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Source: healthimaging.comSenator John D. Rockefeller IV, D-W. Va., introduced legislation last week that will facilitate the nationwide adoption of EHRs.The Health Information Technology Public Utility Act of 2009 will build upon the use of open-source EHRs by the Department of Veterans Affairs as well as the “open-source exchange model,” which was recently expanded among federal agencies through the Nationwide Health Information Network-Connect initiative.”We need advancements in health information technology across the board to improve the quality of care Americans receive,” said Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care. “To make this happen, we need universal access to affordable and interoperable health information technology–from small, rural health clinics to large, urban hospitals.”Open-source software, or a computer program with unrestricted source code that does not limit the use or distribution by any organization or user, is a cost-effective, proven way to advanace health IT, said Rockefeller. “This legislation does not replace commercial software; instead, it complements the private industry in this field–by making health information technology a realistic option for all providers,” he said. 

Kanteron System’s founder, Jorge Cortell, was nominated today for the Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Spanish Government. We wish him good luck! (honestly, no sucking-up here

Source: http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=17187

MALVERN, Pa.—The criminal investigation arm of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) raided Siemens Healthcare offices in Malvern, Pa., this morning to secure workstations, and seek out records related to several military contracts.

The Defense Criminal Investigative Service appears to be focused on medical imaging contracts that the company has with the DoD. In early April, Siemens won a $267 million contract to supply radiology systems, subsystems and components on behalf of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.

At approximately 3:00pm today, the federal agents were seen loading large white file boxes into a van, and the agents confirmed that the boxes contained seized records—both computerized and paper records.

Lance Longwell, director of public relations at Siemens, said that the search focused on one floor on one building of Siemens’ Malvern campus, and the company asked its employees who work near the area subject to the search to leave for the remainder of the day and to return tomorrow for a regular workday.

Special Agent-in-Charge Ed Bradley confirmed to the Philadelphia Inquirer that the search is part of an ongoing investigation but is not commenting on the nature of the probe. He said agents will remain on site “as long as it takes,” indicating that the all-day search will continue as documents are reviewed.

Siemens said it “will continue to cooperate fully with the government’s investigation.”