scholarly journals Adaptation of a web-based, open source electronic medical record system platform to support a large study of tuberculosis epidemiology

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamish SF Fraser ◽  
David Thomas ◽  
Juan Tomaylla ◽  
Nadia Garcia ◽  
Leonid Lecca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Large Study ◽  
Electronic Medical Record System ◽  
Record System ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Tuberculosis Epidemiology ◽  
Medical Record System

Options for Diabetes Management in Sub-Saharan Africa with an Electronic Medical Record System

2011 ◽  
Vol 50 (01) ◽  
pp. 11-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Rienhoff ◽  
G. Kouematchoua Tchuitcheu
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Diabetes Management ◽  
Electronic Medical Record System ◽  
Record System ◽  
Medical Record System

Summary Background: An increase of diabetes prevalence of up to 80% is predicted in subSaharan Africa (SSA) by 2025 exceeding the worldwide 55%. Mortality rates of diabetes and HIV/AIDS are similar. Diabetes shares several common factors with HIV/AIDS and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The latter two health problems have been efficiently managed by an open source electronic medical record system (EMRS) in Latin America. Therefore a similar solution for diabetes in SSA could be extremely helpful. Objectives: The aim was to design and validate a conceptual model for an EMRS to improve diabetes management in SSA making use of the HIV and TB experience. Methods: A review of the literature addressed diabetes care and management in SSA as well as existing examples of information and communication technology (ICT) use in SSA. Based on a need assessment conducted in SSA a conceptual model based on the traditionally structured healthcare system in SSA was mapped into a three-layer structure. Application modules were derived and a demonstrator programmed based on an open source EMRS. Then the approach was validated by SSA experts. Results: A conceptual model could be specified and validated which enhances a problem-oriented approach to diabetes management processes. The prototyp EMRS demonstrates options for a patient portal and simulation tools for education of health professional and patients in SSA. Conclusion: It is possible to find IT solutions for diabetes care in SSA which follow the same efficiency concepts as HIV or TB modules in Latin America. The local efficiency and sustainability of the solution will, however, depend on training and changes in work behavior.

scholarly journals Forecast of Outpatient Visits to a Tertiary Eyecare Network in India Using the EyeSmart Electronic Medical Record System

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 749
Author(s):  
Gumpili Sai Prashanthi ◽  
Nareen Molugu ◽  
Priyanka Kammari ◽  
Ranganath Vadapalli ◽  
Anthony Vipin Das
Keyword(s):  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Electronic Medical Record System ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Record System ◽  
Outpatient Visits ◽  
Medical Record System

India is home to 1.3 billion people. The geography and the magnitude of the population present unique challenges in the delivery of healthcare services. The implementation of electronic health records and tools for conducting predictive modeling enables opportunities to explore time series data like patient inflow to the hospital. This study aims to analyze expected outpatient visits to the tertiary eyecare network in India using datasets from a domestically developed electronic medical record system (eyeSmart™) implemented across a large multitier ophthalmology network in India. Demographic information of 3,384,157 patient visits was obtained from eyeSmart EMR from August 2010 to December 2017 across the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute network. Age, gender, date of visit and time status of the patients were selected for analysis. The datapoints for each parameter from the patient visits were modeled using the seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) modeling. SARIMA (0,0,1)(0,1,7)7 provided the best fit for predicting total outpatient visits. This study describes the prediction method of forecasting outpatient visits to a large eyecare network in India. The results of our model hold the potential to be used to support the decisions of resource planning in the delivery of eyecare services to patients.

scholarly journals A simple electronic medical record system designed for research

JAMIA Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J King ◽  
Luca Calzoni ◽  
Mohammadamin Tajgardoon ◽  
Gregory F Cooper ◽  
Gilles Clermont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Record ◽  
Electronic Medical Record ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Electronic Medical Record System ◽  
Record System ◽  
Laboratory Test Results ◽  
Medical Record System ◽  
Open Source Software Package

Abstract With the extensive deployment of electronic medical record (EMR) systems, EMR usability remains a significant source of frustration to clinicians. There is a significant research need for software that emulates EMR systems and enables investigators to conduct laboratory-based human–computer interaction studies. We developed an open-source software package that implements the display functions of an EMR system. The user interface emphasizes the temporal display of vital signs, medication administrations, and laboratory test results. It is well suited to support research about clinician information-seeking behaviors and adaptive user interfaces in terms of measures that include task accuracy, time to completion, and cognitive load. The Simple EMR System is freely available to the research community and is on GitHub.

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