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For more information see [http://openmrs.org/wiki/OpenMRS_Overview OpenMRS Overview]and [http://openmrs.org/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions OpenMRS FAQ]
 
For more information see [http://openmrs.org/wiki/OpenMRS_Overview OpenMRS Overview]and [http://openmrs.org/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions OpenMRS FAQ]
  
== System Overview ==
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== System Design ==
  
 
OpenMRS is developed under open source standards and under specific [http://openmrs.org/wiki/Data_Model data model]. It runs under Apache Tomcat platform and MySQL databse engine. The OpenMRS data model borrows heavily from the [http://www.regenstrief.org/ Regenstrief] model, which has over a 30-year history of proven scalability and is also based on a concept dictionary. The API (application programming interface) provides a programmatic wrapper around the data model, allowing developers to program against more simplified method calls rather than having to understand the intricacies of the data model. The Web Application includes web front-ends and modules that extend the core functions — these are the user interfaces and applications themselves built upon the lower levels. OpenMRS is also a [http://openmrs.org/wiki/Community community] of developers, implementers, and users working toward a shared and open foundation for managing health information in developing countries.
 
OpenMRS is developed under open source standards and under specific [http://openmrs.org/wiki/Data_Model data model]. It runs under Apache Tomcat platform and MySQL databse engine. The OpenMRS data model borrows heavily from the [http://www.regenstrief.org/ Regenstrief] model, which has over a 30-year history of proven scalability and is also based on a concept dictionary. The API (application programming interface) provides a programmatic wrapper around the data model, allowing developers to program against more simplified method calls rather than having to understand the intricacies of the data model. The Web Application includes web front-ends and modules that extend the core functions — these are the user interfaces and applications themselves built upon the lower levels. OpenMRS is also a [http://openmrs.org/wiki/Community community] of developers, implementers, and users working toward a shared and open foundation for managing health information in developing countries.

Revision as of 17:02, 5 September 2011

OpenMRS™ represents a collaborative effort to develop an open-source EMR for developing countries in the fight against HIV/AIDS, multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, malaria, and related health crises. Open Medical Record System (OpenMRS®) formed in 2004 as a open source medical record system framework for developing countries — a tide which rises all ships. OpenMRS is a multi-institution, nonprofit collaborative led by Regenstrief Institute, Inc. (http://regenstrief.org), a world-renowned leader in medical informatics research, and Partners In Health (http://pih.org), a Boston-based philanthropic organization with a focus on improving the lives of underprivileged people worldwide through health care service and advocacy. These teams nurture a growing worldwide network of individuals and organizations all focused on creating medical record systems and a corresponding implementation network to allow system development self reliance within resource constrained environments. To date, OpenMRS has been implemented in several African countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda, and Tanzania. This work is supported in part by organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The Rockefeller Foundation, and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

Principles

OpenMRS is an application which enables design of a customized medical records system with no programming knowledge (although medical and systems analysis knowledge is required). It is a common framework upon which medical informatics efforts in developing countries can be built. The system is based on a conceptual table structure which is not dependent on the actual types of medical information required to be collected or on particular data collection forms and so can be customized for different uses.

OpenMRS is based on the principle that information should be stored in a way which makes it easy to summarize and analyze, i.e. minimal use of free text and maximum use of coded information. At its core is a concept dictionary which stores all diagnosis, tests, procedures, drugs and other general questions and potential answers. OpenMRS is a client-server application which means it is designed to work in an environment where many client computers access the same information on a server.

OpenMRS is for people that need to implement a medical records system. It is both just a library of API calls and a database and a default implementation of those API calls in the form of a web application.

OpenMRS is a free, open-source program. We currently have a commonly used plugin, which utilizes Microsoft's InfoPath program for data entry (and needless to say requires a license); otherwise, all of the resources needed are open source and freely available.

For more information see OpenMRS Overviewand OpenMRS FAQ

System Design

OpenMRS is developed under open source standards and under specific data model. It runs under Apache Tomcat platform and MySQL databse engine. The OpenMRS data model borrows heavily from the Regenstrief model, which has over a 30-year history of proven scalability and is also based on a concept dictionary. The API (application programming interface) provides a programmatic wrapper around the data model, allowing developers to program against more simplified method calls rather than having to understand the intricacies of the data model. The Web Application includes web front-ends and modules that extend the core functions — these are the user interfaces and applications themselves built upon the lower levels. OpenMRS is also a community of developers, implementers, and users working toward a shared and open foundation for managing health information in developing countries.

Implmentations

Extracted from OpenMRS web site.