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First GNU Health Academia in United Nations University

24 Friday Jun 2011

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I’m happy to announce that the GNU Health Academy will be inaugurated next June 27th 2011 with a very special host, the United Nations University (UNU), in Kuala Lumpur.

The UNU International Institute for Global Health (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) undertakes research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge related to key issues of human health. The aim is to contribute to the development and strengthening of health services policy frameworks and management actions, particularly for people in developing countries, and to support implementation of promotive and preventive approach to human health [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_University ]

I will be training the UNU personnel, which are our local partners in Asia. The UNU – IIGH will train local health proffessionals in the use of GNU Health, the Free Health and Hospital Information System.

As I said in a previous post, this is another example of how free software can leverage the resources to help the developing countries. Many thanks to Mr Nurhizam Safie Mohd Satar who is leading the MEDICAL integration project at the United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (IIGH).

This common effort will increase the amount of physicians using Free Software, and we will all benefit with their valuable feedback.

About the United Nations University :

The UN University is dedicated to the generation and transfer of knowledge, and the strengthening of individual and institutional capacities in furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The mission of UN University is to contribute, through collaborative research, capacity development, and advisory services to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.

Web Page : http://www.unu.edu

About GNU Health

GNU Health (formerly known as “Medical”) is a free (GPL license), Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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Masaki Clinic in Tanzania chooses MEDICAL

03 Friday Jun 2011

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I’m happy to announce that the Masaki International Clinic in Tanzania chose MEDICAL as their Hospital Information System.

The Health center has specialists in :

– Family Medicine
– Tropical diseases
– Obstetrics and Gynecology
– Pneumology
– Mental health
– Endocrinology
– Diet and lifestyle counseling
– Physiotherapy

Today MEDICAL , GNU Solidario Free Health and Hospital Information System is helping health centers around the world improving the quality of life of their patients and families.

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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Indignados demonstration in Spain. Analogies in Free Software community

22 Sunday May 2011

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Yesterday I returned to Buenos Aires from my European tour. It was a very productive week in Geneva and Barcelona, talking about MEDICAL with colleagues, partners, and organizations interested in implementing and joining the MEDICAL project. We also talked about the next version of MEDICAL, Tryton and OpenERP.

Angel, Albert Cervera (Nan Tic) and Luis Falcón in Barcelona

 

Nice dinner with the NaN tic guys. We talked about the OpenERP community, and the need of having a governance in Free Software projects without censorship  or being partial. We all see today how speculators are getting into the “open source” and the techniques they are using to lock-in users.

As I said in an interview last year in OpenERP ( http://www.openerp.com/node/549 ), at the end of the day, is your actions what counts, not the tools that you use. By the way, I hope this interview remains there and won’t be censored, as my latest emails 😉

Cool street names in Barcelona 🙂

Finally, I had the chance to go and support the “Indignados” demonstration in Plaza Cataluña, against politicians and private companies responsible of the crisis that we – as the community – have to suffer.

“Indignados” demonstration in Barcelona

After all, greed puts at risk the development and dignity of communities. The same greedy hands are the ones destroying societies and the free software projects.

Luckily, these people in Barcelona and in the rest of Spain, as well as the free software advocates,  have the conviction to fight for our dignity and future.

Bests
Luis

MEDICAL welcomes Tryton !

20 Friday May 2011

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I have great news for the Free Software advocates.
 

We have started working in extending MEDICAL to support the Tryton ERP. Tryton is a great ERP with a solid free software philosophy, not only for releasing the source code, but by having NO LOCK-IN policies. So this is what we will achieve

–  Freedom of choice : Now the user will have complete freedom in Operating System, Database or ERP . The user will be able to choose from OpenERP or Tryton.

– Guarantee Upgrades : MEDICAL must rely on an architecture that allows the user to upgrade their infrastructure. The users and health centers should have the upgrade tools and documentation to update the operating system, database and ERP at no cost if they choose to do. Today we see that concept in GNU/Linux, Postgresql and Tryton. This schema guarantees that the end user has the best and most updated MEDICAL version, as well as the underlining components.

In this sense, we, as a community, will always be vigilant to any lock-in strategy in the underlying software (operating system, database or ERP) that could compromise its sustainability.

Many organizations around the world have chosen MEDICAL to improve the lives of the underprivileged. This community keeps growing because not only because of its technical capabilities, but also because of the free software philosophy behind it.

– Vendor independence : We, as a community, can NOT depend on a single vendor or group of vendors for the future of MEDICAL (or any free software solution for that matter). MEDICAL does not belong to Thymbra. MEDICAL is part of a non-for-profit organization, GNU Solidario, which can not be bought or fall into speculators hands. MEDICAL is a public good.

– Back to the roots : We need to get back to the origins of Free Software. As I said, this is not about only “open source”, but about community and ethics.

I believe that today we have the perfect scenario of freedom of choice, vendor independence, no lock-in policies of any type, community and evolution. These factors guarantee the sustainability of MEDICAL for the current and all the next installations around the world.
 
We will of course keep on developing MEDICAL so it will have the same functionality in all the environments (OpenERP, Tryton, GNU/Linux, FreeBSD…).

Today is a great day for MEDICAL and for Free Software.

