OpenMRS is an open source medical records system or EMR with a global community.
Our Impact
The Impact of OpenMRS by the Numbers
Our Scale
- Over 22 million patients are being cared for by sites using OpenMRS.
- Over 8,100 sites use OpenMRS for care data and health metrics tracking.
- OpenMRS is implemented primarily by local, in-country organizations in over 80 countries.
- Over 4,050 publications include OpenMRS, from understanding disease trends, to Ministry Leadership needs, to cybersecurity in Open Source Software. om.rs/evidence
Our Cost Efficiency & ROI
- Valued at over $70 Million USD our software is free to use and protects health systems from vendor lock-in. om.rs/cost
- $0.04 cost/yr/beneficiary for the central OpenMRS software & community stewardship.
Our Sustainable Model
- 20+ organizations actively contributing to and sustaining the global product, predominantly organizations from LMICs. om.rs/partners
- Scaling health informatics standards in LMICs for stronger national infrastructure. Thousands of sites using our standard clinical terminology models for data collection; hundreds using the FHIR (interoperability) standard baked into OpenMRS. om.rs/fhir101
And these are just the numbers we know about!
Being open-source and free, we frequently learn about new implementations and their impact.
If you would like to suggest additional impact metrics, or let us know about how you’re using OpenMRS, reach out to us on our Community Forum at talk.openmrs.org
If you would like to be involved as a potential donor: contact grants[a]openmrs.org
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OpenMRS, Inc. is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Tax I.D. number is 45-5316647.
Financial contributions to OpenMRS Inc. are tax-deductible.