http://www.openhre.org/ OpenHRE.org en-us http://www.openhre.org/images/logo.gif http://www.openhre.org/ webmaster@openhre.org http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=74 Kansas City Business Journal - August 31, 2007: As researchers explore the human genome to find diabetes cures, two Kansas City area companies are helping patients pluck the next best thing -- condition management -- from cyberspace. Cerner Corp. and Browsersoft Inc. have entered the chronic disease-management space via online diabetes tools. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=73 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 20, 2007 – OpenHRE Community member EKCITA (East Kern County Integrated Technology Association), in partnership with the Tehachapi Valley Health Care District, Tehachapi, California, has been awarded a grant from CalRHIO. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=72 Lenexa, KS (August 14, 2007), Browsersoft, Inc., a Kansas-based health information services provider, today announced the delivery of an online diabetes database and analysis system in use by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). The Browsersoft system uses OpenHRE™ to automate the process of collecting and analyzing data from healthcare providers across the State, allowing KDHE analysts to focus on improving the quality of care for Kansans with diabetes. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=71 The January edition of Virtual Medical Worlds includes a paper on "U.S. National Health Information Network (NHIN) and Open Source Health Information Exchange (HIE) Solutions" that includes a description of the OpenHRE™ effort. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=70 Feb. 14 - The Connecting for Health team, including Browsersoft Inc. using OpenHRE™, successfully demonstrated the exchange of health information through a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) prototype. The team securely transferred healthcare data between MA-SHARE, the Indiana Health Information Exchange and the Mendocino Health Records Exchange, and local public health departments within the regions participating in the CSC consortium -- Boston, Mass., Indianapolis, Ind., and Mendocino County, Calif. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=69 December 12, 2006 Kansas City, Missouri - Approximately 30 individuals attended the two-day User Conference concluding today. The attendees included both current OpenHRE™ users and organizations considering implementing OpenHRE™ for their Health Information Exchange or RHIO. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=68 The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics has published the Functional Requirements Needed for the Initial Definition of a Nationwide Health Information Network discussion that they presented at the recent Second NHIN Forum. We believe that these requirements apply to regional efforts as well. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=67 Washington DC, October 17, 2006 - Don Grodecki, Chief Architect, OpenHRE™, and President, Browsersoft Inc., co-presented, along with Dave "Casey" Webster, Chief Architect, IBM, a discussion on Matching Patient Data at the 2nd HHS ONC Forum. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=66 June 19, 2006 - The Kansas City Business Journal reports that "Browsersoft Inc. has been selected to implement a secure health records exchange system for San Antonio-based Access to Care for the Uninsured (ACU) ...". The system is being funded through a grant from the Healthy Communities Access Program administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=65 May 22, 2006 - The Mendocino HRE, in cooperation with the TIDES Foundation, has released their final report on the Connecting for Health RLS Prototype. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=64 Washington DC, April 10, 2006 - at eHI's Connecting Communities Learning Forum, OpenHRE™.org announced the availability of key open source software to demonstrate the messaging recommendations that Connecting for Health developed to enable the exchange of Health Records on a nationwide basis. This software was developed for the Mendocino HRE, which is one of the Health Markets participating in a HHS contract to prototype a Nationwide Health Information Network. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=63 Washinton DC, April 6, 2006 - The Markle Foundation announced today the availability of key components of their Connecting for Health Common Framework. The Health Records Exchange components developed by Browsersoft Inc. for the Mendocino HRE will be made available as part of this effort. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=62 from Forrester Research, March 2006 "As information technology in the health care industry evolves from an administrative tool for billing and bookkeeping to a clinical tool for improving the quality and efficiency of health care, the scope of information sharing is expanding beyond the walls of individual institutions. Achieving this level of integration will require that software models overcome a host of technical obstacles, and that they are accessible, affordable, and widely supported. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=61 A White Paper on the OpenHRE™ Architecture is available here. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=60 On January 25, 2006, Will Ross of the Mendocino Health Records Exchange presented a report on the Redwood Health Information Collaborative. The Mendocino HRE is a demonstration rural Sub Network Organization (SNO) on the Connecting for Health team that is building a Prototype of the National Health Information Network (NHIN) for HHS, using OpenHRE software. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=59 As of 12/22/2005, version 0.0.5 release of the OpenHRE software is available. Click on "Downloads" in the Main Menu, and then click on "Software". http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=58 Architectural Drawings showing the various components of the OpenHRE software are available. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=56 November 17, 2005 - According to the article Electronic Health Record Certification Group Moves Closer to Testing (Free registration required to see complete article), "The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology ... will hold a teleconference to let EHR vendors know how they can participate in the pilot tests of EHRs for physicians’ offices and other outpatient settings. CCHIT will begin accepting applications immediately after the call from those wishing to participate." http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=55 Many have asked for advice on building a Linux server capable of running the OpenHRE software. This article describes the hardware and software that we use for our demostration server. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=54 Major Step Toward Secure and Portable Health Information for American Consumers HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced today the award of contracts totaling $18.6 million to four groups of health care and health information technology organizations to develop prototypes for a Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) architecture. The contracts awarded to these four consortia will move the nation toward the President’s goal of personal electronic health records by creating a uniform architecture for health care information that can follow consumers throughout their lives. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=53 OpenHRE consists of three Services: Record Locator Service Records Exchange Service Authorization and Access Decision Service Many have asked "What is the difference between a Record Locator Service and a Master Patient Index (MPI)?" http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=52 Kevin M Campbell, DrPH, at the Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse has released The Link King: Record Linkage Software. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=51 The preliminary specification for the OpenHRE Privacy Admininstration Tool has been released. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=50 Will Ross, one of the founding members of OpenHRE, will be presenting OpenHRE at the TEPR (Towards an Electronic Patient Record) 2005 conference. http://www.openhre.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=49 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) has issued a Request for Information for the Development and Adoption of a National Health Information Network. The OpenHRE Team has published a response to this RFI, and it is available here.