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Release of the VistA Evolution Program Plan and VistA 4 Product Roadmap
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has requested OSEHRA’s assistance in publicizing two key documents: the VistA Evolution Program Plan and the VistA 4 Product Roadmap. These official reports, submitted to Congress in March of this year, contain a wealth of information and specific plans to make VistA a state-of-the-art electronic health record.
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Remember The VA Replacement Scheduling Project?
Daniel Dellinger, national commander of the American Legion, told lawmakers at a hearing of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee today that lack of a replacement for the replacement system has, over the past five years, contributed to long patient wait times at multiple VA medical facilities...
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Report on "Smarter Computing for Smarter Healthcare"
The healthcare industry is shifting toward a performance-driven, outcomes-based model. Organizations face growing expectations for value and accountability and the rise of healthcare consumerism. They are pursuing collaborative approaches and increasing focus on patient centricity, wellness and prevention. Read More »
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Report Says Big Changes Are Needed In How Doctors Are Trained
The way American doctors are trained needs to be overhauled, an expert panel recommended Tuesday, saying the current $15 billion system is failing to produce the medical workforce the nation needs...
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Report: Clinical Mobile Health Devices Expected To Surpass Consumer Devices
Clinical mobile health devices will soar past consumer-focused counterparts after a slow start due to regulatory approval barriers and slower integration into physicians’ workflows, , according to Lux Research.
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Researchers 3-D Print Liver-Like Device To Detoxify Blood
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a 3-D-printed device that can detoxify blood in much the same manner as the liver, using nanoparticles to lure and trap toxins that damage cells...
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Researchers Identify Ten New Antibodies That Can Possibly Prevent Cancer Tumours
Out of a library with billions of artificial antibodies, researchers have identified ten that can possibly prevent cancer tumours from growing...
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Researchers To Investigate If Farming Practices Are Increasing Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs
Projects to track antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the livestock sector are being conducted by researchers at Colorado State University in the United States...
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Restoring Trust In VA Health Care
It has been nearly 20 years since the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the subcabinet agency that oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, implemented a series of sweeping reforms that markedly improved quality, boosted access, and increased efficiency.1,2 Recent revelations about long wait times for veterans compounded by systematic cover-up by VHA administrators make it clear that reforms are again needed...
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Rethinking Open Source Collaboration
...Although the spotlight is shone on open source more than ever before and the technology and tools have evolved, the core fundamentals of how we build open source software are still the same at their core – yet the rigor and quality expectations have changed. I think this is a great opportunity for our wider community as well as an organization...
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Revealed: The World's Most & Least Advanced Countries
UNTIL recently, the popular way to compare the progress of one country relative to another was to use the size of their economies. America had the biggest GDP (and almost the biggest per capita GDP), so it stood to reason it was the most advanced country in the world.
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Revolutionary New Antibiotic Alternative Could Save The World From Superbug 'Apocalypse'
Scientists have developed a new alternative to antibiotics that could revolutionise the way we treat superbugs and avoid a scenario where common medical procedures become life-threatening due to bacteria becoming immune to conventional drugs...
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Ripple Foundation Launches EtherCIS To The World Of Healthcare
The world of healthcare can now begin to leverage the power and potential of the EtherCIS Clinical Data Repository. EtherCIS development has been supported by the non profit Ripple Foundation and this leading technology now provides the key foundation of its “showcase stack” and work towards an open platform in healthcare. EtherCIS development is led by Christian Chevalley of ADOC Software Development and the EtherCIS technology is now the leading open source implementation of the openEHR standard in action (including AQL support). The openEHR standard has been adopted and implemented across healthcare systems throughout the world, representing the future of health IT. Read More »
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RiRL Selects OpenClinica’s eClinical System To Guide Real-Life Research
OpenClinica, LLC announces that Research in Real-Life (RiRL) has selected the OpenClinica Enterprise Edition electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical data management system (CDMS) to support a wide range of clinical research, ranging from medical device, interventional, and investigator lead studies.
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Rising Up: Using Escalating Food Costs To Predict Riots, Revolutions, And Rebellions
Since the beginning of 2014, riots have occurred in countries including Thailand and Venezuela. Although they’re different cultures on different continents, these mass protests movements may all have one commonality; increasing food prices may have contributed to their occurrence...
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