Our community works together to build the world's

Our community works together to build the world's leading open source enterprise

electronic medical record system platform.

T h e O p e n M R S c o m m u n i t y i s a w o r l d w i d e n e t w o r k o f v o l u n t e e r s f ro m m a n y d i ff e re n t b a c k g ro u n d s l i ke

t e c h n o l o g y , h e a l t h c a re , a n d i n t e rn a t i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t . We a re w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r t o b u i l d t h e w o r l d ' s l a rg e s t a n d m o s t fl ex i b l e t e c h n o l o g y p l a t f o rm t o s u p p o r t d e l i v e r y o f

h e a l t h c a re i n s o m e o f t h e m o s t c h a l l e n g i n g e n v i ro n m e n t s o n t h e p l a n e t .

Who are we?

What is

our miss

ion?

O u r m i s s i o n i s t o i m p ro v e h e a l t h c a re d e l i v e r y i n re s o u rc e - c o n s t r a i n e d e n v i ro n m e n t s b y c o o rd i n a t i n g a

g l o b a l c o m m u n i t y t h a t c re a t e s a ro b u s t , s c a l a b l e , u s e r- d r i v e n , o p e n s o u rc e m e d i c a l re c o rd s y s t e m

p l a t f o rm .

Where are we?

A l t h o u g h w e s t a r t e d o u t t o fi x a d a t a b a s e s y s t e m i n a s i n g l e c l i n i c i n Ke n y a , i n t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s O p e n M R S h a s g ro w n d r a m a t i c a l l y t o b e u s e d b o t h i n re s e a rc h a n d c l i n i c a l s e t t i n g s i n e v e r y c o rn e r o f t h e p l a n e t .

We ' re v e r y p ro u d o f t h e i n n o v a t o r s u s i n g O p e n M R S t o i m p ro v e h e a l t h c a re w o r l d w i d e .  

Features Of O

penMRS

Th i s i s an i ncomp le te l i s t o f OpenMRS fea tu res “ou t o f the box” . Our many  add - on modu les  make

i t easy to i nfi n i te l y expand and ex tend the sys tem :

Central concept dictionary:

 Defi nit ions of al l data (both questions and answers) are defi ned in a central ized dict ionary, a l lowing for robust, coded data.

Security:

User authentication.

Privilege-based access:

User roles and permission system.

Patient repository:

Creation and maintenance of patient data, including demographics, c l inical observations, encounter data, orders, etc.

Multiple identifiers per patient:

A single pat ient may have mult ip le medical record numbers.

Data entry:With the FormEntry module, cl ients with InfoPath (included in Microsoft Offi ce 2003 and later) can design and enter data using fl exible, electronic forms. With the HTML FormEntry module, forms can be created with customized HTML and run directly within the web application.

Data export:

Data can be exported into a spreadsheet format for use in other tools (Excel, Access, etc.)

Standards support:

HL7 engine for data import.

Modular architecture:

An OpenMRS Module can extend and add any type of funct iona l i ty to the ex is t ing API and webapp.

Patient workflows:

An embedded patient workfl ow service al lows patient to be put into programs (studies, treatment programs, etc.) and tracked through various states.

Cohort management:

The cohort bui lder al lows you to create groups of patients for data exports, reporting, etc.

Relationships:

Relationships between any two people (patients, relatives, caretakers, etc.)

Patient merging:

Multiple language support and the possibility to extend to other languages with full UTF-8 support.

Merging duplicate patients.

Localization/internationalization:

Support for complex data:

Radiology images, sound fi les, etc. can be stored as “complex” observations

Reporting tools:

Flexible report ing tools.

The attributes of a person can be extended to meet local needs.

PERSON ATTRIBUTES:

Ways to get in

volved

Contribute to the OpenMRS project through your

unique skills. :

DevelopWrite code, save lives. The OpenMRS Community depends on the helpful hands of many developers around the world. Whether you’re able to dedicate time to extended tasks, or would rather help with quick, simple projects, we have a need and a place for you.

Test

Healthcare systems demand reliable software, so we must always focus on testing OpenMRS code. Whether or not you’re a developer, consider helping us test OpenMRS Releases.

Document

Do you have experience and skills with technical writing? OpenMRS needs assistance maintaining its documentation and resources. It is important to keep everything up to date and well-organized.

TranslateOpenMRS is used around the world, and we always have need for skills in the languages where our software is deployed. You don’t have to be a geek to make a real impact.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!