OpenMRS is an open source medical records system or EMR with a global community.
Hello OpenMRS community! We are thrilled to introduce Cynthia Antwi as the new Lead Technical Project Manager. Cynthia brings an impressive set of technical project management skills to the community and, with the support of OpenMRS Inc., will have her full time dedicated to serve and oversee the technical project management needs for the OpenMRS
Happy 2018! As we enter into OpenMRS’ fourteenth year, I am regularly reminded of the amazing power of community. It’s anywhere you look: from the hundreds of new code contributions to our code base by dozens of new contributors each month, to the hundreds of “helping hand” communications on our forums, to the tireless efforts
What’s Going On? Over 40 million people in developing countries are infected with diseases such as HIV/AIDS, multi-drug–resistant tuberculosis, and malaria. Outbreaks of Ebola and other viruses could threaten tens of millions more. The immense threats to global health equity require simple, easy to use, and cost effective healthcare systems and health IT. How is
What’s Going On? Over 40 million people in developing countries are infected with diseases such as HIV/AIDS, multi-drug–resistant tuberculosis, and malaria. Outbreaks of Ebola and other viruses could threaten tens of millions more. The immense threats to global health equity require simple, easy to use, and cost effective healthcare systems and health IT. How is
Health Information Technology (Health IT) is a broad term that describes the technology and infrastructure used to record, analyze, and share patient health data. Various technologies include health record systems, including personal, paper, and electronic; personal health tools including smart devices and apps; and finally, communities to share and discuss information. The purpose of Health
Health Information Technology (Health IT) is a broad term that describes the technology and infrastructure used to record, analyze, and share patient health data. Various technologies include health record systems, including personal, paper, and electronic; personal health tools including smart devices and apps; and finally, communities to share and discuss information. The purpose of Health
OpenMRS wants to publicly acknowledge and thank Security PS, an enterprise security consulting company, for their recent work with OpenMRS. Security PS donated time to enhance the security of OpenMRS. Their application security experts found and privately reported software security weaknesses to the OpenMRS team. The development team have analyzed Security PS’s results and have
First-ever document sets a milestone for an extraordinary period of growth for the international open source health community and presents a vision for the future. INDIANAPOLIS – Feb. 25, 2016 — OpenMRS®, a free and open source health IT software platform built by volunteers around the world, is marking the start of its second decade
[box type=”info”]In this letter originally posted on OpenMRS Talk, our project leader Paul Biondich describes new developments in OpenMRS community organization and outreach efforts.[/box] Dear OpenMRS Community, If you hadn’t already noticed, our community is in a period of unparalleled growth and evolution. I wanted to draw your attention to a couple specific activities, and
I am happy to announce that thanks to SolDevelo ( http://www.soldevelo.com/ ) , an Open MRS Quality Assurance Team has been formed! We are a team dedicated to help maintaining software quality. So far we are involved in testing the OpenMRS Reference Application module, but hope to handle also other modules in the future. We
