OpenMRS - Really inspiring.
OpenMRS - A great medical solution for all.
What is OpenMRS?
It is a network of volunteers from around the world with the same goal of improvising health equipments, providing adequate medical care and developing technologies in the medical field.
They support and work together to provide all these facilities in untouched regions of the world like Northern Kenya. They are located all around the world.
OpenMRS Application:
OpenMRS application enables design of a customised medical records system with no programming knowledge. It enables input, output and storage. This helps many people who wants to do good and requires medical assistance without the knowledge of code. It is a open source and an application that is not Operating System oriented. This makes many people to access OpenMRS.
An view and approach towards OpenMRS as a whole:
The aim:
To improvise health equipments and implementation all over the world especially in inaccessible areas.
The goal:
Improving health delivery in resource contained areas of the world.
How is it being done?
OpenMRS is an Open Medical Record System which is an open source medical record system in developing countries. It does not require any programming language. It enables input, output and storage. Easily, Patient record system can be done using this. It also contains definitions of all data in the applications. The OpenMRS API wraps the whole thing up into a program. Moreover, even the attributes of a person can be extended for meeting local needs. The image below shows OpenMRS in action.
The various websites by OpenMRS:
The major website - www.openmrs.org
Documentation resources - wiki.openmrs.org
Issue tracking - tickets.openmrs.org
Demo server - demo.openmrs.org
Conclusion:
Overall, OpenMRS is a medical and health delivery system in developing countries but it also enable input, output and storage. The principles are of sharing ideas, interaction with different people and openness. This software was initially released on May 14, 2014 and is licensed with "Healthcare Disclaimer". It is a wonderful idea and the world requires many more of these kind to develop and protect humanity and save our race.
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