Archive for April, 2009
Federal Government Releases Open-Source NHIN Software
On Monday, the federal government made available for download and public use the software code that will connect organizations to the Nationwide Health Information Network, Modern Healthcare reports.
The no-cost, open-source software, called Connect, was developed under the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s Federal Health Architecture initiative (Conn, Modern Healthcare, 4/8).
In February, the Social Security Administration became the first federal agency to use the software when it began sharing data with MedVirginia, a health information exchange. Several other federal agencies now are using Connect for health information exchange, including CDC, the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Now, any public or private sector group can use Connect to access open versions of NHIN services, including:
Patient identification;
Document query and retrieval;
Audit-log;
A messaging platform; and
An authorization framework.
In addition to the gateway, Connect includes an “enterprise service component” that offers default versions of enterprise systems required …
Strobist Designs Real Open Source Remote Trigger
When I wrote about the Lumipro Flashgun (yes, the review is coming), a strobe designed by actually listening to the people who would buy it, I called it ‘open source’ (with the quotes). While, technically, it wasn’t true, it certainly followed the spirit of the project.
Now, there is a true open source flash project. Called the SPOT (Strobist Project Opensource Trigger), it is a wireless trigger for off-camera flash, and by downloading the schematics and GPL-licensed` software, you can build it yourself for around $50.
As with any remote trigger system (except proprietary, built-in ones like Nikon’s Creative Lighting System) you’ll need two units — one for transmitting and one for receiving, but even $100 for a pair is cheaper than the pro alternative of Pocket Wizards. Specs are basic but, coupled with a manual flashgun, everything you’ll need for some hot weekend strobist action. Here’s what you get, cribbed from …
Open Source Mobile Technology Software Reinventing Health Care in Developing Countries
Dr. Joel Selanikio’s innovative technology is not only saving lives, it is changing the face of the public health
system around the world. Merging his expertise in the areas of computer science, medicine and public health with his business partner’s background in technology, spurred the development of a sustainable mobile software tool to aid in disease surveillance and the collection of public health data in developing nations. Officially established as an electronic data collection standard by the World Health Organization, Selanikio’s EpiSurveyor is now the most widely adopted open …
See3 Communications Teams With Kaltura to Bring Open Source Video …
Continuing its growth as a national provider of interactive services to the nonprofit and cause community, See3 Communications announced today at the Nonprofit Technology Conference a s
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tegic partnership with Kaltura, the first open-source video platform. The partnership makes See3 a primary channel to bring Kaltura to nonprofits and extends Kaltura’s growing influence as a preferred video solution. In addition, the Kaltura solution is now powering video on DoGooderTV, the video services and promotion site powered by See3, and home to the annual Nonprofit Video Awards.
“We are excited that we can finally, wholeheartedly, recommend a video platform to our clients,” said See3 CEO Michael Hoffman. “Many nonprofits need to move beyond free video sharing sites and introduce a professional solution to manage their video content. Kaltura is a terrific product and their quality and feature-set simply cannot …
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