The main feature of the project is the extensive continuous health care record schema of the database built into popular and robust relational database management systems, Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL server, with multilingual, international health coding standards. Create entry forms, catalogues, and reports with a minimal effort from rapid application development environments such as Microsoft Office - Access and OpenOffice - Base. Connect to web hosting services and/or use email to exchange and share medical information with others. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4184617 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 06:42:11 +0100 4184617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4136149&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1288841540 Astronaut and TMG have announced that the Astronaut VistA Installer Suite version 1.0 release candidate 2 contains usable growth charts in the TMG-CPRS reports tab for the first time in VistA history. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4136149 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:08:54 +0100 4136149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4102061&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1287997947 The 2nd FLOSS in health care track at Med-e-Tel 2011 will take place at the 6-8 April 2011 in Luxembourg. Contributions are highly welcome. After the success of its first edition at Med-e-Tel 2010 (23 speakers, 1 keynote presentation, 1 panel discussion), the Free/Libre Open Source Software in Health Care (FLOSS-HC) track 2011 aims to create the leading European summit bringing together FLOSS-HC developers, service providers and users from all over the world to cross-fertilize Open technological, business and social initiatives to shape the future of open health care systems. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4102061 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:42:57 +0100 4102061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4079104&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1287422640 Through the efforts of the FreeMED Software Foundation, many generous donors and help from the Pop-Wuj Spanish Language School, we were able to install an advanced electronic medical record, somewhat customized, for the a clinic in Quezeltenagno, Guatemala. The clinic, on its way to be self sustaining, serves the poor and under-served in the region with outreach to many of the smaller Pueblos. Triumphs and problems are detailed here but the system is up and running. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4079104 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:47:52 +0100 4079104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4051948&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1286555279 The latest US Senate Committee on Veterans Afffairs, SR-418, includes a recommendation for Open Source beginning after minute 41 of the hearing here. It also includes testimony by one of the original developers of VistA. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4051948 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:44:17 +0100 4051948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4037945&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1285921825 FreeDiams prescriber and drug-drug interaction checker is the result of FreeMedForms prescriber plugins built into a standalone application. FreeDiams is a free and open source application, GPLv3. The 0.5.0 version brings drugs interactions calculation on all available drugs databases (US, CA, FR and ZA). Annoucement (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4037945 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:02:01 +0100 4037945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3974581&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1283778323 ImageJ, the most powerful environment for scientific image processing, will hold an event 27th to 29th October 2010, at The Domain Thermal of Mondorf | Avenue des Bains - B.P. 52 | L-5601 Mondorf-les-Bains. - Meet the developers - Find solutions - Discuss your questions - New fantastic developments. Details and registration http://imagejconf.tudor.lu/ (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3974581 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:18:46 +0100 3974581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3974580&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1284374909 FreeMedForms (FMF) is a multi-platform software (available on MacOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows), multilingual, free and open source, released under the new BSD license. FreeMedForms is developed by medical doctors and is mainly intended for health professionals. Currently, the suite is under development. It is available only for testing purposes. The main objective of FreeMedForms is to manage the electronic medical records based on your medical practice or the practice of clinical research groups. Your records will be fully customizable through the use of plugins. Some parts of the suite are already operational and usable in practice as the prescriber and drugs interactions checker: FreeDiams. Main website Read documentation View project's team (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Sour... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3974580 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:18:46 +0100 3974580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3974579&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1284666316 OpenClinica, the open source clinical trials software has seen a surge in usage over the past year, according to survey data released today by Akaza Research. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3974579 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:18:46 +0100 3974579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3926268&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1283446191 As you might know Medfloss.org (formerly medfoss.apfelkraut.org) tries to provide a comprehensive and structured overview of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects for the health care domain. After the initial launch 6 months ago it recently welcomed the 200th project in its repository: the GPL-licensed iDART software - iDART is the abbreviation of "Intelligent Dispensing of Antiretroviral Treatment" and according to its authors addresses many of the challenges faced by public ART dispensing pharmacies in developing countries. Starting with originally just 120 projects, the medfloss.org database currently holds: 206 medical FLOSS projects that can be browsed by application type, enterprise function, standard and additional categories. 63 companies and other institutions ... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3926268 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:40:59 +0100 3926268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3909322&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1282926217 Wow, Houston Texas looks like it will be a hotbed of Health IT activities end of September early October. Astronaut VistA training, AMIA CMIO, Open Source Health Conference and Texas Health IT Summit. In chronologic order: Astronaut VistA training September 25th-26th AMIA CMIO boot camp Sept 29th-October 2nd Open Source Health Conference September 29th-30th Texas Health IT Summit September 30th-October 2nd (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3909322 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:31:09 +0100 3909322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3905229&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1282872199 New and improved! Two day weekend format and much lower price! The third edition of Introduction to VistA System Administration with Astronaut will be held in Houston, Texas, September 25-26th. Limited seats are available. This training event will start you on the journey to Electronic Health Record excellence and will be held in Houston, Texas, Septeber 25-26th, 2010. Details and registration info here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3905229 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:34:04 +0100 3905229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3878603&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1282156362 The VA has issued an RFI for comment on using the Open Source model for VistA including collaborating with the open source community and how to manage such projects: here. This is the chance to be heard that everyone has been waiting for. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3878603 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:31:45 +0100 3878603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3818729&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1279047924 Submit a proposal focused on medical banking for the upcoming conference. The call is open until July 16. The September 2009 Healthcare Finance News Virtual Conference & Expo attracted over 1,000 registrants consisting of CFOs, COOs, CEOs, CIOs, revenue cycle directors, compliance officers, and other healthcare finance professionals. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3818729 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 06:06:37 +0100 3818729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808200&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1280721386 Software Freedom Law Center has announced a paper on the dangers of closed-source medical devices. "...The SFLC's paper proposes a new solution to the software liability nightmare confronting the medical device field: requiring manufacturers of IMDs to make source code auditable. Research indicates that software transparency would make the devices less vulnerable to malicious hackers and security breaches and the public less vulnerable to negligence by the corporations that sell them..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808200 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:57:26 +0100 3808200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3778456&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1279826424 Freemed-YiRC is a software project which provides a fully-integrated, web-based, secure, modular, and customizable web-based product capable of providing Child Caring/Residential Care/Foster Care agencies with a fully functional internal case management/information management system. More information can be found on the Freemed-YiRC website: http://www.freemed-yirc.com (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3778456 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:55:08 +0100 3778456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3774134&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1279756484 Book: The Mumps Programming Language (2010) available from Amazon.com (ISBN: 1438243383, 120 pages). A revised, updated and comprehensive overview of Mumps with numerous programming examples. