Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing Countries
An increasing number of open source projects over the past decade have found their way to the health sector, particularly in developing countries.Some of the more than 1,500 applications which have already been published in the public domain were particularly successful, others died a quiet death. F...
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Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication Center
2013-06-01
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| author | Marc Nyssen Gustave Karara Ly Ousmane Frank Verbeke |
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| description | An increasing number of open source projects over the past decade have found their way to the health sector, particularly in developing countries.Some of the more than 1,500 applications which have already been published in the public domain were particularly successful, others died a quiet death. FOSS means more than free software: for many projects it also involves a completely new approach to novel software development methods to be embedded in even new business models. Since a few years, open source applications became available for the full management of medical records and some of them have grown into complete integrated hospital information management systems. This article tries to give an overview of important potential advantages, disadvantages and challenges for medical FOSS applications with special interest in the electronic medical record. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-188d94b5a9db4df98286b54aff2476692022-12-21T23:41:42ZengRwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)/Rwanda Health Communication CenterRwanda Medical Journal2079-097X2013-06-0170258RW13008Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing CountriesMarc NyssenGustave KararaLy OusmaneFrank VerbekeAn increasing number of open source projects over the past decade have found their way to the health sector, particularly in developing countries.Some of the more than 1,500 applications which have already been published in the public domain were particularly successful, others died a quiet death. FOSS means more than free software: for many projects it also involves a completely new approach to novel software development methods to be embedded in even new business models. Since a few years, open source applications became available for the full management of medical records and some of them have grown into complete integrated hospital information management systems. This article tries to give an overview of important potential advantages, disadvantages and challenges for medical FOSS applications with special interest in the electronic medical record.http://bioline.org.br/abstract?id=rw13008&lang=enOpen source softwareDeveloping countriesHealth information systemsElectronic medical recordLogiciel d’accès ouvertPays en voie de développementSystèmes d’informations de santéDossier médical informatisé |
| spellingShingle | Marc Nyssen Gustave Karara Ly Ousmane Frank Verbeke Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing Countries Rwanda Medical Journal Open source software Developing countries Health information systems Electronic medical record Logiciel d’accès ouvert Pays en voie de développement Systèmes d’informations de santé Dossier médical informatisé |
| title | Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing Countries |
| title_full | Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing Countries |
| title_fullStr | Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing Countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing Countries |
| title_short | Free and Open Source Software (Foss) for Electronic Health Record Management in Developing Countries |
| title_sort | free and open source software foss for electronic health record management in developing countries |
| topic | Open source software Developing countries Health information systems Electronic medical record Logiciel d’accès ouvert Pays en voie de développement Systèmes d’informations de santé Dossier médical informatisé |
| url | http://bioline.org.br/abstract?id=rw13008&lang=en |
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