Articles, Blogs, & Books

The following are selected articles, blogs, and books written over the past decade by Peter J. Groen, the webmaster for the COSI 'Open' Information and Technology web sites. These have been published by a number of peer reviewed journals, news organizations, and publishers around the world.

Books

The following is a list of books Mr. Groen has authored or co-authored over the past decade:

• A History of Health Information Technology (HIT) in the VA - 1955 to 2005  - January 2005

• Medical Informatics 20/20: Quality And Electronic Health Records Through Collaboration, Open Solutions, and Innovation  – January 2007

• "Medical Informatics: Ethics, Emerging Technologies & 'Open' Health IT Solutions for the 21st Century" – eBook, January 2011

• "Open Health IT Solutions for the Public & Private Sectors"  – eBook, January 2004

• "Summerton SC: Past, Present & Future"  - eBook, January 2016

Mr. Groen was also a contributing author of the following health informatics textbooks:

• Computerizing Large Integrated Health Networks: The VA Success Story  - 1997

• Advancing  Federal Sector Health Care: A Model for Technology Transfer  - 2001

Articles & Blogs

The following is a list of published articles and blogs Mr. Groen has written over the past decade:

Before 2011

• VistA—U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National-scale HIS 

• Understanding Open Solutions and Terminology in Healthcare

• Value Measurement and Return on Investment for EHRs

• Healthcare@Everywhere in the 21st Century

• eHealth - Emerging Innovative Solutions and EHRs

• Cell Phones, PDAs, and EHR Systems

• Wireless Strategies for Healthcare Provider Organizations

• Wearable Health IT Systems

• Grid Computing, Health Grids, and EHR Systems

• Social Networking & Health Care Systems

• Collaborative, 'Open' Education Solutions in Health Care

• Simulation Technology and 'Open' EHR Systems for Medical Education & Training

• National Health Information Network (NHIN) and Open Source HIE Solutions

• Health IT Systems in 2040

• Open Source Dental Systems

• Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS)

• Biocomputer Systems and Healthcare

• Gaming Technology, Virtual Reality and Healthcare

• Robotics and Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems

• mHealth, mEHR and mPHR Current Solutions

• Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, and Health IT Systems

• Implantable Medical Devices and EHR Systems

• West Virginia Open for Business to VistA, RPMS and Other Open Health IT Systems

• VistA Electronic Health Record (EHR) System: The Market Today & Tomorrow

• American Samoa and VistA

• Medical Semantics, Ontologies, Open Solutions and EHR Systems

• Health eGames - Blog

• FOSS in the 21st Century

• Genomic Information, EHR Systems, & Open Source

• Environmental Exposure & EHR Systems

• A Case of Murder by EHR

• Alternative 'Green' Energy Solutions for Health IT Systems

• Nutrition & Diet: Free Open Source and/or Low Cost Solutions

• Overview of Nursing Informatics & 'Open' Health IT Solutions

• Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems: An Evolving Challenge to EHR Systems

• Personal Health Record (PHR) Systems and Return on Investmen (ROI)

• Next Generation Health IT Systems

• Mobile Health Solutions - mHealth

• 'Open Source' Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Systems 

• 20/20 Vision of Health Informatics in the 21st Century

• Growth of Open Source Solutions in Healthcare in the 21st Century

• Implementation of the Veterans Health Administration VistA clinical information system around the world

2011

• Irish Government Should Emulate Obama's Open Data Strategy

• Open Source mHealth Solutions Spreading Rapidly

• "Social Health" Is Not About Socialized Medicine

• Health eGames & Mobile Health Apps: The New Consumer Interface

• Health IT Systems & 'Open' Cloud Computing

• Capsite Survey Reports PACS/RIS Purchases to Climb

• Number of Open Source Users Continue to Climb

• 'Open' Health Education & Training Solutions

• What is the Role Of the 'Open Source' Movement in Healthcare?

• Self Service Healthcare is Thriving

• Regenerative Medicine & Health IT Systems

• Notes on the Future of Health Care in America: 2020-2050

• Lessons Learned from Implementations of 'Open' EHR Systems

• Why Should Consumers Care About 'Open Health' Software Solutions

• What is the Role of the 'Open Source' Movement in Society Today?