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3774134 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:00:16 +0100 3774134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3765701&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1279531197 In the FOSS world there is choice. There are desktop oriented applications and web based applications. There is however no EMR application which offers both - at the same time. This is because the desktop and the web a fundamentally different - only the user stays the same. GNUmed is attempting to offer what has not been offered before. A desktop app like it has for many years and a web based application - all sharing a common code base without any compromises in terms of security. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3765701 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:59:00 +0100 3765701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3765700&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1279536769 IT in healthcare is at a turning point, and open source is driving change and collaboration across the industry. We cover the key projects, APIs, open standards and technological challenges in healthcare as it takes steps towards a radically different future. http://www.oscon.com/oscon2010/public/schedule/topic/Health (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3765700 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:59:00 +0100 3765700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3688869&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1277326553 At the 2010 VistA Community Meeting, Astronaut, LLC Ignacio Valdes, MD, MS outlined 2010-2011 VistA Community Challenge. The challenge is for the community to have 100 new VistA installations in real clinical settings in 2010 and 1000 in 2011. "I look forward to this community genius, cooperation, and just plain hard work in achieving these goals." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3688869 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:52:52 +0100 3688869 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3688868&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1277326738 Houston, Texas -- Astronaut, LLC announces the latest edition of its Astronaut VistA Installer Suite Beta version 0.9-5 (Third Stage). This release adds many features including an all modular, upgradeable and extensible architecture. This means that automatic and semi-automatic upgrading and extension on a large scale can be done. Out-of-the-box backup and restore capability is included as well as many new TMG-CPRS features such as template calculation and html form rendering. The VistA-Config administration tool adds stability and improved workflow for frequently used user management. Beta testing instructions can be found in the README-First file here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3688868 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:52:52 +0100 3688868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3664053&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1276595832 Choice is good. Having many software packages for the same job to choose from is great. Every now and then someone pops up and announces a new EMR project because the currently available one just don't cut it. The GNUmed project has been around for a while and would like to offer some hints on what it takes to run a free software EMR project. Here are some job descriptions a company would have to post when starting from scratch. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3664053 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:30:54 +0100 3664053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3664052&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1276611716 The following is a Modern Health Information Technology Hippocratic Oath version 1.0 based on the Modern Hippocratic Oath (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3664052 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:30:54 +0100 3664052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3646372&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1276093749 A short time back; many of us hoped that the healthcare IT market was shifting a little towards embracing open source. This was based mainly on the Misys Healthcare division looking for open source leadership. http://www.linuxmednews.com:8080/linuxmednews/1218594123/ But now .... (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3646372 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:35:26 +0100 3646372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3597143&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1274789798 I am working in a hospital. My hospital has recently gone for a proprietary software for interfacing with laboratory equipments like autoanalysers etc. The system helps in fetching results from those equipments into a database. I seek your help in identifying any FOSS doing similar things. Alterntively, if I were to develop one on my own where are the details about the protocol? (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3597143 Wed, 26 May 2010 13:28:44 +0100 3597143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3583323&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1274372223 This article is yet another example of pervasive proprietary EHR statistical bias. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3583323 Fri, 21 May 2010 13:25:27 +0100 3583323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3553960&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1273599963 We are pleased to announce the following for OSCON 2010. Tony McCormick and Dr Sam Bowen will be presenting for OpenEMR (oemr.org) * Taking OpenEMR, a GPL EMR to ARRA Meaningful Use Certification and beyond It has been scheduled for 16:30 on 21 Jul 2010. OSCON 2010 -- http://oscon.com/ Portland, OR -- July 19 - July 23, 2010 Tony McCormick www.mi-squared.com - 503-564-4670 (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3553960 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:26:40 +0100 3553960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3547627&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1273413708 If you have been wondering: What's all the fuss about VistA? Where can I learn more about VistA? Who is the VistA Community? Can I use VistA in my hospital, clinic etc? How can I contribute to the improvement of VistA? Then plan on attending the 21st VistA Community Meeting, June 8 to 11, 2010 at George Mason University, Fairfax Virgina. More details after the break. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3547627 Mon, 10 May 2010 14:14:02 +0100 3547627 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3540055&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1273200424 A Veterans Affairs requested VistA Modernization Report is now available. The good news: it prominently features and recommends open source and discusses the prospect of VA VistA as a national standard. The bad news is... (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3540055 Fri, 07 May 2010 13:52:04 +0100 3540055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3535738&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1273068710 Ubuntu Netbook Remix (reviewed version 10.4) is Linux like you've never seen before. It has a smooth, attractive, interface that works very well with the netbook form factor. It is a clear winner, as good as if not better than operating systems from enormous corporations. There was a gotcha on my HP Mini installation in an otherwise great work. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3535738 Thu, 06 May 2010 13:48:15 +0100 3535738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3527920&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1272910653 Early registration is open for the second edition of "Introduction to VistA System Administration with Astronaut". Limited seats are available and expected to fill fast. This comprehensive training event will start you on the journey to Electronic Health Record excellence and will be held in Houston, Texas, June 24-27th, 2010. More details and enrollment can be found here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3527920 Tue, 04 May 2010 13:26:09 +0100 3527920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3461468&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1271055423 Dear friends, I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of GNUmed 0.7.0 (server v13). http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/client/0.7/ http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/server/v13/ The database, as usual, needs to be upgraded to v13. The previous v12 version will remain untouched so in case of problems one can just go back until fixed. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3461468 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:34:12 +0100 3461468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3455511&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1270823025 I could not sleep last night. Not because news has been strange lately such as a real-life Weekend at Bernie's but because of the Health Information Technology version of Brewster's Millions. Specifically that the tidal wave of ARRA health IT money is hitting. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3455511 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:34:45 +0100 3455511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3422442&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1269908565 I'm happy to announce the release of the development version 0.0.47 Medical is a free Health and Hospital Information System, with the goal to provide a universal high quality e-Health environment, specially for countries and provinces with low resources. This version includes the basic inpatient (hospitalization) and outpatient functionality. We also have created the main objects that make up the hospital infrastructure (buildings, units, floors, wards, beds ... ). Medical has been awarded the project of the month at sourceforge, and was finalist for best project for government in 2009. As usual, you can download and test Medical at sourceforge : http://medical.sf.net Today, Medical is being used in different countries around the world, such as Argentina, Nigeria and Indonesia. Me... