[Health] Health Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1
adesina iluyemi
adeiluyemi at gmail.com
Tue May 13 04:46:20 EDT 2008
On Open Source medical software, Open MRS is a commonly used EHR in African
countries and can be intergrated into OLPC. Here is the link-
http://openmrs.org/wiki/OpenMRS
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> 1. GNUmed for OLPC (Sebastian Hilbert)
> 2. Re: GNUmed for OLPC (Chris Leonard)
> 3. Re: GNUmed for OLPC (Edward Cherlin)
> 4. Re: GNUmed for OLPC (Sebastian Hilbert)
> 5. Re: GNUmed for OLPC (Edward Cherlin)
> 6. Re: GNUmed for OLPC (Sebastian Hilbert)
> 7. Re: GNUmed for OLPC (Arjun Sarwal)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 19:21:58 +0200
> From: Sebastian Hilbert <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net>
> Subject: [Health] GNUmed for OLPC
> To: health at lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID: <200805031921.58602.sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net>
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>
> Hi all,
>
> I am very new to the OLPC initiative. I am a doctor by profession and
> medical
> software developer by choice. I am involved with the GNUmed medical record
> software. I am wondering if you see any use in tests of this software in
> OLPC
> environments.
>
> GNUmed (wiki.gnumed.de) is free software and is written in python and
> wxpython
> (GTK). It usually connects to a postgresql server but could also be made
> store its data in a sqlite database.
>
> I admit I know very little about medical IT needs in OLPC environments.
> maybe
> it is just pure overkill and out of scope.
>
> I imagine two possible uses. The individual OLPC could be used to enter
> very
> basic demographic information so organizations involved get a picture of
> who
> is in need of medical care (in general). the hardware (microphone and
> camera
> can be used to assess medical condtitions such as skin conditions or
> wounds
> and could then be assessed by more centralized medical personell like in a
> city. The use of Wifi coupled with asynchronous wifi networks (see
> http://www.nilshettich.com/olpcblog/) could transfer medical/health
> information both ways.
>
> Maybe this is just my Western thinking. In case this is way off the needs
> in
> OLPC environments just discard this message.
>
> I am greatful for any reply.
> --
> Sebastian Hilbert
> Leipzig / Germany
> [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 14:07:39 -0400
> From: "Chris Leonard" <cjlhomeaddress at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Health] GNUmed for OLPC
> To: sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net
> Cc: health at lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID:
> <203ade210805031107l6f96cb0j9b66f744a3da5fa0 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Sebastian,
>
> Welcome aboard!
>
> A great way to catch up on what's currently going on in the OLPC Health
> Project(s) is to start over on the wiki (http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Health)
> and also look over other pages tagged as being health-related (
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Category:Health). Information flow is often a
> mix
> of messages to this list, wiki-page creation and editing and even IRC chat
> on #olpc-health.
>
> GNUmed's status as open-source, and specifically being coded in Python
> could
> make it a good fit for use on the XO platform, although as you mention, it
> is an open question of whether EMR software is matched to a need at
> deployment sites, at least right now. There are others interested in
> making
> an electronic medical record systems available (see
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/WorldVistA), and I'm sure they would welcome
> discussion about GNUmed and electronic medical records in general.
>
> I hope you chose to stick around get involved with OLPC Health Project
> efforts, either with GNUmed specifically or with joining in on some other
> coding or content effort, because I think that the health-related work can
> use as much input from cross-trained (health and IT) contributors as
> possible. I also think that activity (application) development will have
> a
> lot to add to just a collection of textual content for the health library.
>
> My own interest at the moment is on building up that library and making it
> easier for others (especially health/science subject matter experts) to
> contribute.
>
>
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Cjl
> cjlhomeaddress at gmail.com
>
> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Sebastian Hilbert <
> sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am very new to the OLPC initiative. I am a doctor by profession and
> > medical
> > software developer by choice. I am involved with the GNUmed medical
> record
> > software. I am wondering if you see any use in tests of this software in
> > OLPC
> > environments.
> >
> > GNUmed (wiki.gnumed.de) is free software and is written in python and
> > wxpython
> > (GTK). It usually connects to a postgresql server but could also be made
> > store its data in a sqlite database.
