OpenMEDIS
| Developer(s) | Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute |
|---|---|
| Written in | PHP, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English, French, Romanian, Ukrainian |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | GNU General Public License v2.0 |
| Website | ehealthbox.org/openmedis |
OpenMEDIS was a free open-source health technology management software, specifically targeted at low- and middle-income countries. The software was in the beta phase of development, and a stable release for rigorous use had not been released yet.
Product history
In early 2009, Claudio Zaugg and Martin Raab of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute had recognized "an urgent need for a simple and flexible IT tool" capable of tracking the "quantity and quality of the present medical device infrastructure" within a region.[1] Beta development has continued on the software since then, though the last released beta update is version 1.31 from January 26, 2012. It's not clear if work will continue on the project.
As of May 2021, no further work appears to have been done on the project, and it is presumed discontinued or abandoned.
Features
Features of OpenMEDIS included[2]:
- standard list of medical devices
- user-configurable essential equipment list
- predefined supplier and manufacturer list
- forms and guidelines for paper-based operation
- data import and export functionality
- web-based, LAN, or localized operation
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements were not clear.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- OpenMEDIS video demo from 2009
- Online demo of OpenMEDIS (username: demo; password: demo)
Entities using OpenMEDIS
Further reading
- Claudio Zaugg and Martin Raab (2009) (PDF). Improving Health Technology Management: Development of a Model for the Implementation of an Essential Information System for Medical Devices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. pp. 1–4. http://www.swisstph.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Pdfs/Ressources/Zaugg_Raab_paper_Med-e-Tel_2010_final_.pdf.
- Zaugg, Claudio (16 April 2010). "Improving Health Technology Management: Development of a Model for the Implementation of an Essential Information System for Medical Devices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (PDF). Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. http://www.medetel.lu/download/2010/parallel_sessions/presentation/day3/Improving_Health.pdf. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
External links
- OpenMEDIS on Open Hub (deprecated)
- OpenMEDIS on Google Project Hosting
OpenMedis can also be found on SourceForge.
References
- ↑ Zaugg, Claudio; Raab, Martin (2009) (PDF). Improving Health Technology Management: Development of a Model for the Implementation of an Essential Information System for Medical Devices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. pp. 1–4. http://www.swisstph.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Pdfs/Ressources/Zaugg_Raab_paper_Med-e-Tel_2010_final_.pdf.
- ↑ Zaugg, Claudio (16 April 2010). "Improving Health Technology Management: Development of a Model for the Implementation of an Essential Information System for Medical Devices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries" (PDF). Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. http://www.medetel.lu/download/2010/parallel_sessions/presentation/day3/Improving_Health.pdf. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
