Just bumped into this question which asked “Which open source clinic management system you will recommend which has Patient ,Drug Management and also synchronization with clinic inventory?”.
The best answer I think I can give is probably to point to an index of open source clinic management systems which has links and descriptions with pros and cons of each software.
Do you know of anyone maintaining such an index?
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VistA: Antiquated or Proven?
Recently Joseph Conn wrote an excellent article on VistA. A Modern Healthcare reader replied with a comment titled Antiquated system slowing EHR transformation which essentially argued that VistA was holding health IT back… because its old.
Thankfully Modern Healthcare has also published my reply VistA: You say ‘antiquated;’ I say ‘proven’. I offer more thoughts on the subject over at GPLMedicine.org in my post ‘antiquated’ vs ‘proven’
Sharing medical software: FOSS licensing in medicine
I have written a short guide to software licensing in medicine: Sharing medical software: FOSS licensing in medicine. This covers the problems of license proliferation, the issue of proprietarization and several other key licensing related issues.
This is a work in progress. Please help me make this a valuable resource, by providing your comments and feedback.
Live from the 15th VistA Community Conference in Seattle
We are live from the 15th annual VistA community meeting on the campus of the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle, Washington. The major news so far is the announcement of a subscription service from the WorldVistA organization for updates to the CCHIT certified WorldVistA EHR/VOE 1.0 Details to follow.
FSDaily news hub
FSDaily (www.fsdaily.com) is a news hub entirely dedicated to free and open source software, where users can vote stories up and down. It uses Pligg (www.pligg.com) – like Digg, but just for free software.
There doesn’t seem to be much, if any, health related material there at present – but I am sure the imaginative contributors to LMN could change that quickly.
It is in its early days, but could provide a vehicle to share our interests with the wider free/libre, open source and Linux software communities.
Mirth 1.5 Released and Free Webinar Announced
We are very excited to announce the release of Mirth 1.5. This new version offers improved performance and reliability. Additionally, Mirth
1.5 delivers useful new features and bug fixes. Mirth now supports several internal databases including MySQL, Oracle, SQLServer, and PostgreSQL to better integrate with your existing systems. Mirth 1.5 also includes a more robust and responsive administration and development environment along with a new utility for managing the Mirth server configurations.
Download Mirth 1.5:
http://mirthproject.org
Blogosphere reacts to Kizers resignation
Lots of new information has come out regarding the Medsphere debaucle since ModernHealthcare announced that Kizer has resigned. Tim over at Histalk wrote:
Does Medsphere have any feet left to shoot after firing (and suing) its co-founders and now losing its only obvious asset, Ken Kizer? They were fun as a scrappy, passionate underdog with big names, but I have to admit that, without Kizer, I really have no interest in them. Plus, the lawsuit makes me wonder if open source interests might be better served by other VistA stewards. Just my opinion, of course.
TEPR 2007 Open Source Speakers/Sessions
This session will look at real EHR selection and implementation scenarios that didn�t quite go according to plan. In this highly interactive session, the audience will be able to ask questions or present their own scenarios, obtain specifics pertaining to open source software such as advantages including free software and ability to modify easily, and obstacles such as limited support options.
ITTIA Previews New Release of ITTIA Database for ESEC 2007 in Japan
May 14, 2007 — Bellevue, WA — ITTIA is further strengthening its ITTIA Database management software for embedded systems and devices with the release of version 2.0. ITTIA previews this new release at one of Japan�s largest embedded gatherings, ESEC — Embedded Systems Expo and Conference. ESEC provides embedded developers with an opportunity to learn about exciting new technologies, such as ITTIA Database.
ITTIA Database, version 2.0, is a high-performance embedded data management system that can be used either as a stand-alone embedded library, or in combination with ITTIA�s lightweight data server. ITTIA Database provides true ACID-compliant transaction support, enabling application developers to easily build robust, reliable applications with these modern development techniques. New features in this version include enhancement to documentation and client/server shared access with data change notification events.
C-SPAN video about “Best Care Anywhere” book.
C-SPAN covered a talk given at the New America Foundation promoting the new Best Care Anywhere. The panel featured the books author Phillip Longman as well as Kenneth W. Kizer, MD. No mention of the underground railroad that I could tell (corrections welcome).
You can download the video from CSPAN. Does anybody know how to get this video to play under GNU/Linux?