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3422442 Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:47:08 +0100 3422442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3387836&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1269224994 The Open ISES Project (http://openises.sourceforge.net) is very proud to announce its latest offering. "Call and Pump" is a web-based training program for the general population (http://emstraining.eduforge.org/medical/public_trng.html) and is the first offering in the Open ISES Project's public training section. As the focus of citizen CPR turns more towards compression only CPR, this training program can help meet that need. This training project comes from our friends with the Call and Pump project (http://www.callandpump.org) in Wisconsin. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3387836 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:38:40 +0100 3387836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371774&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1268516018 Medical imaging is an essential, non-invasive, routine activity performed by radiographers and radiologic technologists. It is a discipline of the health profession which involves using technology to capture images of the human body. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371774 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:37:35 +0100 3371774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371773&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1268576468 Are you a practice, clinic or any other health care institution that is using medical open source software in daily routine? And wasn't it quite hard for you to find the right software, to get it up and running and to finally customize it to your needs without having any experienced users or reference sites at hand? Even a high number of downloads or a strong 'activity percentile' of an open source software project doesn't tell you anything about the suitability for your purposes and in general about the stability and efficiency that are required for successful clinical practice. But what if you could see on a per-project basis at which site it is already deployed and even whom you could contact and ask for advice and personal experiences? (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Softw... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371773 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:37:35 +0100 3371773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360919&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1267967396 In developed countries, healthcare workers represent a significant proportion of the working population. For example, in the United Kingdom, more than 1 million people work for the National Health Service, a publicly funded healthcare system. Medical software therefore has a huge market to tap. Whatever stage of a country's economic development, health care is one of the most important elements in society. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360919 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:33:48 +0100 3360919 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360918&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1268236077 The conference Review Committee is seeking proposals for presentations based on "real-world" organizational experiences, evaluations, case studies or research papers relevant to the conference themes of SOA and Improving Health through Technology. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360918 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:33:48 +0100 3360918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360917&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1268421607 The current press release on the VHA's plans to upgrade VistA/CPRS are up. Buried in the story is a tantalizing reference to the possible use of open source, modular approach using multiple development teams. Could this be the opportunity for VA-open source collaboration? (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360917 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:33:48 +0100 3360917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336743&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1267770842 A surprise hit at this year's SCALE expo in Los Angeles was a presentation by a Dentist from Scotland who had come to DOCHS last year to learn more about open source software for healthcare. After becoming dissatisfied by his proprietary practice management software, he decided to create his own open source solution - and become his own, one-man open source project! The result was Open Molar: http://openmolar.wikidot.com/start - And it all started at the DOCHS conference. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336743 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:29:20 +0100 3336743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3333083&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1267714959 Open Source Community, below is a letter that you can personalize and post on the public comment website. It is very important that you do this, the policy and the press is on fire and our duty is to educate our policy makers. 2 things you must do to help: Post your letter here: http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#submitComment?R=0900006480a7c4a8 And fax, email, or cal your representatives. Below is the letter: (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3333083 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:31:23 +0100 3333083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324603&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1267575030 I don't have the expertise to fully comprehend these NPRMs that were recently issued, but did spend the last few hours reading large chunks of all three. The area they cover is huge, and I fear open source and small EHRs are about to lose big, and big corporate EHRs are about to get total lock-in courtesy of our government. The bills cover a lot of territory, proposing many requirements that I do not think support "meaningful use" requirements. There are numerous interesting items, one surprising to me was that the ONC expects a Certified EHR will cost $163 million over 3 years to develop, excluding costs for testing and certification. The majority of the NPRM is framed with that mindset. The ONC-HIT proposes a single certification body (who could've guessed) and expects only 3 vendors t... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324603 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:40:06 +0100 3324603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3324602&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1267625263 Can someone compose a letter, short, clear, and to the point? The letter needs to hit the big points of how the open source paradigm addresses the problems. This will be the letter that the open source community embraces and uses to inform our policy makers by fax, email, in person. DEADLINE for public comment MARCH 15. That means do it now! (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3324602 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:40:06 +0100 3324602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319581&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1267506594 Visit PatientOS, Inc. at HIMSS 10, booth 4124. You can't miss the orange shirts :-) (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319581 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:47:37 +0100 3319581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299830&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1266947058 Marketwire is abuzz with this press release (full release after the break): IRVINE, CA, HEBRON, NE, and UKIAH, CA - February 23, 2010 - Mirth Corporation, the leader in commercial open source healthcare information technology, working with partners at regional Health Information Exchanges and Hospital Systems, announced a successful demonstration of "the Health Internet" -- a network of networks through which patient data can be safely and rapidly exchanged to place critical information at clinician fingertips where and when it's needed. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299830 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:49:35 +0100 3299830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296209&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1266832139 Dear readers, When you search for free Dicom viewers you get a bunch of them. The categories include: 1.) Free to use but no sourcecode 2.) Free to use and sourcecode but only on MS Windows 3.) Free to use and sourcecode but only on MacOSX 4.) Sourcecode but beta at best on GNU/Linux (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296209 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:39:29 +0100 3296209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3296208&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1266898759 The OpenEMR Project releases their newest version of the popular FOSS software, 3.2. There are a number of improvements of existing features with a lot of bug fixes. This is preparation for a new GUI making OpenEMR easier to use than ever with improved practitioner work flow. The current project has 30 professional developers who have busily working on Meaningful Use certification. This next release will be 4.0 and allow physicians to have a FOSS electronic health record that will qualify them for the new federal incentives. We are about 60% throught this process and expect this major release out this summer. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3296208 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:39:29 +0100 3296208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3292931&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1266781960 Medfoss.apfelkraut.org should provide a comprehensive and structured overview of Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FOSS) projects for the health care domain. Moreover it should offer a platform to foster the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experiences about these projects. In detail the following features and services are available: Explore medical FOSS projects based on application type and supported enterprise function(s) (see right navigation pane "Project Explorer"). Refine search by adding or removing items of these criteria. [Beta] Get recommendations about projects that are similar to the one you are currently viewing (see left navigation pane "Similar Projects"). For each project the following informations are listed (if available): description, license, supported platforms,... