The U.S. federal Government is using Sun's open source technologies to build a secure, open platform connecting over 20 federal government agencies with private healthcare organizations. The Nationwide Health Information Network is a "network of networks" that demonstrates the speed with which a cost-effective, scalable, interoperable, collaborative solution can be built for the healthcare industry.
CONNECTing to the Nationwide Health Information Network
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) built the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) to connect 26 federal agencies with private sector healthcare organizations, enabling them to securely exchange health information over the Internet. But each office uses different operating systems, so to ensure compatibility in this heterogeneous environment HHS is building gateway software with Sun's open source applications.
CONNECT uses Sun's GlassFish open source application platform technology, the Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS), and the Sun Java Identity Management Suite. The government's goal for the NHIN and CONNECT is to create a place for the healthcare industry to build innovative, interoperable solutions.
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“The Nationwide Health Information Network is the poster child for all of the benefits that open source software and open standards provide. The open nature of the IT foundation is critical to ensuring that government can work with the private healthcare sector to revolutionize the nation's healthcare system.”
— Bill Vass, President and COO, Sun Federal
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Healthcare Systems Leader
Sun has been working with hospitals, clinics, and insurers around the world for decades, and is a leader in the design, delivery, and operation of large-scale healthcare systems. Sun has implemented solutions in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Germany, Singapore, and the U.K. that help deliver secure health information exchange, data management, compliance, and caregiver mobility solutions that reduce costs and medical errors, while improving efficiency and patient care.
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