The FPOnline article here http://www.aafp.org/fpr/20040600/1.html nor the CMS press release http://www.cms.hhs.gov/media/press/release.asp?counter=1075 nor the AAFP Press Release http://www.aafp.org/x27860.xml mentions open source yet the Federal Register (see below) clearly states that the money was allocated for open source EHR development.
Is Medplexus still planning to open source the EHR? -----Forwarded Message----- From: Tim Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: TORCH List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: OpenHealth List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Op-torch-general] Today in iHealthbeat... Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 13:33:05 -0700 All, First I'd like to say congrats to the AAFP. Regarding the grant to the AAFP for an "open source" EHR pilot project......... There is an admitted lack of knowledge regarding open source at ORDI, CMS. It is my impression from a phone call I placed that they will welcome information regarding open source and what it means to CMS. If you choose to contact the ORDI you should identify yourself as a concerned individual involved in open source health care projects and that you want to insure projects funded with tax dollars as open source projects are truly open source. You may write to Stuart Guterman, Director of the Office of Research, Development, and Information, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, C3-24-07, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Phone and email contact information is here: http://ds1.psc.dhhs.gov/hhsdir/eeKey.asp?Key=33063&Format=Table I want to follow this with the comment that I think it is wonderful to see an open source pilot project funded by CMS. I would like to see many many more. When the term "open source" is used though I expect it to be used according to the definition found on the www.opensource.org website. http://opensource.org/docs/def_print.php The Federal Registry entry is here: http://frwebgate2.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=116563344381+5+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve (thanks to Will Ross for this link) Your Thoughts? Tim On Tue, 2004-06-01 at 13:02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Brad Smith has forwarded this story from www.iHealthBeat.org with the > accompanying message: > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > CMS Awards Grant for Open-Source EMR Effort > > June 01, 2004 > > CMS on Friday announced it has awarded a $100,000 grant to the > American Academy of Family Physicians to develop low-cost, > standardized and open-source electronic medical records (Federal > Register, 5/28). The grant will help the AAFP to develop, implement > and evaluate a pilot project that provides EMR systems for several > medical practices (CMS press release, 5/28). > > The pilot will examine the effect of open-source EMRs on care quality > for selected groups of patients, such as those with diabetes or > asthma. Participating practices will use the records to collect > quality and performance data and deliver evidence-based guidelines and > treatment information (Federal Register, 5/28). > > The program is part of the government's effort to improve health care > through information technology, federal officials said. "This grant > will help support technological changes to enable family practice > doctors to participate fully in a more modern and efficient health > care system," CMS Administrator Mark McClellan said (CMS press > release, 5/28). > > The grant runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 (Federal Register, 5/28). > > > > > iHealthBeat is published daily for California HealthCare Foundation by > The Advisory Board Company. 2004 The Advisory Board Company. All > Rights Reserved. > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net > email is sponsored by the new InstallShield X. >From Windows to Linux, > servers to mobile, InstallShield X is the one installation-authoring > solution that does it all. Learn more and evaluate today! > http://www.installshield.com/Dev2Dev/0504 > ************************************************** TORCH is supported > by the open source community and by Open Paradigms,LLC > http://www.openparadigms.com You can donate at > http://www.openparadigms.com/donations > _______________________________________________ For questions re this > mail list contact; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Op-torch-general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/op-torch-general -- Tim Cook, President, Open Paradigms, LLC Organizing Chair, AMIA Open Source Working Group Public Key at: http://www.openparadigms.com/timcook_publickey.asc Key fingerprint = C7BB 675B BDCA B87D 83F0 A002 BBDC C7B8 9ACD B673
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