Conmergence

Submission Deadline – Friday, January 15th, 2010

Code Generation 2010 is seeking high-quality session proposals covering any aspect of MDSD (including Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs), Model-Driven Architecture (MDA), Software Factories, Domain-Specific Modeling, Generative Programming, Software Product Lines and related areas). For full details and instructions on how to submit a session please click here.  

Sessions could cover topics such as:

Tool and technology adoption 

Defining and implementing modeling languages 

Code Generation and Model Transformation tools and approaches 

Language evolution and modularization 

Domain Analysis and Domain Engineering 

Meta Modeling 

Runtime virtual machines versus direct code generation 

Flexibility in code generation 

Approaches to code generation 

Approaches to combined development (partial code generation with partial handwritten code) 

Case studies and interactive sessions based on any aspect of these and related approaches are particularly encouraged although more theoretical sessions are also welcome.

Accepted speakers have their conference fees waived.

For full details and instructions on how to submit a session please visit: http://www.codegeneration.net/cg2010/index.php 

Code Generation 2010  |  June 16 – 18, 2010  |  Cambridge, UK.

The conference is organized by Software Acumen and supported by OMG.

Top Houston Hospital Selects MedConcierge to Offer
Telemedicine to Corporations and Master Planned
Communities

September 8, 2009 (Sarasota, FL & Houston, TX) – St. Joseph Medical Center, the largest, Level 3 trauma hospital in downtown Houston, has selected MedConcierge to provide its advanced telemedicine solution to leading communities and corporations. Both parties will demonstrate the user experience and benefits of telemedicine during the upcoming 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo taking place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, September 27th through October 1st.

"We are very excited to demonstrate the MedConcierge at St. Joseph Medical Center service to local community developers and corporate executives at the upcoming Fiber to the Home Conference," states St. Joseph chief executive officer Phillip D. Robinson, "Telemedicine will clearly be at the center of healthcare delivery moving forward and leveraging the technological advantages of the MedConcierge service over fiber-optic communications will help us extend patient services, generate additional revenue and save costs."

"St. Joseph is a leader in the Houston area, and we are thrilled to play a role in helping them deliver health and wellness services to residents of FTTH communities in and around the Houston metropolitan area," says MedConcierge director Rob Scheschareg. "Telemedicine offers competitive and financial benefits in a cost-effective fashion that is critical in today's market environment. We look forward to meeting service providers and developers at the FTTH Conference & Expo who want to take advantage of the billions being spent by consumers and the government in the next 30 months on home-based telemedicine."

Substantial news coverage, increasing consumer interest and adoption, and the allocation of billions of dollars in Federal stimulus funds specifically for broadband and healthcare information technology have placed telemedicine at the forefront of applications that benefit from fiber to the home networks.

"Fiber to the home provides benefits to consumers and employers that truly improve the quality of life. From our own industry research to that of our members and market followers, it is becoming increasingly evident that consumers want the benefits of improved healthcare services and access to doctors that services like MedConcierge and healthcare providers like St. Joseph can provide," states Joe Savage, president of the FTTH Council. "Telemedicine is a prime example of the type of applications that will be on display at our upcoming conference demonstrating the power of fiber".

To showcase the user experience, benefits and implementation of telemedicine services, MedConcierge and St. Joseph Medical Center will be hosting a number of activities at the upcoming 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo.  These include:

Corporate VIP Demonstration & Reception, Tuesday, September 29th.  For more information call the Corporate Health Connection at St. Joseph Medical Center at (713) 756-8600. 

MedConcierge Booth in the Fiber Zone, located on the show floor during exhibit hours. 

Phillip D. Robinson, CEO, St. Joseph Medical Center will be discussing telemedicine over FTTH networks as part of the Closing Keynote presentation Wednesday, September 30th at 2:00 pm.

For information about these events, visit the conference website at http://www.ftthconference.com.

About St. Joseph Medical Center

St. Joseph Medical Center, downtown Houston's only general acute care hospital, partners with Houston physicians to provide comprehensive health care to all.  As Houston's first hospital, St. Joseph Medical Center provides services for outpatients as well as inpatients, with a full continuum of care in surgery, cancer care, emergency care, Women's services, cardiovascular services, wound care, rehab, sports medicine, Corporate Health Connection and more. For more information on St. Joseph Medical Center, please visit http://www.sjmctx.com or call 713.757.1000.

