Hi Judy, I'll jump in with a response. We started our own EMR called CHITS in 2003. Later when I saw OpenMRS, I realized it was much better than what we built. Our problem was we didn't have a concept dictionary and our data model was super normalized. But our strength was that our end users loved the workflow and interface.
How to resolve this? We plan to shift to an OpenMRS backend but still retain the CHITS frontend. We're looking at technologies such as diazo.org for the solution... Alvin Manila, Philippines Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheld -----Original Message----- From: judy wawira <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:07:44 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [OPENMRS-IMPLEMENTERS] Introduction welcome What exactly did you find challenging and proposed solution In all the years (which are few) that i have been following this list i have found out that people encounter challenges and do not specifically talk about them and this would be lessons learnt by other future implementers for instance , in your case was it cost, or expertise? looking forward to sharing with you Judy On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 6:39 PM, Tobin Greensweig <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear OpenMRS Implementers, > > My name is Tobin Greensweig and I am a medical student at the Medical > School for International Health in Be'er Sheva, Israel. I am somewhat > new to the OpenMRS community and wanted to introduce myself before > joining the Implementers Forum tomorrow. I've been spending a lot of > time reading the wiki and archives and am so impressed by the > remarkable work contributed by all. > > A bit about my background: Last summer (2010) I spent two months at > the Village Health Works clinic in Burundi and designed/implemented an > Access Database for EMR and pharmacy management. It's used in both > point of care settings and as a "backup" to paper charts that we > simultaneously implemented. Today it contains records for more than > 15,000 patients and has become an integral part of the clinical > operations and M&E. While constructing the database, I visited PIH > Rwinkwavu for feedback from the EMR team and to feel better about > committing what felt to be a treasonous act implementing a custom > solution when OpenMRS was available. After the visit (and great > education), I felt and still feel today that Access was the better > fit, mainly due to IT support constraints and the learning curve > involved with OpenMRS. That said, I think with some small tweaks and > additional resources, OpenMRS would likely have been a far superior > solution. > > As I did a year ago, I strongly believe in the OpenMRS model and think > that the exact same challenges which restricted implementing OpenMRS > in Burundi also exist many other places. I think that some simple > solutions could be easily incorporated into the community resources > and software to overcome these barriers. I am interested in > contributing to this effort with the hopes of making OpenMRS more > accessible for even the most basic, resource strapped clinics. I have > ideas ranging from expanded YouTube tutorials to more turn-key > software distributions....I'm very interested to hear what others are > working on! > > Looking forward to meeting everyone tomorrow and perhaps in Kigali, > > Tobin > > ----- > Tobin Greensweig, MS-2 > Medical School for International Health, Ben Gurion University of the Negev > > _________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list, send an e-mail to > [email protected] with "SIGNOFF openmrs-implement-l" in the > body (not the subject) of your e-mail. > > [mailto:[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l] > -- Dr. Gichoya Judy Wawira,MD IUPUI school of informatics 1345 hine street 350 Indianapolis 46202 Indiana Tel: +1 317 701 6526 www.judygichoya.com Skype:judywawira Twitter: Judywawira _________________________________________ To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list, send an e-mail to [email protected] with "SIGNOFF openmrs-implement-l" in the body (not the subject) of your e-mail. [mailto:[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l]
