Cooking up an open source EMR for developing countries: OpenMRS - a recipe for successful collaboration.
Millions of people are continue to die each year from HIV/AIDS. The majority of infected persons (>95%) live in the developing world. A worthy response to this pandemic will require coordinated, scalable, and flexible information systems. We describe the OpenMRS system, an open source, collaborative effort that can serve as a foundation for EMR development in developing countries. We report our progress to date, lessons learned, and future directions.
Mamlin
Burke W
BW
Regenstrief Institute, USA.
Biondich
Paul G
PG
Wolfe
Ben A
BA
Fraser
Hamish
H
Jazayeri
Darius
D
Allen
Christian
C
Miranda
Justin
J
Tierney
William M
WM
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018973:Intellectual Property; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D012984:Software