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Science Journal Examines Key Role of Open Source EHR in Ending Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone

By Jeff Neiman | September 7, 2017

The prestigious, open access, Journal of Medical Internet Research recently published a study looking at the effectiveness of OpenMRS’ use during the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. The article highlights the work of a team who developed new user-interface components for OpenMRS and rapidly deployed the system in an Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Sierra Leone. The team, composed of members from OpenMRS, Save the Children International, Thoughtworks, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Partners In Health, University of Leeds, and Columbia University. The team came together in response to an urgent request for healthIT from colleagues at Save the Children International to develop an EHR suitable for deployment in a new Ebola treatment Centre being set up in Kerry Town outside the capital, Freetown.

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Health Care's Juicero Problem

By Kim Bellard | September 5, 2017

Bad news: if you were still hoping to get one of the $400 juicers from Juicero, you may be out of luck.  Juicero announced that they were suspending sales while they seek an acquirer.  They'd already dropped the juicer's price from its initial $700 earlier this year and had hoped to find ways to drop it further, but ran out of time. I keep thinking: if they'd been a health care company, they not only might still be in business but also would probably be looking to raise their prices. Juicero once was the darling of investors. It raised $120 million from a variety of respected funding sources, including Kleiner Perkins, Alphabet and Campbell Soup. They weren't a juice company, or even an appliance company. They were a technology company! They had an Internet-of-Things product! They had an ongoing base of customers...

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Design and Produce 3D Printed, Custom Breast Prosthetics

By Joshua Pearce | August 30, 2017

As the market for 3D printers has moved from sophisticated, experienced designers into the mass consumer market, individuals are saving substantial money with pre-designed, DIY products made on 3D printers. These opportunities are poised to increase due to the Free Open Source 3D Customizer, a libre, 3D model customizer that anyone can use to create their own 3D printed designs. To demonstrate how the software works and the possibilities that it creates, I'll show how breast cancer survivors and others can use the Free Open Source 3D Customizer to design and produce 3D-printable external breast prosthetics.

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  • Innovation Needs Dumb Ideas
    August 22, 2017 - Julie Michelle Smyth - Open Health News
    Over the years I've listened to many new-to-health-care entrepreneurs pitch their great new idea. They're so excited: health care is so inefficient...
  • Report on the ONC 2017 Technical Interoperability Forum
    August 21, 2017 - Roger A. Maduro - Open Health News
    Last week I attended with my colleague Mike Berry the ONC 2017 Technical Interoperability Forum. This meeting was convened under the 21st Century...
  • 10 Advantages of Open Source for the Enterprise
    August 17, 2017 - Roger A. Maduro - Open Health News
    Selecting technologies means committing to solutions that will support an active, growing business over the long term, so it requires careful...
  • 11 Things About Health Care I'm Dying to Redesign
    August 15, 2017 - Julie Michelle Smyth - Open Health News
    The folks at Ideo recently published 19 Things We're Dying to Redesign, covering a wide range of products, services, and systems, both big and small...
  • Only Trump Can Go To Single-Payer
    August 12, 2017 - Roger A. Maduro - Open Health News
    Today, I want to submit to you that only Trump can make single-payer health care happen in this country. Only a billionaire, surrounded by a cabinet...
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  • Addressing Open Source's Free Rider Problem
    July 11, 2017 - Julie Michelle Smyth - Open Health News
    Nadia Eghbal, in her major report on the state of our digital infrastructure, and Jonathan Lister, in his response describing our digital ecosystem...
  • Health Care's Juicero Problem
    September 5, 2017 - Julie Michelle Smyth - Open Health News
    Bad news: if you were still hoping to get one of the $400 juicers from Juicero, you may be out of luck.  Juicero announced that they were...
  • Science Journal Examines Key Role of Open Source EHR in Ending Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone
    September 7, 2017 - Roger A. Maduro - Open Health News
    The prestigious, open access, Journal of Medical Internet Research recently published a study looking at the effectiveness of OpenMRS’ use during...
  • Innovation Needs Dumb Ideas
    August 22, 2017 - Julie Michelle Smyth - Open Health News
    Over the years I've listened to many new-to-health-care entrepreneurs pitch their great new idea. They're so excited: health care is so inefficient...
  • Report on the ONC 2017 Technical Interoperability Forum
    August 21, 2017 - Roger A. Maduro - Open Health News
    Last week I attended with my colleague Mike Berry the ONC 2017 Technical Interoperability Forum. This meeting was convened under the 21st Century...
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