News Clips

DSS and Sage Health Management Solutions to Demonstrate RadWise®, an EHR Integrated Medical Imaging Decision Support Application, at HIMSS

Press Release | DSS, Inc. | February 25, 2010

RadWise, a vxVistA certified product, helps physicians order the most appropriate imaging procedures based on patient needs for increased patient safety and reduced expenses
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Vangent Partners with Medsphere to Offer Comprehensive, Cost-effective Electronic Health Record Solution

Press Release | Medsphere, Vangent, Inc. | February 25, 2010

Proven open-source EHR will help hospitals meet “meaningful use” criteria

Vangent, Inc., a leading global provider of information management and strategic business process services, today announced a strategic partnership with Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open-source healthcare enterprise solutions. The partnership will help U.S. healthcare enterprises quickly realize the safety, outcomes, efficiency and economic benefits of a proven electronic health record solution. Read More »

Five sites for open source healthcare

Jason Hibbets | OpenSource.com | February 14, 2010

If you're browsing the web looking for sites about open source healthcare, here are five I found interesting. There are a ton of sites out there, and I tried to stay away from those that talked strictly about software--instead focusing on those that tackled the issues in open source ways beyond technology.

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Do We Need To Know What’s In Junk Food?

Staff Writer | New York Times | February 5, 2010

In the continuing effort to fight obesity in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing its nutrition labeling guidelines. The agency is re-evaluating serving sizes and considering the placement of calorie and nutrition labels on the front of food packages, from cereals to soups to candy. Read More »

Learning to Share

Editorial | Nature | January 28, 2010

By opening up its database of potential malaria drugs, GlaxoSmithKline has blazed a path that other pharmaceutical companies should follow.

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Web Site Advocates Open Source

Jill R. Aitoro | NextGov | January 26, 2010

Open source software vendor Red Hat launched a Web site on Monday to "explore what happens when the open source way is applied to the world" through five channels: business, education, government, law and life.

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GlaxoSmithKline Using Open Source Principles To Further Drug Research

Lisa Hoover | O Static | January 21, 2010

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced this week that it plans to rely on open source strategies to further drug research and to aid in the development of malaria drugs in an effort to help prevent disease-related death in third-world countries.

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Cooper Green Mercy Hospital Selects OpenVista System to Improve Patient Care and Achieve Meaningful Use

Press Release | Medsphere, Cooper Green Mercy Hospital | January 18, 2010

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open-source healthcare enterprise solutions, today announced a new contract with Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., for implementation of the OpenVista® electronic health record (EHR) and associated clinical transformation services. The county-owned medical center will take advantage of OpenVista's comprehensive clinical support and Medsphere’s rapid implementation process to affordably improve care and secure the maximum federal stimulus funding. Read More »

Cooper Green Mercy Hospital Selects OpenVista Solution

Press Release | Medsphere, Cooper Green Mercy Hospital | January 18, 2010

Birmingham, Ala., and San Diego—Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open-source healthcare enterprise solutions, today announced a new contract with Cooper Green Mercy Hospital in Birmingham, Ala., for implementation of the OpenVista® electronic health record (EHR) and associated clinical transformation services. Read More »

Innovation in Indian Healthcare: Using Health Information Technology to Achieve Health Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations

Mark Carroll, MD, et. al. | Online Research Journal | January 15, 2010

The US Indian health system utilizes a diverse range of health information technology and innovative tools to enhance health service delivery for American Indians and Alaska Natives. This article provides an overview of efforts and experience using such tools to achieve health equity for American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Read More »

DSS Announces Availability of vxVistA Open Source EHR

Press Release | DSS, Inc. | January 13, 2010

Availability of the VA’s EHR system tailored for commercial settings to benefit hospitals, clinics, physician practices and community health organizations

DSS, Inc., a provider of software, integration, installation, project management, training, support and development of Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), today announced the immediate availability of their free and open source version of VistA, vxVistA. Read More »

DSS, Inc., Launches Community-driven, Web-based Collaboration Environment to Promote Use and Knowledge of Open Source VistA EHRs

Press Release | DSS, Inc. | January 7, 2010

Hospitals, community health organizations, practices and other healthcare entities to benefit from VistA forums featuring best practice discussions and posts by thought leaders.

 DSS, Inc., a provider of software,  integration, installation, project management, training, support and development of VistA, in cooperation with Open Health Tools, today announced the launch of www.vxvista.org, a community-driven collaboration sandbox to act as a forum for discussion and best practices among VistA users and developers nationwide and internationally. Read More »

Global Health and Open Source in Africa—Why Is It Important?

Heather LaGarde & Dykki Settle  | Global Health Blog | January 6, 2010

The term "open source" refers to software source materials or source codes made freely and openly available with permission to be redistributed, customized, repurposed and rebuilt, legally and most often without fees—as opposed to proprietary software where the codes are kept private, must be bought, and usually cannot be significantly modified by the user. Here’s a good definition from the Open Source Initiative 

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New Medsphere Partnerships Promote Widespread Adoption of Electronic Health Records

Press Release | Medsphere, NITHealth, The Acacia Group, M*D Resources | January 6, 2010

Open source health IT provider partners with NITHealth, Acacia Group and M*D Resources

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open source healthcare enterprise solutions, announced new partnerships with Network Infrastructure Technologies (NIT) Health, Inc., The Acacia Group LLC and M*D Resources, Inc., to promote, implement and support the company’s OpenVista® electronic health record (EHR) solution among healthcare facilities throughout the country. Read More »

Factors Determining a Successful OpenMRS Implementation

Press Release | Regenstrief Institute | January 1, 2010

A number of different global organizations use OpenMRS1, a free open source medical record system developed at Regenstrief Institute although this list is incomplete. The factors that drive a successful implementation of OpenMRS have not been explicitly studied. The goal of this project is to investigate and learn from the organizations that successfully use OpenMRS and determine the factors that foster adoption, use and sustainability. Read More »