1. A free open-source solution for electronic medical records
OpenMRS
A free open-source solution for electronic medical records
Good afternoon everyone. My name is Alex Ocampo and today I’m going to talk to you all about a resource that I hope can be of use to many of you in your important work as clinicians at home and abroad.
-Alumni of Michigan
-Franks former student
-Fulbright in Ghana? (Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine, Mampong)
(maybe)
Take a quick survey of the room. I’m going to take a quick survey. How many people currently use paper records in their clinic/hopspital setting? How many people use only electronic medical records?
Alex Ocampo
PhD Student, Harvard University Fulbright Research Scholar, Ghana
February 12th, 2012

2. What is OpenMRS? OpenMRS = Open Medical Record System
Common framework for creating a custom EMR
100% free, open source software developed by Partners in Health and the Regenstrief Institute
A proven track record in some of the most challenging environments on the planet
So how did I do it?
Closely associated with the Indiana University School of Medicine
Custom EMR. That extends anywhere from a mobile health clinic, to a small outpatient clinic, to a large hospital setting, to multiple hospitals that want to synchronize data together.

4. Features of OpenMRS Data Entry Flexible Concept Dictionary
custom HTML forms, Infopath (Microsoft word 2003+)
Flexible Concept Dictionary
Stores patient ID numbers, demographics, and any medical or non-medical information that you specify
Patient Dashboards

5. Features (continued) Reporting tools and data exports
Security: User Authentication and roles
Can operate offline
Works across all systems and devices
Windows, Mac, and Linux
Data Synchronization across multiple centers
Ability to develop own features
Ok, so what are the features? OpenMRS has all the essential features of a medical record system.

6. Online Community and Manual
Favorite part
Implementers conference in Kenya this year
Sustainable
wiki.openmrs.org