About MedConcierge, LLC

MedConcierge is the leading provider of telemedicine solutions for community developers and operators, broadband service providers, healthcare providers, and municipalities, that deliver personal, concierge healthcare services to consumers at home, at work and while traveling. Utilizing our award-winning, patent-pending technology, MedConcierge provides unparalleled private and secure access to certified doctors, specialists and content. MedConcierge offerings range from real-time, live videoconference consultations, on demand, 24/7 with leading doctors, specialists, psychiatrists and wellness experts, to educational content, health status monitoring and dynamic electronic medical records – all accessible from the comfort, privacy and convenience of homes and facilities. For more information, visit http://www.medconcierge.com.

The purpose of the FY10 Open Source task force is to develop a white paper focused on open source deployments and opportunities of this technology solution within HIE. The monthly call is the first Thursday of every month at 1:00pm (ET). Contact Holly Gaebel <hgaebel@himss.org> to join this task force.

Please check out previously completed deliverables from this task force at the following links!

Evaluating Open Source Software for Health Information Exchange <http://www.himss.org/content/files/HIE_FY08_Open_Source.pdf> was prepared by the HIE Open Source Task Force as a primer on open source deployment in health information exchange environments.

Exploring the Use of Open Source Software for Health Information Exchange <http://www.himss.org/content/files/HIEOpen%20SourceWhitePaper071709.pdf> is a follow up white paper to 2008’s Evaluating Open Source Software for Health Information Exchange that was prepared by the HIE Open Source Task Force as a primer on open source deployment in health information exchange environments. This white paper focuses on assessing how open source software is used or planned to be used by HIE organizations.

Holly Gaebel
hgaebel@himss.org
Coordinator, Healthcare Information Systems
HIMSS
Transforming Healthcare through IT
230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 915-9227
Fax: (312) 915-9511

The local FOSS revolutionaries in Houston, TX have decided that it is time to restart hosting a conference/unconference focused exclusively on FOSS in healthcare. DOHCS ( http://www.dohcs.org/ ) is
awesome, but there is only so much that you can accomplish in a single
day. We
also feel that Californians should not be the only ones having all the
fun. So I am happy to announce the FOSS Healthcare conference. http://fosshealth.eventbrite.com/

The conference will be held here in Houston, TX the weekend
of July 31st to August 2. We are trying to coordinate to have the
WorldVistA conference at the same time/location, but for now that is
up in the air.

Early bird registration is really, really cheap. This is
very intentional. I know that budgets are tight and travel is often
the first thing to go. We are making early bird registration cheap
enough that you might be able to fund the trip out-of-pocket if you
are an individual contributor to a particular project. We also have
limited "spare room" availability so if you want to go, but cannot
afford a hotel, contact me offline ASAP. If I get an overwhelming
response to this, I may need to change to bigger facilities. So really
cheap early-bird registration has the added benefit of giving me a
good early head count. Early-bird registration is just $60 bucks. You
can SAVE TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS if you register early!

I have invited every project that I could think of, but I
know for a fact that FOSS in healthcare is much bigger than my meager
contact list. If you work with or know of an open source project with
serious impact in healthcare that might like to attend/present, please
forward them this invitation! Here are the rules for project
invitations:

• You have to be actually using the software live to be considered for
  a project invitation. No disrespect to alpha projects, but our
  resources are limited and we have to favor mature projects.
• Project leaders can get two free tickets to the conference, one for
  a guest and one for a speaker. The speaker should be ready to give a
  10 minute summary talk on your project.
• Please advertise this talk now on your own forums. The early-bird
  pricing, specifically for community members is only good for about a
  month.

I have already gotten commitments to speak from people that I consider
to be some of the top minds in FOSS healthcare. I can guarantee that
if you are a Medical or IT professional you will get good talks on
software that can make a difference in your world today. I am doing
everything that I can think of to ensure that different projects will
be able to cross-pollinate and grow.

If you are not sure if you can go… it is worth $60 to reserve a
spot… sign up today!

From SOA Consortium

The Practical Guide to SOA in Healthcare, an output of the Healthcare Services Specification Project (HSSP), is a collaborative work of the OMG Healthcare Task Force & Health Level 7 (HL7).
The goal of HSSP is to develop SOA specifications for health,
specifically defining healthcare business services to enable
interoperability between organizations across the health domain.

While
not a standard, the practical guide provides context and guidance for
healthcare IT organizations and professionals considering SOA. Using a
fictitious example, the practical guide presents an 8-step process to
establish a healthcare SOA, from enterprise architecture through
sustainment, and includes valuable lessons learned.

