OpenMRS is an open source medical records system or EMR with a global community.
During September and October 2010, the OpenMRS community nominated individuals to serve for and represent the community on the new, not-for-profit organization’s board of directors. From 29 November to 12 December 2010, an open election was conducted to elect one member from the group of nominees. We are pleased to announce that Joaquín Blaya has
I’m glad to announce that OpenMRS 1.8.0 alpha is now available! you can download it here. I’m confident that it is faster and more optimized for better performance than the prior releases in several ways, since our main focus for this release was to address the performance bottlenecks in the core application and a couple
This article by Dawn Smith about OpenMRS was originally posted in the December 2010 issue of Open Source Business Resource (OSBR), which focuses on Humanitarian Open Source projects. Healthcare is a distinctly information-centric business. The care environments that effectively capture, process, and re-use clinical information are typically more efficient and produce better healthcare outcomes. These functions are
To the OpenMRS Community: At the 2010 Implementers Meeting in Cape Town, Paul Biondich announced the transition of OpenMRS into a non-profit organization. A vital element to establish the organization is to form the Board of Directors. The Board will provide guidance for the organization and ensure that we adhere to the mission, vision, and
With our thanks and support to the worldwide OpenMRS development community, we are happy to announce that OpenMRS 1.7 is now available for download. If you’d like to try it out first, take a look at our online demo. The latest version of OpenMRS offers increased stability and several new features, including: Problem lists and
OpenMRS Spotlight – Jonathan Galingan (National Telehealth Centre, Philippines) from Glen McCallum. How is OpenMRS being used in Asia? When I heard that OpenMRS is being used in two hospitals in the Philippines I just had to find out more. Jonathan Galingan of the National Telehealth Centre fills us in on the details.
Next week, several people from the OpenMRS community will be attending and presenting at the 2nd mHealth Summit in Washington, DC from November 8-10. If you’ll be attending, or in the Washington area, join us next Tuesday evening, November 9, starting around 8:00 PM at Eighteenth Street Lounge for an informal evening of conversation, drinks, as well
Lecture: “Partners In Health: Fighting for social justice and healthcare for the poor” OpenMRS developer Darius Jazayeri will discuss his work with Partners in Health in Haiti, Peru, Rwanda and beyond WHAT: Darius Jazayeri, former Partners in Health (PIH) lead developer and project manager of medical record systems, will give a free talk at PSU
In this video interview, OpenMRS community volunteer Glen McCallum talks to Joaquín Blaya in Santiago, Chile, about what it’s like building a technology company around OpenMRS in Latin America.
In late August 2010, the OpenMRS community and the REACH Informatics team led a training week in Eldoret, Kenya at the facilities of the USAID-AMPATH Partnership, one of the developing world’s largest and most successful health care programs to fight HIV/AIDS. The week-long training event attracted 15 participants from Malawi, Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, and Sudan