• Open Health News (OHN) Most Popular 'Open' Health IT Systems in 2011

• Most Popular Open Health News (OHN) Blogs in 2011

• Top 'Open' Health IT Picks for 2011

• Risk Management & Open EHR Solutions

• HRSA Health IT Videos & Webinars

• EHR Certification Process

• Open Health News (OHN) Searches by Country & State

• Latest Effort to Derail the Open Source Approach to Modernizing the VA VistA System

• Top Contenders for next year's 'Open' HITS List

• Public Health Information & Technology

• Hawaii and Open Health IT Solutions

• Open Source Embedded Technology & Health IT Systems

• Open Health IT Communities

• Robots, Health Care & Open Source

• Open Health Community 'Code of Conduct'

• Grid Computing & 'Open' Health Grids

• Homeland Security & VistA 'Open' EHR Opportunity

• Hybrid Open Source Software Development & Business Models

• Next Generation "Social Health" Information Systems

• Implantable eCare Systems

• Keeping an Eye on Biocomputers Based on DNA Computing Technology

• A Brief History of 'Open Source' Software in Modern Times

• 'Open' Revolution

• 'Open' Cloud Computing & Health IT Systems

• 'Open' Government Health Information Portals for Consumer

• 'Open Source' Virtual Reality (VR) Solutions

• VistA & the Underground Railroad

• OSEHRA Launches Code Repository & Certification Process

• Nursing Informatics & 'Open' Health IT Solutions

2012

• 'Open Access Week' comes to a close, but the movement continues to grow

• The Latest on the 'Open Source' Health IT Jobs Market

• Open Source EMR Alternatives for Kenya

• The Dynamics of Opening Government Data

• 'Open' Grid Solutions in Healthcare Continue to Make News

• Ushahidi - An 'Open Source' Disaster & Crisis Management Mapping Tool

• iHRIS 'open source' software suite continues global growth

• Tolven - a widely adopted 'open source' Health IT solution

• OpenMRS – Watch the continuing progress of this global eHealth solution

• OpenClinica – a leading innovative 'open source' Clinical Trials solution

• ClearCanvas - making 'open' medical imaging solutions more accessible

• OSEHRA Summit A Great Success [Updated 11/9]

• LiverTox - a new, free health information portal for citizens

• Predictive Medicine & Health IT Systems

• Open Source Business Models - A More In Depth View

• My HealtheVet & Secure Messaging

• HealtheMe: Personal Health Record & Wellness Management System

• The 'Open Source Maturity Model'

• Business Models for Open Source

• Students & Professors developing Health Apps at universities across the country

• 'Open Access' & Health Information

• OHN 2012 Readers Choice: Most visited 'Open Data' sources of health information

• Our 'people' come first! They're our most important asset, resource, 'thing' ...

• Open Source Hardware in Healthcare?

• 'Open' Health IT Architecture

• Collected thoughts on Intellectual Property: Copyright vs. Open Access

• Innovate Now through Digital Engagement - Part 1

• An Overview of the Open Source Maturity Model

• 'Open' Education & Training Resources for Healthcare

• Are Open Source Mega-Companies on the Horizon?

• U.N. E-Gov Survey 2012: E-Government for the People

• RPMS Awarded Meaningful Use Certification

• Supreme Court upholds Affordable Healthcare Act

• Loosening the rules for consumer access to OTC drugs

• The Open Source Commandments from the Tech Broiler Blog

• Let's all start examining & using available 'Open Data' sources

• Health Classes in Today's Schools

• OHN 2012 Readers Choice: Most visited links to 'Open Access' Journals

• Public Health & Biosurveillance in the U.S.

• Latest report about the economic impact of 'open source' on small & mid-size businesses

• Predictive Medicine & 'Open' Health IT Systems

• How large is the global 'open source' Health IT community?

• Personal Note on Tablets: Trying to keep pace with new Computer Technology

• Transitioning into a 21st Century Economy - How long will it take?

• 'Open' Revolution #10 - Solutions

• 'Open' Health IT Standards

• European Union (EU) eHealth Task Force Report

• Key health IT systems moving into the final phase of the Open Source Maturity Model

• GTI Implements VistA System at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences

• Federal Agencies Must Pursue an IT 'Shared Services' Strategy

• 'Open Source' Robotics Field Continues Rapid Growth

• Presidential Innovation Fellow Position Created for 'Blue Button' Initiative

• Raxa - Open source EMR software for rural healthcare systems

• Open Health Tools (OHT) Building for the Future

• RPMS & VistA in Hawaii and across the Pacific Rim

• Max Healthcare is 1st hospital in India to receive 'Stage 6' recognition from HIMSS

• The Charity Engine and key 'open' grid computing resources

• Tablet Computers, Open Source, & Healthcare

• Open Source & QR Codes in Healthcare

• OpenEMR Continues to grow in Popularity and Use

• Open Source 3D Printing Technology & Healthcare

• The Status of Health Information Exchange (HIE) Networks in the U.S.

• 'Open Access' Movement Wins Another Battle

• Siaya District Hospital in Kenya Goes Live With OpenEMR

• CTO Todd Park Continues to Champion 'Open Data' & Innovation

• GreenDot open source Diabetes platform presented at Dreamforce 2012

• OpenEMR continues to make news

• 'Open Source' Resources for major Disaster & Emergency Management Situations

Video - Peter J. Groen

* See accompanying slideshow on History of Health IT in the VA.