OpenMRS Community

Open Medical Record System (OpenMRS) is an open source electronic medical record system (EMR) platform for developing countries supported by a non-profit collaborative led by Regenstrief Institute and Partners In Health. There is a growing 'open' community of OpenMRS software developers, users, and vendors around the world.

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E-Health Records Can Boost Care in Developing Countries, Study Finds

Press Release | International Business Times | March 22, 2011

Computer-generated reminders in electronic health record systems can help improve care in developing countries, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), the International Business Times reports. The study focused on an open-source EHR system, called OpenMRS, that is widely used in developing countries.

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Electronic Medical Records Improve Quality of Care in Resource-Limited Countries

Press Release | The Abbott Fund | March 18, 2011

A new study, conducted by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the schools of medicine at Indiana University and Moi University, is one of the first to explore and demonstrate the impact of electronic record systems (i.e. OpenMRS) on quality of medical care in a developing country. Read More »

Meta Healthcare Systems

Meta Healthcare is a software company with focus on healthcare management and communication, developing IT systems to help healthcare providers streamline their workflow, serve their patients safer, faster and cheaper. Read More »

Open Source Medical Software – OpenMRS

Cătălin Alexandru | Open Source Science Journal | February 15, 2011

The article starts by presenting the medical domain and its corresponding software applications, their usage in improving patient care, as well as the unique advantages that an Open-Source approach brings to the field.

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OpenMRS

OpenMRS is a community of people working to apply health information technologies to solve problems, primarily in resource-poor environments.  It is  a proud community of developers, implementers, funders, and users all trying to make the world a better place by using our expertise to improve the health and wellness of the planet.

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OpenMRS

OpenMRS is a community of people working to apply health information technologies to solve problems, primarily in resource-poor environments.  It is  a proud community of developers, implementers, funders, and users all trying to make the world a better place by using our expertise to improve the health and wellness of the planet. OpenMRS is a free, open-source electronic medical record (EMR) system.  All of the core resources that make up the system are open source and freely available. OpenMRS is programmed in Java and the core application works through a web-browser. The back end database is currently in MySQL.

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OpenMRS and AMIA Launch Innovative Partnership

Press Release | AMIA, OpenMRS | September 1, 2010

AMIA, the U.S.-based association for medical informatics professionals, has launched a non-profit organization called the Global Health Informatics Partnership (GHIP) to serve as an international center for collaborative initiatives on health informatics. 

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OpenMRS Community News Feed

The OpenMRS Community News Feed contains information and news related to the growing OpenMRS community and its activities around the world.

OpenMRS Road Map Update

Hamish Fraser | OpenMRS | March 18, 2011

The OpenMRS leadership team met in Boston earlier this month to review OpenMRS priorities. Before meeting, we asked for your feedback on OpenMRS priorities to help guide the road map over the next year. Your feedback really helped inform our discussion and focus our priorities.

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OpenMRS Training

A range of OpenMRS training materials are being worked on by the community and are currently available from a number of sources. In addition to materials on the OpenMRS Community wiki, check out the FOSS 4 Health web site, and Open Health News (OHN) video links. Read More »

OpenMRS Twitter Site

Visit the OpenMRS social media Twitter site to hear about breaking news and events. Open Medical Record System (OpenMRS) is an open source electronic health record (EHR) platform for developing countries supported by a non-profit collaborative led by Regenstrief Institute and Partners In Health.

OpenMRS Video Presentations Posted on the Web

Peter Groen | Open Health News (OHN) | March 24, 2011

The Open Medical Record System (OpenMRS) is an open source electronic medical record system (EMR) platform for developing countries supported by a non-profit collaborative led by the Regenstrief Institute and Partners In Health. There is a rapidly growing 'open' community of OpenMRS software developers, users, and vendors around the world. Watch selected video presentations from several  OpenMRS community members that they have been posted on YouTube – click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkGyNBYMTxM&feature=related

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Partners In Health

Partners In Health (PIH) has three goals: to care for our patients, to alleviate the root causes of disease in their communities, and to share lessons learned around the world. In partnership with sister organizations, PIH brings the benefits of modern medical science to those most in need and work to alleviate the crushing economic and social burdens of poverty that exacerbate disease. Read More »

Regenstrief Institute

Regenstrief Institute medical informatics research scientists comprise one of the largest medical informatics physician brain trusts in the U.S. They conduct research to improve health care by improving the capture, analysis, content and delivery of the health information needed by patients, their healthcare providers, and policy makers. Read More »