Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS) Sponsors 2nd Annual OSEHRA Summit

Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS) is a proud platinum sponsor of the 2nd Annual Open Source Electronic Health Record Agent (OSEHRA) Summit supporting the VistA Open Source community. The Summit is organized to share the work of the OSEHRA community and continue to chart a bold new course for EHR platforms that will embody the passion and inventive power of open source developers, clinicians, and policy makers.
JUNO BEACH, Fla. - Aug. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS) is a proud platinum sponsor of the 2nd Annual Open Source Electronic Health Record Agent (OSEHRA) Summit supporting the VistA Open Source community.

The Summit is organized to share the work of the OSEHRA community and continue to chart a bold new course for EHR platforms that will embody the passion and inventive power of open source developers, clinicians, and policy makers.

As a key corporate member of OSEHRA, software development and systems integration company, DSS, will present on a variety of topics including Open Source Business Models, Open Source Technologies, Clinical Applications, Interoperability and Open Source Enterprise EHR and host breakout sessions to exchange ideas and promote Open Source EHR projects related to VistA.

As the Conceptual Designer of The VistA Extensions Hub (www.ThevxHub.org) and member of the OSEHRA Summit Program Committee, Robert Missroon of DSS will join the closing panel on the first day, along with Ron Sullivan; Edmund Billings; William Smith; and Hank Kwon. The panel will be moderated by Mike O’Neill, CEO of Medicasoft. The VistA Extensions Hub complements OSEHRA by offering over 50 VistA Webinars that provide an invaluable source of knowledge for Adopters, Users, IT, Admin and Developers.

On Day 3 of the OSEHRA Summit, Friday September 6th, DSS will be giving six (6) presentations. Amir Ismail, vxVistA Director of Installation and Support, will be presenting Achieving Interoperability from the ground up, to explore the needed changes to ensure interoperability. M. Ismail’s presentation will also examine how to take advantage of universal terminology and integrated applications to achieve interoperability.

Karen Clark, Chief Architect; and Rodney Neal, Sales Director, will be presenting Modernizing VistA, to explore how healthcare organizations can achieve federally mandated goals by leveraging VistA enhancements released through OSEHRA as well as integrated add-on modules.

Katherine Gray, PhD, President of Sage (a DSS company), will be presenting Clinical Decision Support, to explore how empowering providers with clinical decision support is the key to predictive modeling and healthcare modernization.

Deanne Clark, vxVistA Business Analyst, will be presenting The Hybrid Model to explore how combining propriety and open source technologies that support the client can also improve the bottom line and help meet the requirements for ARRA Meaningful Use.

Hugh Creedon, Director of vxVistA and Deanne Clark, vxVistA Business Analyst will be presenting Open Source VistA, to explore how Open Source versions of VistA can help healthcare organizations across the nation and internationally achieve interoperability and meaningful use at a price that won’t break the bank.

To conclude the Summit, DSS will be announcing the release of the DSS vxPatient Picture Tool to OSEHRA via the Apache 2.0 Open Source license. Donating and enhancing open source functionalities help support the OSEHRA business model by promoting collaboration and a strong partnership between the vendor community and VA.

About OSEHRA
OSEHRAis a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating innovation in EHR software. OSEHRA hosts software repositories for applications such as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ VistA EHR. For more information on OSEHRA, visit www.osehra.org.

About Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS)
DSS develops and supplies integrated enhancements to the Veterans Affairs VistA system and specializes in healthcare IT solutions that improve quality and productivity. The organization also designs applications that are compatible with the Indian Health Services RPMS, the Department of Defense’s healthcare systems and vxVistA.

To foster the adoption of open source in healthcare organizations, DSS is a founder and supporter of a community-driven, collaboration environment Web site, The VistA Extension Hub (www.ThevxHub.org) that acts as a forum for discussion and best practices among Open Source vxVistA and VistA users. For more information on DSS, visit www.dssinc.com.
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