OpenMRS

Google Tech Talks August 23, 2007 ABSTRACT The OpenMRS project is a noteworthy open source community that allows developers to directly contribute towards technology that saves lives. This community began its work in 2004 in response to HIV's devastation upon the developing world. As home to ninety-five percent of this pandemic's disease burden, these resource-poor locations need new health care systems that efficiently manage medical information. A quick survey of the health information technology landscape in this environment yields poor organization, many inflexible ad hoc developments, and poor potential for proper scale. OpenMRS was designed to serve as an electronic medical record system...