> >
> > I admit I know very little about medical IT needs in OLPC environments.
> > maybe
> > it is just pure overkill and out of scope.
> >
> > I imagine two possible uses. The individual OLPC could be used to enter
> > very
> > basic demographic information so organizations involved get a picture of
> > who
> > is in need of medical care (in general). the hardware (microphone and
> > camera
> > can be used to assess medical condtitions such as skin conditions or
> > wounds
> > and could then be assessed by more centralized medical personell like in
> a
> > city. The use of Wifi coupled with asynchronous wifi networks (see
> > http://www.nilshettich.com/olpcblog/) could transfer medical/health
> > information both ways.
> >
> > Maybe this is just my Western thinking. In case this is way off the
> needs
> > in
> > OLPC environments just discard this message.
> >
> > I am greatful for any reply.
> > --
> > Sebastian Hilbert
> > Leipzig / Germany
> > [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null
> > _______________________________________________
> > Health mailing list
> > Health at lists.laptop.org
> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/health
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> Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 21:19:43 -0700
> From: "Edward Cherlin" <echerlin at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Health] GNUmed for OLPC
> To: sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net
> Cc: health at lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID:
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> On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Sebastian Hilbert
> <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I am very new to the OLPC initiative.
>
> Welcome.
>
> > I am a doctor by profession and medical
> > software developer by choice. I am involved with the GNUmed medical
> record
> > software. I am wondering if you see any use in tests of this software
> in OLPC
> > environments.
>
> One question is whether we can integrate GNUmed with the telemedicine
> kits that some of us and other developers are working on. There is a
> project in Google Summer of Code to use Measure for recording data
> from a low-cost EKG device.
>
> We have contacts with a number of other Open Source health care
> software providers. You can find many of them on the SCALE web site at
> http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale6x/conference-info/schedules/. Some
> of the presentation videos are now available from there.
>
> > GNUmed (wiki.gnumed.de) is free software and is written in python and
> wxpython
> > (GTK). It usually connects to a postgresql server but could also be
> made
> > store its data in a sqlite database.
> >
> > I admit I know very little about medical IT needs in OLPC environments.
> maybe
> > it is just pure overkill and out of scope.
> >
> > I imagine two possible uses. The individual OLPC could be used to enter
> very
> > basic demographic information so organizations involved get a picture
> of who
> > is in need of medical care (in general). the hardware (microphone and
> camera
> > can be used to assess medical condtitions such as skin conditions or
> wounds
> > and could then be assessed by more centralized medical personell like
> in a
> > city. The use of Wifi coupled with asynchronous wifi networks (see
> > http://www.nilshettich.com/olpcblog/) could transfer medical/health
> > information both ways.
>
> A number of organizations are interested in community-based data
> gathering for mapping and other information projects. Your software
> has obvious public health applications.
>
> > Maybe this is just my Western thinking. In case this is way off the
> needs in
> > OLPC environments just discard this message.
>
> You must think as you do, not being anybody else than yourself. That
> is not the problem, which only arises if you fail to ask those whom
> you would help how your proposal would fit with what they really need.
> Of course, you still have to find out how to present your proposal in
> terms that make sense to those people.
>
> > I am greatful for any reply.
> > --
> > Sebastian Hilbert
> > Leipzig / Germany
> > [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null
> > _______________________________________________
> > Health mailing list
> > Health at lists.laptop.org
> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/health
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Edward Cherlin
> End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business
> http://www.EarthTreasury.org/
> "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 12:10:22 +0200
> From: Sebastian Hilbert <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net>
> Subject: Re: [Health] GNUmed for OLPC
> To: health at lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID: <200805041210.23326.sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> On Sonntag 04 Mai 2008, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> >
> > > I am a doctor by profession and medical
> > > software developer by choice. I am involved with the GNUmed medical
> > > record software. I am wondering if you see any use in tests of this
> > > software in OLPC environments.
> >
> > One question is whether we can integrate GNUmed with the telemedicine
> > kits that some of us and other developers are working on. There is a
> > project in Google Summer of Code to use Measure for recording data
> > from a low-cost EKG device.