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3292931 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:45:03 +0100 3292931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3274057&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1266221307 It all originated from the need to host GNUmed Live CDs, VMware images and so on. Nothing comes for free and there was no way we could host these images on the GNUmed servers. That is why we started the GNUmed Live project on sourceforge. This gives us the room we need to offer GNUmed in a form that allows users to try GNUmed without going through the whole installation process. Head over to sourceforge.net to see for yourself and grab a CD image. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3274057 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:34:30 +0100 3274057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3274056&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1266246005 SCALE 8x the 2010 Southern California Linux Expo will be returning to Los Angeles for its 8th annual event this coming weekend. SCALE is a community run Linux and open-source conference which will be held February 19-21, 2010 at the LAX Westin. While the name says Linux, sessions will focus on a wide variety open-source topics intended for users, developers, and administrators of all levels (including BSD related sessions). Keynote presenters this year will be Karsten Wade of Fedora, and Tarus Balog of OpenNMS. The exhibit hall running on Saturday and Sunday will offer demos by about 80 commercial and open-source/non-profit groups such as IBM, OpenSuse, HP, Red Hat, Yahoo, SoftLayer, and more. In addition to over 50 seminars and tutorials at SCALE this year, there will be a number of eve... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3274056 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:34:30 +0100 3274056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260704&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1265802911 Hi all, There is one thing most of us have in common. It is the wish or goal to create a computer operating system tailored to the needs of medical professionals , biochemists physiotherapists and many more. We all like free software. Recently a number of groups have formed to tackle the same problem. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260704 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:34:51 +0100 3260704 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3252302&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1265609314 There will be a ClearHealth 3.0 Community Edition intensive training event on Saturday, February 20th at SCALE 8x in Los Angeles. Learn about the features, operations, technical info, and installation details of the 3.0 edition at this seven-hour event. Event information and updates can be found on the DOHCS blog and tickets can be purchased here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3252302 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:34:13 +0100 3252302 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3224092&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1264876502 Huffington Post has this article about: "...Hundreds of companies--big and small, new and old--sell health information technology but industry analysts expect a wave of consolidation in the market, creating uncertainty that certain products will stay in the marketplace or even if some vendors will survive. Amatayakul said she found that up to 70 percent of vendors moved in and out of the market in some years, through mergers, acquisitions or on occasion, bankruptcy. Congress did not address the possibility that federal incentives could be spent on products from companies with shaky finances when it wrote the stimulus law setting aside billions of dollars for electronic health records..." Editor's note to government: Thus the need for tax dollars only being spent on Free/Open Source licen... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3224092 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:33:24 +0100 3224092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3201344&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1264248511 Friends, I'm glad to announce GNUmed 0.6.0. It's happened. The big improvements are - LaTeX based letter writing - medication handling (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201344 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:26:48 +0100 3201344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3195457&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1264094440 Fidelity Information Services Free/Open Source GT.M Mumps database is gaining traction outside of private-sector Veterans Affairs VistA Electronic Health Record while Veterans Affairs VistA development in the private sector is proceeding at a furious rate. Companies such as M/Gateway, Astronaut (owned by the same conspiracy that owns Linux Medical News) Medsphere, DSS and others are making announcement after announcement of new development in the Veterans Affairs VistA Electronic Health Record or closely related space. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3195457 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:32:50 +0100 3195457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3165359&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1263326266 Introduction to VistA System Administration with Astronaut will be held in Houston, Texas, February 4-7th. More details and enrollment can be found here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3165359 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:27:21 +0100 3165359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3154731&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1262914169 The event marks the increasing popularity of open source software (OSS) in clinical trial electronic data capture and clinical data management. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3154731 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:23:57 +0100 3154731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3119745&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1261714822 Dr. Matthew King, Edgeware Technologies and Mr. Djien So have collaborated over the last 3 years to develop a VistA compatible, high quality, multi-featured Practice Management System. The PMS will be released with the Affero v3 GPL open source license. Full press release after the break. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3119745 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:23:18 +0100 3119745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3109416&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1261362941 Tickets Version 2.11 - A Free, Open Source Computer Aided Dispatch(CAD) Program The Open ISES (Information Systems for Emergency Services) Project is proud to announce the latest release of flagship software product, Tickets Version 2.11. Tickets is a web-based computer aided dispatch (CAD) program that leverages the power of Google maps to bring a high end open source CAD product to the emergency services community. Tickets can perform a number of functions including phone number look-up, driving directions, schedule events, and more. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3109416 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:25:51 +0100 3109416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3098252&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1261108247 Editor's note: Astronaut, LLC is owned by the same conspiracy that runs Linux Medical News. December 17th, 2009 Houston, Texas Astronaut, LLC announces the Astronaut VistA Shuttleâ„¢ Electronic Health Record Beta. Astronaut, LLC http://astronautvista.com Announces Astronaut VistA Shuttleâ„¢ Beta program. Astronaut VistA Shuttleâ„¢ allows health care facilities, educators, developers, and physicians to start and manage affordable, encrypted, cloud based instances of Astronaut VistA Electronic Health Record (EHR) in minutes. This Beta is the first offering of a cloud-based Veterans Affairs VistA EHR with many enhancements. Astronaut, LLC offers both WorldVistAâ„¢ and OpenVistAâ„¢ based editions. Click Read More to see the full text of the announcement after the break. (... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3098252 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:25:36 +0100 3098252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3083622&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1260766542 Vish Sankaran has agreed to receive the 2009 Linux Medical News Freedom Award on behalf of the Federal Government for the NHIN Connect project. Click Read More for the full text of the acceptance letter after the break which contains interesting history and what has transpired to make NHIN Connect what it is. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3083622 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:25:46 +0100 3083622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3064839&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1260213383 makes HealthCare IT News. Read more: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/california-hospital-roll-out-openvista-years-end (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3064839 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:25:36 +0100 3064839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3064838&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1260220840 Editor's note: Astronaut, LLC is owned by the same conspiracy that runs Linux Medical News. On the front page of the Astronaut, LLC website with direct YouTube link here is a 9 minute video the Astronaut VistA client session manager. The session manager allows users, developers, and educators to easily point VistA clients at whatever server they like with or without client SSH tunneling. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3064838 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:25:36 +0100 3064838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3046243&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1259724861 Editor's note: Astronaut, LLC is owned by the same conspiracy that runs Linux Medical News. On the front page of the Astronaut, LLC website with direct YouTube link here is a 9 minute video introduction to the Astronaut VistA Installer starring Astronaut and Kevin Toppenberg's TMG-CPRS and VistA-Config. The client action begins at about 4:20 This is best seen with the higher-resolution HQ setting on in the player controls. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3046243 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:22:56 +0100 3046243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3020548&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1259023493 Medsphere CEO Mike Doyle is interviewed on Fox Business News. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3020548 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:39:32 +0100 3020548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3005976&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1258577414 It was a difficult choice this year among many worthy people and projects but the panel of judges has spoken. The recipients of the 2009 Linux Medical News Freedom Award presented at the American Medical Informatics Association (amia.org) Fall Conference are the open source, US Government NHIN Connect project and Kevin Toppenberg, MD for his invaluable work and use of Veterans Affairs VistA in the private sector. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3005976 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:32:01 +0100 3005976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2979132&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1257863550 The 8th annual Med-e-Tel conference (14-16 April 2010) will include a track that is dedicated specifically to Free/Libre Open Source Software in Health Care (FLOSS-HC).If you, your company or your organization is active or interested in FLOSS-HC Med-e-Tel is the place to be in 2010. One of the main goals of the FLOSS track is to serve as a forum for all people and organizations interested in FLOSS-HC, as a meeting place for old and new FLOSS-HC enthusiasts and a place for exchanging ideas, knowledge and experience and setting up new collaborations. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2979132 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:27:37 +0100 2979132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2968912&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1257384474 We, the developers of the Proteus Intelligent Processes (PIP) Project, are pleased to announce the availability of source code for tools related to the clinical decision support guidelines model, Proteus under an open source license (EPL). The open source development effort will now proceed in the PIP project. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2968912 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:24:19 +0100 2968912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2961040&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1257389356 We, the developers of the Proteus Intelligent Processes (PIP) Project, are pleased to announce the availability of source code for tools related to the clinical decision support guidelines model, Proteus under an open source license (EPL). The open source development effort will now proceed in the PIP project. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2961040 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:37 +0100 2961040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2956533&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1257002835 The openSUSE-Medical project is seeking developers and additional packagers. The distribution is an openSUSE sub-project aimed at doctors and medical staff and will include various open source software applications for medical use. The developers plan to start reviewing a list of open source healthcare software for inclusion in the distribution and adding packages to openSUSE, once enough packagers are on board. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2956533 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:10 +0100 2956533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2956532&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1257192373 Now ONC has a blog to solicit public feedback on health IT. http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/faca/index.php/2009/10/28/first-post-placeholder/ Here's your chance to be heard. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2956532 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:10 +0100 2956532 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2900536&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1255712151 Today we are happy to report that we are ready for the next phase in our mission to establish a more effective voice supporting the use of free and open source software in the U.S. Federal government. Since our launch more than 1,250 individuals and organizations have joined OSFA and that is what we would like to discuss with you today. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2900536 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:18:34 +0100 2900536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2900535&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1255718052 Recently there was a meeting with Tech companies to discuss upgrading the VistA/CPRS system. The implications of their conclusions are very high stakes for those advocating for VistA as the basic seed for continued open source EHR development. http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091014_6336.php A few rays of hope seem to have emerged including discussions on: 1. Updating VistA for public and private sector use 2. What are possible deployment models for VistA to the wider public? 3. Is VistA suitable as a national standard? 4. What are appropriate strategies for modernizing VistA? etc. Very important questions, indeed. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2900535 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:18:34 +0100 2900535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2900534&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1255722238 Latest release of popular clinical trials software adds new features, enhanced performance (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2900534 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:18:34 +0100 2900534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2888294&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1255429583 it is a pleasure for me to announce the 8th Medical Open Source Software Seminar (MOSS8) in Tokyo, Japan as follows:. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2888294 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:58 +0100 2888294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2888293&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1255465521 Nominations are now being accepted for the 2009 "Excellence Awards for Open Source Business Use in Government". The Awards will recognize government employees who have made significant accomplishments in the application of Open Source Technology to meet government business or mission requirements. To Be Awarded November 5, 2009 Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON DC) Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, D.C. http://goscon.org/awards (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2888293 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:58 +0100 2888293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2884378&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1255240140 CBC article quotes Dr. David Chan on how OSCAR could help save Ontario, Canada, money in their eHealth initiative. Slashdot adds their .02. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2884378 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:29:18 +0100 2884378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2873735&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1255029614 We’re seeking the greatest, most innovative minds in our community for mind-altering, life-changing discussions. We are reaching out to key community members and requesting their suggestions regarding potential speakers for our events. For our first event, our theme is innovation in health care and collaboration. If you have in mind a person in your network that is truly a world-class innovator in their field, please contact us here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2873735 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:40:01 +0100 2873735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2870273&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1254951160 CCHIT has announced a new program to certify EHRs for those who roll-their-own, or modify existing systems. Now all we have to do is figure out if they'll be used meaningfully. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2870273 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:37:08 +0100 2870273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858233&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1254623223 Fred Trotter writes: "For VA VistA we have a conundrum, the originator of the code, the US government, has left the code basically licenseless. I believe this means that the choice if preferred license should be up to the most substantial third-party developers. I believe that the most substantial way to make VistA better is to make contributions that make further development easier. MUMPS is a great language but it makes VA VistA inaccessible to most programmers. Given that I believe the most significant third-party contributions to VA VistA are (in no particular order): Medsheres OVID – because it lets you code for VistA in Java. (AGPL) EWD from M/Gateway – because if you already code in MUMPS you should still be able to write web interfaces. (AGPL) Astronaut VistA â€�... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858233 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:47:22 +0100 2858233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2813400&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1253324921 The Enterprise LAMP Summit for CTOs (Nov. 5-6) will feature a case study about the use of several parts of the LAMP software stack in a sophisticated and highly effective patient white board developed by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Informatics Center. The Enterprise LAMP Summit (Nov. 5-6) and Big LAMP Camp for developers (Nov. 7), featuring global leaders in open source software, will focus on the business value, security and enterprise readiness of the LAMP software stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Python and Perl). (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2813400 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:41:42 +0100 2813400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2813399&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1253484000 TriSano 2.0â„¢ (http://www.trisano.org) is available. TriSanoâ„¢ is an open source, citizen-focused surveillance and outbreak management system for infectious disease, environmental hazards, and bioterrorism attacks. It allows local, state and federal entities to track, control and ultimately prevent illness and death. Highlights include: * ELR (Electronic Lab Reporting) Management * Web API (the basis for integration with other systems such as EMR) * Entity Management * Numerous enhancements We are currently planning the next major release of TriSano. Please let us know if you have feature ideas, or if you are interested in integrating with us. Read all about TriSano 2.0 and take a look at the screen shots here: https://wiki.csinitiative.com/display/tri/TriSano+-+2.0+FINAL+Re... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2813399 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:41:42 +0100 2813399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2802247&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1253112387 On Saturday, Nov. 7, approximately 600 top LAMP developers from around the U.S. will converge on Nashville suburb Franklin, TN, to learn from innovative companies that will share their on-the-ground reports about the latest developments in LAMP offerings and implementation. Note: Nashville, TN is home to some 150+ healthcare companies (many of which can trace their roots back to HCA. This is the FIRST broad open source integration event in this area (there was a Red Hat Summit in recent years). You'll note, as of now, there is no open source healthcare representation. Let's change that! (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2802247 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:40:46 +0100 2802247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2794601&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1253025347 Computerworld has an article that discusses Open Source EMR's and one persons experience in not choosing VistA due to missing parts. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2794601 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:44:02 +0100 2794601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2780187&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1252592682 Nominations are officially open for the 9th annual Linux Medical News Freedom Award to be presented at the November 14th-18th AMIA Fall conference in San Francisco, CA. Deadline for entries is September 30th, 2009. This is NOT a officially sponsored award or event of AMIA. This award is co-sponsored by the IMIA Open Source Working Group. Free and open source software isn't 'magic pixie dust'. There are people making significant personal sacrifices as well as doing difficult work to make free software in medicine a reality. This award is intended to honor the individual or project who has accomplished the most towards the goal of improving medical education and practice through free/open source medical software. The award winner is chosen by a panel of judges. Past recipients have been Tim ... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2780187 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:40:25 +0100 2780187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2776311&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1252455719 The purpose of the FY10 Open Source task force is to develop a white paper focused on open source deployments and opportunities of this technology solution within HIE. The monthly call is the first Thursday of every month at 1:00pm (ET). Contact Holly Gaebel <mailto:hgaebel@himss.org> to join this task force. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2776311 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:39:38 +0100 2776311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2764136&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1252069102 Medical, the Open Source Health and Hospital Information System, has been the winner in SourceForge project of the month. In the latest release, Medical includes a new section on genetics (NCBI / genecards) and family history. It also contains perinatal and puerperium information. Medical is part of the GNU solidario project, a non-profit effort to provide Health and Education to emerging economies with free software. Thank you to all of you who collaborate in the project and, if you want to contribute (documentation, translations, testing... ), please contact us. Thanks, Luis Falcon (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2764136 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:44:21 +0100 2764136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2754533&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1251899239 The 8th National Medical Banking Institute is an exciting cross-industry educational forum for the banking and healthcare communities. At the Institute, we explore how banks are improving healthcare by reducing costs and increasing access and the quality of healthcare. The International Journal of Medical Banking (http://www.mbproject.org/journal) is intended to educate commerce, government and academia about medical banking principles and technologies. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2754533 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:42:49 +0100 2754533 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2726166&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1249397967 According to this article in Government Health IT: "The Health and Human Services Department will sponsor a "code-a-thon" Aug. 27 so open source programmers can meet to collaborate on ways to improve the CONNECT gateway, software that lets organizations access the Nationwide Health Information Network..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2726166 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:19:31 +0100 2726166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2697623&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1250192225 A whole new era for Veterans Affairs VistA has begun with Kevin Toppenberg, MD's new TMG-CPRS 1.0.26.76 (TMG v1.1) client. The new tmg-cprs client enables clinical notes to be rendered in html. This allows mixed typefaces, bold, center, right justification, left justification and italics in clinical notes while maintaining compatibility with Veterans Affairs cprs. Dr. Toppenberg announced on the Hardhats list. "Features (including older additions): HTML viewing HTML Editing Add a patient, Edit patient demographics Simple page Advanced page (allows editing of all fields in PATIENT file) Multilingual support Colored tabs User-customizable splash screen image Let the testing begin. Yes there are likely bugs, and I have some ideas for additional features. And a manual needs to be written. L... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2697623 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:35:01 +0100 2697623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2689905&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1249998971 A broad range of VistA community members with diverse VistA backgrounds have proposed VistA Standard Base specification release candidate 8. The proposed document is intended to guide installation of Veterans Affairs VistA system on Linux using the Free/Open Source GTM mumps compiler. The text and public comment can be found here under the auspices of the Liberty Health Software Foundation a 501 c3 corporation. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2689905 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:41:01 +0100 2689905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2680104&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1249667442 CONNECT is an open source software gateway that connects an organizations health IT systems into health information exchanges using Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) conventions, agreements and cores services to better serve patients throughtout the country. Built through collaboration of more than 20 federal agencies, the CONNECT gateway can help organizations reap the benefits of health information exchange with other healthcare institutions nationwide. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2680104 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:07:35 +0100 2680104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2672887&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1249519153 ....is the oncoming train. http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/manhattan-community-college-offer-ehr-program People aren't really thinking about the ongoing maintenance and the real lack of training that 60 hours of lab can provide. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2672887 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:12:41 +0100 2672887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2659263&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1249051958 We are live from the FOSSHealth conference in Houston, schedule here. Bill Vass of Sun (still not Oracle yet he confirms) NHIN CONNECT Efforts is talking about the difference between FOSS and proprietary in which RSA was openly and rigorously examined by experts and remains quite secure except for brute force methods, while the the closed proprietary Clipper chip was not and was broken within 48 hours...competition for support occurs with FOSS licensing whereas proprietary vendors can sit back and say hmmm, how much to have an America's Cup entry this year?... More after the break. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2659263 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:08:05 +0100 2659263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2643042&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1248364873 (OSA) is an effort to raise awareness in the U.S. Federal Government about the benefits of open source software. We hope to encourage the government's utilization of open source software participation in open source software projects, and incorporation of open source community dynamics to enable transparency. http://opensourceforamerica.org (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2643042 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:10:31 +0100 2643042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2643041&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1248708938 Worldvista.org reports that after a long wait, Graphic User Interface scheduling works in VistA: "..."Yes, it's teeming with bugs, but it works!" Habiel from California wrote on the VistA Hardhats email list. Valdes, who lives in Houston, Texas responded: "Roger Sam, Houston confirms on a fresh install that GUI scheduling has landed." and posted a screenshot. Calling it a "very significant event. Not only does this add GUI-scheduling, it also enables .Net client programming." and "Many small steps for a software engineer, one giant leap for VistA." Valdes notes that this will greatly broaden the reach of VistA, facilitating its use in ambulatory care. "This community owes a debt of gratitude to Sam Habiel." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2643041 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:10:31 +0100 2643041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2623555&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1248210795 A PC World article here states that: "Microsoft, which has been at odds with the Linux community over the years because of intellectual property issues, said on Monday it has released 20,000 lines of Linux code to the Linux kernel community..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2623555 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:07:32 +0100 2623555 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2614894&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1247751901 OpenEMR HQ, a consulting company focused on the popular open source OpenEMR EMR application, will present the first of a series of monthly product walkthroughs on Friday, July 24th, 2009 at 6:00pm EDT. The company said, in a statement released yesterday, that it had been receiving a lot of questions about the product and those questions showed a good bit of confusion around the software "OpenEMR is a fantastic product", said CEO Anthony Papillion, "but there seems to be a good bit of confusion in the market about its capabilities and how it can integrate well into a small to mid-sized practice". Papillion said he also believes that much of the confusion is caused by large vendors who cast dispersion on the use of open source medical applications. "Many of our potential customers come to ... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2614894 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:02:38 +0100 2614894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2614893&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1247983032 Redhat has joined the S&P 500, article here. "Standard and Poor’s announced that Red Hat would join the S&P 500 as of the close of trading on Friday. Red Hat replaces lender CIT Group, which had a market capitalization below $275 million, ranking it 500th in the index..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2614893 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:02:38 +0100 2614893 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2596163&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1247496421 This is an interview with Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth that talks about resource allocation in an open source environment. I am curious about how he handles and solves things because I have personally encountered similar problems and wondered about how others solve the volunteer/anarchy vs. order/resources/damned if you do, damned if you don't problems attendant with Free/Open Source. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2596163 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:08:35 +0100 2596163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2596162&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1247515307 Health Data Management reports that: "A registered nurse in Durham, N.H., has filed a civil suit against three officials of the Obama Administration alleging the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's health information technology provisions unconstitutionally violate the HIPAA privacy rule, Privacy Act and Federal Common Law..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2596162 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:08:35 +0100 2596162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2578371&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1246472969 IBM (NYSE: IBM), NoMachine and Novell announce today that Glendale Adventist Medical Center (GAMC) in Glendale, California has improved the experience of its hospital patients by delivering email and Web access in patient rooms, while saving significant information technology (IT) maintenance and energy costs. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2578371 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:07:30 +0100 2578371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2578370&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1246557165 It's officially summer and there's a lot happening behind the scenes at Health 2.0 as we prepare for our biggest event yet! Our annual San Francisco Fall Conference will be held on October 6th and 7th at the Concourse Exhibition Center. Just two years after its first conference, Health 2.0 has become the must-see showcase for consumers and providers' use of new web and mobile tools in health care, and the venue where new products are launched, new concepts are developed and new movements are built. Now taking submissions for Launch! Launch! is one of the most popular sessions at Health 2.0. Attendees get a rapid-fire preview of the latest, most exciting product and company introductions in healthcare. Do you have a brand new product that you'd like to unveil to the Health 2.0 community in... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2578370 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:07:30 +0100 2578370 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2518845&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1245800820 Medical, the Universal Health information system, is finalist on Sourceforge 2009 Community Awards. With over 47,000 nominations, the community has chosen 85 finalists in 12 categories. Medical is among the best 10 projects this year for government. This is very exciting and rewarding. To be among the 10 best projects (sharing the space with projects like Open Office) shows the recognition from the community to humanitarian projects like Medical, and positions open source in health sector, an area limited to proprietary vendors until now. I would like to thank all the doctors, biochemists and computer scientists that are working on the project (from Argentina, Belgium, India, Indonesia, Germany, USA, Uruguay... ) and to all of you who have trust our project by using it, voting it... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2518845 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:28:30 +0100 2518845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2470677&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1244572589 June 16 at 1:00 PM Eastern, will focus on concerns regarding certification of applications licensed under open source models. During the Web conference, Mark Leavitt, M.D., Ph.D., Commission chair, and Dennis Wilson, the Commission’s technology director, will discuss the new concepts from the perspective of technology developers. More information here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2470677 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:48:53 +0100 2470677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2465722&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1244020867 The Veterans Health Administration's open-source electronic health record system VistA is a fully integrated, enterprise-wide healthcare information system that has been developed and used for the past 20 years by the Veterans Health Administration, the largest, centrally directed, healthcare system in the U.S. VistA has been deployed in about 1,500 care sites. More private-sector oriented, open-source versions such as WorldVistA and OpenVista, whose source code is freely availabe could be an effective and low-cost option for non-Veterans Affairs hospitals that are seeking to implement a complete hospital information system, but have been held back by the cost. Open-source VistA can be customized for large hospitals as well as small medical practices, and can serve across the continuum of... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2465722 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:22:04 +0100 2465722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2465721&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1244380659 Editor's note: it actually does not appear to specifically make open source illegal but the side effect may be that. Unless they are CCHIT certified. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A4000/3934_I1.HTM (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2465721 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:22:04 +0100 2465721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2465720&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1244561436 For you VA VistA fans, here is the status of GUI-registration which has recently changed with tmg-cprs. In case you didn't know, patient registration up until recently was text-based and somewhat annoying in an otherwise good system: tmg-cprs: works now and so far works very well in clinical situations. Point-click client installer available now and should work out of the box as of Astronaut WorldVistA server Beta 6 installer. It is not browser-based so client deployment is not as simple as browser-based. The non-browser based client is both an advantage and disadvantage for deployment reasons. Local IT staff and management likes that it is not browser-based. It does not require multiple logins or application switching. Works well under pressured situations. Editing demographic mistakes ... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2465720 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:22:04 +0100 2465720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2460395&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1244075255 PatientOS Inc. will be demonstrating with a live system which users can log into, the interoperability between two distinct systems using OpenEHR Archetypes. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2460395 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:51:27 +0100 2460395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2450022&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1243914827 According to this article Medsphere Corp. is raising $15 million in venture capital: 'In a regulatory filing this week, Carlsbad, CA-based Medsphere Systems says it has raised about $1.9 million of a $15 million secondary venture round. Medsphere CEO Michael Doyle told me recently that existing investors have committed $6 million for the round so far. Since it was founded in 2002, Medsphere has raised $50 million from investors that include Azure Capital Partners, Epic Ventures, and Thomas Weisel Partners. The company is commercializing an open source software version of VistA, the electronic health record system developed for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.' (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2450022 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:28:08 +0100 2450022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2419514&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1242403596 Alan Viars puts up a post Should Health Care Standards be Open Source? over a the Health Care Blog. Using the CCR as an example, he goes on to address standards in general. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2419514 Tue, 19 May 2009 18:50:53 +0100 2419514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2419513&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1242509150 "How an Industry Lobby Scored a Swift, Unexpected Victory by Channeling Billions to Electronic Records" The Washington Post has an eye-opening article on what really happened with the Health IT stimulus bill. It looks like Buckminister Fuller's GRUNCH of Giants is alive and well. I now see the connection between HIMSS, Partners and AMIA. I've often wondered why AMIA has always been dominated by the Northeast/Massachutsetts crowd, why things like the Linux Medical News Freedom Award has been given such a cold reception year after year, and why AMIA leaders seem to hold such contradictory positions to AMIA's mission. Things like government intervention bad (but we lobbied for it secretly), taxpayer money good, proprietary vendors good, physicians and taxpayers in perpetual financial servitud... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2419513 Tue, 19 May 2009 18:50:53 +0100 2419513 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2419512&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1242531823 Scot Silverstein has a must-read article reacting to the recent Washington Post article on Health IT lobbying: "...A lot of voices were left out of that trade group's lobbying. That trade group's massive conflicts of interest also seem to have blinded it to the longstanding concerns of experts in medical informatics that current approaches to health IT are insufficient and may impair healthcare quality initiatives (let's be frank about what that really means - it means patient harm)..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2419512 Tue, 19 May 2009 18:50:53 +0100 2419512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2419511&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1242663930 Dr. Koppel, This is an open letter that I plan to publish on Linux Medical News and elsewhere. As you probably know, your JAMA 'Hold Harmless' article presents just the tip of the iceberg. Your article and more data from the Washington Post article http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051503667.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR make it abundantly clear that proprietary vendors are intent on establishing private property rights for something that private property rights are clearly not appropriate for. It leads to the logical absurdities, expense, and moral hazards we are experiencing now. The obvious dangers, enormous conflict of interest, as well as highly practical considerations such as simple non-performance of proprietary Electronic Medical Record softwa... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2419511 Tue, 19 May 2009 18:50:53 +0100 2419511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2393145&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1241678127 GNUmed EMR for medical offices has been updated to version 0.4.4. Fixes include reenabled path sanity check that fell off when fixing Windows and a fix that makes recent notes in SOAP plugin copy-able for pasting. A new Live-CD has been released as well. More info can be gotten from http://wiki.gnumed.de (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2393145 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:59:09 +0100 2393145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2384269&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1241121958 Full announcement here: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nationally Recognized Psychiatric Hospital Selects Medsphere's Open Source Electronic Health Record to Transform Clinical Care Silver Hill Hospital Chooses OpenVista to Improve Efficiency and Patient Care CARLSBAD, California - April 29, 2009 - Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source healthcare IT solutions, today announced a five-year contract with Connecticut's Silver Hill Hospital for implementation, training and support of the company's OpenVista electronic health record (EHR) solution. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2384269 Sun, 03 May 2009 22:06:59 +0100 2384269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2360550&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1240540737 According to this press release: "Washington, D.C. —Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV today introduced legislation that will facilitate nationwide adoption of electronic health records, particularly among small, rural providers. The Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 will build upon the successful use of “open source” electronic health records by the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as the “open source exchange model,” which was recently expanded among federal agencies through the Nationwide Health Information Network-Connect initiative..." (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2360550 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:54:36 +0100 2360550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2350769&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1240263123 Fred Trotter writes: I have recently been asked to testify at the NCVHS hearings on meaningful use (see forwarded message below). This is very likely because I have been working as a representative of the FOSS community with CCHIT to resolve the basic incompatibility with current CCHIT certification and FOSS EHR systems. For a decent summary you can read the CCHIT category on my blog or read some of the mainstream blogs: slashdot and ZDnet Now I will be asked to testify on what 'Meaningful Use' of EHR systems means from a FOSS perspective. I am having discussions on what I should cover on both Hardhats (VistA community) and OpenHealth (larger FOSS community). Feel free to email me off-line (fred dot trotter at gmail dot com) or simply reply to this thread, with your thoughts. (Source: GNU... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2350769 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:28:49 +0100 2350769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2343834&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1239801762 Misys Open Source Solution is seeking to hire an experienced Open Source developer to lead our community facing initiatives. We've made progress towards delivering on our OS work and we need someone who can help it grow. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2343834 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:08:02 +0100 2343834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2343833&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1239989487 The OpenEMR project has released version 3.0 on SourceForge. The new release has integrated practice management, improved multi-language support, and E-Prescribing. We have packaged a very easy to install Windows version using Xampp version 1.7.0. Thanks! “Friends of Apache.” What we have in the works is a Debian package, an RPM package and integration of the HHS required interoperability module, laboratory communication module, and with some infrastructure improvements are hoping to be compatible with CCHIT certification by the end of this summer. Sam Bowen, MD (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2343833 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:08:02 +0100 2343833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2334506&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1239306875 Medsphere today announced the release of open source code for recently developed components of the comprehensive OpenVista electronic health record (EHR) solution. Medsphere’s open source release, now available for download at www.medsphere.org, includes the OpenVista Interface Domain (OVID), the OpenVista Clinical Information System (CIS) 1.0RC1, and OpenVista Server 1.5SP1. More details on Medsphere.org with details posted here. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2334506 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:39:37 +0100 2334506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2334505&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1239638789 Fred Trotter has a wrap up of the recent HIMSS CCHIT certification meeting on F/OSS. "Take away lessons: Under the current model it is difficult to have the cost and benefit of the certification evenly distributed. There is no way to easily ’share’ the certification There is no maintainable benefit to being the organization that sacrifices to get a certification for a particular FOSS codebase. It is not possible to prevent other organizations to certify a system that has already been certified. Proprietary ontologies, like CPT, are a problem for the distribution of FOSS EHR systems. (Source: GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News) GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2334505 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:39:37 +0100 2334505 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2310376&cid=s_32989_21_f&fid=32989&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinuxmednews.com%2F1238090581 JAMA has a blockbuster article on Health IT vendor 'Hold Harmless' contracts. Linux Medical News readers know is just the tip of the proprietary Electronic Medical Record iceburg such as the interoperability scam, the failed EMR business quandry, and the sustainability conundrum among many other things that has yet to be widely discussed. Courageous and forward-thinking past LMN contributor Scot Silverstein has a number of further analyses here and here. '...As a former CMIO/Director of Informatics I would never have signed such a contract. Period. (Of course, CMIO's and Directors of Informatics don't generally sign or even see health IT contracts, as they are Chiefs and Directors of Nothing.) Have hospital executives, boards of directors and counsel been violating their responsibilities a... GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2310376 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:51:16 +0100 2310376