Organizations

Selected public and private sector organizations having an impact on open source and health IT technologies and solutions.

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National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE)

National Association for Trusted Exchange (NATE) brings the expertise of state programs together to find common solutions that optimize appropriate exchange of health information for greater gains in adoption and outcomes. Read More »

National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

The mission of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is to be a leader, partner, catalyst, and voice for the 2700 local health departments in order to ensure the conditions that promote health and equity, combat disease, and improve the quality and length of all lives.

National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) represents state chief information officers and information technology executives and managers from U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The primary state members are senior officials from state government who have executive-level and statewide responsibility for information technology leadership. Read More »

National Association of State Veterans Homes (NASVH)

The National Association State Veterans Homes' (NASVH) primary mission is to ensure that each and every eligible U.S. veteran receives the benefits, services, long term health care and respect which they have earned by their service and sacrifice. Read More »

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of 11 agencies that compose the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Read More »

National Committee on Vital & Health Statistics (NCVHS)

The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) was established by Congress to serve as an advisory body to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on health data, statistics and national health information policy. Read More »

National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP)

National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is a not-for-profit standards development organization (SDO).  They create and promotes data interchange standards related to medications, supplies, and services for the pharmacy services sector of the healthcare industry.

National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC)

National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) is a public-private partnership driving the grassroots development of a secure, interoperable, nationwide health information system. Read More »

National EMS Information System (NEMSIS)

The National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) is a national effort to standardize the data collected by EMS agencies. Over time it is expected that NEMSIS will become the national repository that will be used to store EMS data from every state in the nation. Read More »

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all people. The NHLBI web site contains a wide range of 'open' health information, software tools, mobile apps, education & training materials, and more.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency—making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives. NIH is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems.

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

The National Library of Medicine (NLM), on the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland, is the world's largest medical library. The Library collects materials and provides information and research services in all areas of biomedicine and health care.

National Rural Health Resource Center

The National Rural Health Resource Center, in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association and the Rural Assistance Center, is the U.S. leader in providing rural health information technology (HIT) education, information and technical assistance. Read More »

National Rural HIT Coalition

The National Rural HIT Coalition is a network of rural and health information technology (HIT) leaders from organizations at every level, working together to advance the implementation of HIT across rural America by: Read More »

NETIC Infoservicios

Netic Infoservices 's mission is to spread the advantages of open source software for the health care profession. It is based in Argentina and services all the Spanish-speaking countries and regions.

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