> Where can I find more information on that ?
>
> >
> > We have contacts with a number of other Open Source health care
> > software providers. You can find many of them on the SCALE web site at
> > http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale6x/conference-info/schedules/. Some
> > of the presentation videos are now available from there.
>
> I have followed the community for some time. GNUmed is largely absent from
> the
> radar as it has no billing component and therefore not large userbase. It
> is
> however an EMR and not aimed at large clinics.
>
> As we are Germany based there has not been any attempt to add US specific
> features such as billing.
>
> For the time being I will test if GNUmed runs on the OLPC but if that
> makes
> sense would be up to local deployers.
>
> Take care,
>
>
> --
> Sebastian Hilbert
> Leipzig / Germany
> [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 03:27:08 -0700
> From: "Edward Cherlin" <echerlin at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Health] GNUmed for OLPC
> To: sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net
> Cc: health at lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID:
> <e574f6eb0805040327je0dc149oada8793fc0521d67 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 3:10 AM, Sebastian Hilbert
> <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net> wrote:
> > On Sonntag 04 Mai 2008, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am a doctor by profession and medical
> > > > software developer by choice. I am involved with the GNUmed
> medical
> > > > record software. I am wondering if you see any use in tests of this
> > > > software in OLPC environments.
> > >
> > > One question is whether we can integrate GNUmed with the telemedicine
> > > kits that some of us and other developers are working on. There is a
> > > project in Google Summer of Code to use Measure for recording data
> > > from a low-cost EKG device.
> > Where can I find more information on that ?
>
> http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/health/2008-March/000054.html
>
> > > We have contacts with a number of other Open Source health care
> > > software providers. You can find many of them on the SCALE web site
> at
> > > http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale6x/conference-info/schedules/.
> Some
> > > of the presentation videos are now available from there.
> >
> > I have followed the community for some time. GNUmed is largely absent
> from the
> > radar as it has no billing component and therefore not large userbase.
> It is
> > however an EMR and not aimed at large clinics.
> >
> > As we are Germany based there has not been any attempt to add US
> specific
> > features such as billing.
>
> We have some hope of getting over that nonsense in the next few years,
> but we aren't holding our breaths.
>
> > For the time being I will test if GNUmed runs on the OLPC but if that
> makes
> > sense would be up to local deployers.
>
> If there is a Red Hat package for it, you should have no trouble doing
> a yum install on an XO. People on the devel list, notable Albert
> Cahalan, can help you get it Sugarized. I see the Ubuntu
> (Debian-style) packages in their repository.
>
> > Take care,
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Sebastian Hilbert
> > Leipzig / Germany
> > [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null
> > _______________________________________________
> > Health mailing list
> > Health at lists.laptop.org
> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/health
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Edward Cherlin
> End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business
> http://www.EarthTreasury.org/
> "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 12:51:28 +0200
> From: Sebastian Hilbert <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net>
> Subject: Re: [Health] GNUmed for OLPC
> To: health at lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID: <200805041251.28395.sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
> On Sonntag 04 Mai 2008, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> > On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 3:10 AM, Sebastian Hilbert
> >
> > <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net> wrote:
> > > On Sonntag 04 Mai 2008, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> > > > > I am a doctor by profession and medical
> > > > > software developer by choice. I am involved with the GNUmed
> medical
> > > > > record software. I am wondering if you see any use in tests of
> this
> > > > > software in OLPC environments.
> > > >
> > > > One question is whether we can integrate GNUmed with the
> telemedicine
> > > > kits that some of us and other developers are working on. There is
> a
> > > > project in Google Summer of Code to use Measure for recording data
> > > > from a low-cost EKG device.
> > >
> > > Where can I find more information on that ?
> >
> > http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/health/2008-March/000054.html
> >
> > > > We have contacts with a number of other Open Source health care
> > > > software providers. You can find many of them on the SCALE web site
> at
> > > > http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale6x/conference-info/schedules/.
> Some
> > > > of the presentation videos are now available from there.
> > >
> > > I have followed the community for some time. GNUmed is largely absent
> > > from the radar as it has no billing component and therefore not large
> > > userbase. It is however an EMR and not aimed at large clinics.