During his
talk, Rubin spoke of the current state of global healthcare, and
anticipated changes with the new U.S. administration and Health IT
programs. Walking through the practical guide, meeting attendees were
keenly interested in the healthcare function to service mapping and the
reference architecture. Rubin emphasized that the reference
architecture is a starting point for people to think about the problem,
and extend and amend for their own situations.

Hosted by:

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Eclipse and OMG have jointly organized a one-day symposium to promote and build on the partnership between Eclipse’s open source software and OMG’s open specifications. The symposium is organized as a series of presentation sessions and discussions on corresponding OMG specifications and Eclipse projects. In each case the purpose will be to discuss the alignment between current specification and implemented software, and identify areas where the cooperation could be further improved in the future.

This symposium is a unique opportunity to participate in shaping the joint future of the Eclipse Open Source community and the OMG Open Specifications community. Please join us for a day of stimulating technical planning and discussion.

http://www.omg.org/soa-in-healthcare

Focused on Real-World Experiences:

• Examine Healthcare’s Challenges and SOA’s Role in Meeting Them
• Benefit from Lessons Learned
• Gain In-Depth Knowledge on SOA and Health Quality
• Targeted to a Health-IT Savvy Audience

This workshop will feature numerous case studies, panel discussions and expert presentations.

Highlights include:

Keynote Presentations:

• The Role of Healthcare IT in Quality Improvement, by Jon White, M.D., Health IT Portfolio Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Integrating Standards to Achieve Semantically Interoperable Healthcare IT Solutions, by Dr. Kenneth Lunn, Director of Data Standards and Products (NHS Connecting for Health, NPFIT, UK)
• Implementing SOA at the Duke University Health System – The Journey and How It Enabled Big Wins, by Boyd Carlson, Senior Director, Application Development and Integration, Duke Health Technology Solutions

Presentations by Experts from:

Apelon, BlueCross BlueShield Excellus, Booz Allen Hamilton, Boston Medical Center, The Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Informatics Research, Chief Health Informatics Office, VHA, CSC, CSW Group Ltd, EDS, Inpriva, Inc., Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE), Intel Corporation, InterMountain Health Care, Kaiser-Permanente, Military Health System, DoD, MomentumSI, NCI Center for Bioinformatics and Information Technology, Open Health Tools, Rural & Regional Health & Aged Care Services Division, Dept. of Human Services (Victoria, Australia), Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services, and Sun Microsystems, The TriZetto Group, Inc., The University of Texas -Health Sciences Center at Houston, TIBCO Software and University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

Healthcare Interoperability:  A Service-Based Paradigm, Conformance Model, and HL7 Dynamic Model here.

HL7 SOA Interoperability Paradigm, Dynamic Model, and Conformance Patterns here.

metamodel.eap

Project page here.

Ken Rubin writes:

The HSSP effort is pulling together an industry conference entitled "SOA for Health Care".  Note that the event is focused on case-studies around SOA in health care, and is not about the standards themselves. 

We have a preliminary conference site up at:  http://hssp.wikispaces.com/SOAConference

We are currently soliciting the community for abstracts in the hope of extending the program to include additional valuable contributors whom may not be actively involved with our work already.  Abstracts will be accepted through 31 December.  Those interested in contributing may do so via http://hssp.wikispaces.com/SOAConference_Abstracts

The goal of this survey is to inform and update the standards-development community of the current needs, desires, and trends surrounding the electronic Personal Health Record (PHR) – and its superset, Personal Health Information (which includes natural extensions to PHR’s such as Personal Health Devices). Two international standards-development organizations (International Organization for Standardization – ISO and Health Level Seven – HL7) are collaborating on this survey in hopes of accommodating various business models, policies, and approaches – and fostering an environment that promotes interoperability and innovation worldwide. The survey should take between fifteen and thirty minutes to complete – depending on the amount of supplemental, clarifying information you provide in the “Other, Please Specify” fields. The survey does not have the ability to save work-in-progress for completion at a later time (sorry). Therefore, since some of the questions call for textual input – and since some of that text might already be available in your documents, perhaps it might be good to quickly skim the entire survey before entering your first response. And, of course, those who complete the survey will receive the tabulated results via email. – Thanks so much for your help! Your ISO-HL7 PHR Survey team.

Questions? Clarifications? Contact John.Ritter@intel.com or mitra.rocca@novartis.com