DOD, VA to migrate health records to SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)

[CC-Conrad Clyburn-MedForeSight]

Colleagues,

Retransmission of message sent earlier to members of the "Bio-Medical Informatics" Group...

Colleagues,

As reported in DefenseSystems Information Technology and Net-Centric Warfare...The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments will migrate their respective electronic health record systems to a service-oriented architecture to enhance the interoperability of outpatient clinical data.

Stephen Jones, principal deputy assistant secretary of Defense for health affairs, made the announcement at a Pentagon press conference yesterday.

SOA means that the systems will rely on Web services that connect loosely coupled, reusable components.

A study by Booz Allen Hamilton recommended the use of SOA, and officials accepted that recommendation, Jones said.

Read on at: http://defensesystems.com/Articles/2008/11/DOD-VA-to-migrate-health-records-to-SOA.aspx?topic=defense

ENJOY!

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