> > >
> > > As we are Germany based there has not been any attempt to add US
> > > specific features such as billing.
> >
> > We have some hope of getting over that nonsense in the next few years,
> > but we aren't holding our breaths.
> >
> > > For the time being I will test if GNUmed runs on the OLPC but if that
> > > makes sense would be up to local deployers.
> >
> > If there is a Red Hat package for it, you should have no trouble doing
> > a yum install on an XO. People on the devel list, notable Albert
> > Cahalan, can help you get it Sugarized. I see the Ubuntu
> > (Debian-style) packages in their repository.
>
> I hope it is installable. Fedora 7 package is here:
>
> ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/home:/SebastianHilbert/Fedora_7
>
>
>
>
> --
> Sebastian Hilbert
> Leipzig / Germany
> [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 20:08:46 +0530
> From: "Arjun Sarwal" <arjun at laptop.org>
> Subject: Re: [Health] GNUmed for OLPC
> To: sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net
> Cc: health at lists.laptop.org
> Message-ID:
> <dc942fa10805040738x4791375xafdb18ca0a253ea9 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I don't have access to my devel machine here, so I can install it when
> I get there to check. It should be installable, just that if you could
> list dependencies of this package , it would help to better determine
> what all additional packages would be needed to be installed and
> whether they are already there on the XO as part of the default build
> or not...
>
> best regards
> Arjun
>
> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 4:21 PM, Sebastian Hilbert
> <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Sonntag 04 Mai 2008, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> > > On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 3:10 AM, Sebastian Hilbert
> > >
> > > <sebastian.hilbert at gmx.net> wrote:
> > > > On Sonntag 04 Mai 2008, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> > > > > > I am a doctor by profession and medical
> > > > > > software developer by choice. I am involved with the GNUmed
> medical
> > > > > > record software. I am wondering if you see any use in tests of
> this
> > > > > > software in OLPC environments.
> > > > >
> > > > > One question is whether we can integrate GNUmed with the
> telemedicine
> > > > > kits that some of us and other developers are working on. There
> is a
> > > > > project in Google Summer of Code to use Measure for recording
> data
> > > > > from a low-cost EKG device.
> > > >
> > > > Where can I find more information on that ?
> > >
> > > http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/health/2008-March/000054.html
> > >
> > > > > We have contacts with a number of other Open Source health care
> > > > > software providers. You can find many of them on the SCALE web
> site at
> > > > > http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale6x/conference-info/schedules/.
> Some
> > > > > of the presentation videos are now available from there.
> > > >
> > > > I have followed the community for some time. GNUmed is largely
> absent
> > > > from the radar as it has no billing component and therefore not
> large
> > > > userbase. It is however an EMR and not aimed at large clinics.
> > > >
> > > > As we are Germany based there has not been any attempt to add US
> > > > specific features such as billing.
> > >
> > > We have some hope of getting over that nonsense in the next few
> years,
> > > but we aren't holding our breaths.
> > >
> > > > For the time being I will test if GNUmed runs on the OLPC but if
> that
> > > > makes sense would be up to local deployers.
> > >
> > > If there is a Red Hat package for it, you should have no trouble
> doing
> > > a yum install on an XO. People on the devel list, notable Albert
> > > Cahalan, can help you get it Sugarized. I see the Ubuntu
> > > (Debian-style) packages in their repository.
> >
> > I hope it is installable. Fedora 7 package is here:
> >
> ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/opensuse/repositories/home:/SebastianHilbert/Fedora_7
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Sebastian Hilbert
> > Leipzig / Germany
> > [www.gnumed.de] -> PGP welcome, HTML ->/dev/null
> > _______________________________________________
> > Health mailing list
> > Health at lists.laptop.org
> > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/health
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Arjun Sarwal
> Intern, One Laptop per Child
> http://dev.laptop.org/~arjs/ <http://dev.laptop.org/%7Earjs/>
>
>
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PhD Researcher Policy and Sustainbale Change Management: eHealth and
Mobile/Wireless Telecommunication convergence in Africa
UKCHIP Level 2
Centre for Healthcare Modelling & Informatics
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