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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Pediatric Symptoms Checklist – PSC – in MEDICAL

09 Monday May 2011

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MEDICAL, the Free Health and Hospital Information System has incorporated the PSC to its latest development branch.
The Pediatric Symptoms Checklist – PSC – has been developed by Dr. Michael Jellinek and Dr. Michael Murphy  from the Massachusetts General Hospital.

The authors define the PSC as “a brief screening questionnaire that is used by pediatricians and other health professionals to improve the recognition and treatment of psychosocial problems in children” 

PSC patient section in MEDICAL

MEDICAL uses the standard PSC form – to be completed by the parents – and will include the Y-PSC.

MEDICAL automatically calculates the total PSC score, based upon form values. It also highlights the evaluations that might indicate a child psychosocial impairment.

The PSC cutoff values will be localized to the different countries (Japan, Germany, Holland …), so it will fit their recommended cutoffs.

Sample data of PSC in MEDICAL

I want to thank Drs. Michael Jellinek and Michael Murphy for developing PCS, as well as Sandra Bishop, PhD and María Pagano, PhD from further investigating and working on this great system. I specially thank them for making it a free resource, for the well-being of all the childrens around the world. If you use the PSC functionality of MEDICAL in your health center, please send them a note !

Thank you
Luis Falcón
lfalcon@gnusolidario.org

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System for OpenERP that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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MEDICAL : Enhanced Neonatology and Newborn Identification

30 Saturday Apr 2011

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Dear all :

This is a sneak preview of what’s going on in the development of MEDICAL

There is a new module for pediatrics, which will cover the existing neonatology and all the other pediatric information.

Newborn wristbands
To maximize security and identification of the newborn, MEDICAL assigns a newborn ID, and allows to print the four identification bands to place it on the baby and mother’s wrists and ankles.

Newborn barcoded wristband created by MEDICAL
The identification band will have a unique barcode that can be checked by the institution security personnel at anytime. 

New Pediatrics Module and enhanced Neonatology information

The new pediatrics module will cover the neonatal , infancy, toddler and teenage information.

The neonatology process has been extensively revised, with many new indicators and functionality, such as :

  • Multiple APGAR tests
  • Automatic APGAR score
  • Newborn reflexes, 
  • Improved sign and symptoms
  • New newborn tests

The antenatal information and the puerperium remains in the gynecology / obstetrics module.

You can check the new functionality in the development version. Please test it and let us know your suggestions !

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System for OpenERP that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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The United Nations University chooses MEDICAL

21 Friday Jan 2011

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The United Nations University (UNU) has adopted MEDICAL

United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (IIGH)  ( http://www.unu.edu ) has joined the MEDICAL community. MEDICAL will offer them an online teaching resource for a Hospital Information System (HIS).

GNU Solidario and UNU are now working together in specific areas, such as the documentation process. GNU Solidario will also work with UNU in the installation of a demo server.

This is yet another great example of how free software can leverage the resources to help the developing countries. Many thanks to Mr Nurhizam Safie Mohd Satar who is leading the MEDICAL integration project at the United Nations University – International Institute for Global Health (IIGH).

This common effort will increase the amount of physicians using Free Software, and we will all benefit with their valuable feedback.

I take the opportunity to thank the United Nations and their Development Program – UNDP – ( http://www.undp.org) , since it’s been supporting our mission since 2009. Mr Raul Zambrano, Senior Policy Advisor on ICT and Governance for the UNDP, was one of the lecturers at IWEEE (http://www.iweee.org)  2010 in Las Palmas.

About the United Nations University :

The UN University is dedicated to the generation and transfer of knowledge, and the strengthening of individual and institutional capacities in furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The mission of UN University is to contribute, through collaborative research, capacity development, and advisory services to efforts to resolve the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations, its Peoples and Member States.


About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System for OpenERP that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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The Academic Hospital Paramaribo chooses Medical

08 Wednesday Dec 2010

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The Academic Hospital Paramaribo (AZP) is the largest and most modern hospital in Suriname.

The AZP was founded march 9, 1966 as a central hospital and was changed into the Academic Hospital Paramaribo in 1969 gaining its university status. The current staff consists of about 1700 co-workers. The AZP Hospital has a 470 bed capacity.

On a yearly basis 20.000 patients are hospitalized, while about 176.0000 out-patients visit the hospital.

We greatly appreciate AZP commitment to Medical and support to our organization, GNU Solidario. We are working with AZP to initially provide specific functionality in pediatric care and cardiology. This is a clear example on how large hospitals can collaborate to Free software, where the rest of the world will also benefit.

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System for OpenERP that provides the following functionality :
  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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Hospitals in Indonesia are using Medical, the Free Health and Hospital Information System

10 Wednesday Nov 2010

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R.S. Griya Husada Madiun Hospital, in Madiun City (Province East Java Indonesia) is the latest hospital in Indonesia that have adopted Medical , the Free Health and Hospital Information System.

This is the third hospital in Indonesia in this year that installs Medical.

It’s very rewarding to know that many health centers around the globe are using Free Software for the sake of their habitants.

Thanks to Riza Kurniawan, part of the team of Medical in Indonesia, who has implemented in this hospital, and just translated the homepage to Bahasa Indonesia.

You can see this and other implementations on http://medical.sf.net/community.html

About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System for OpenERP that provides the following functionality :

  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


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Medical 1.0 RC1 Released

08 Monday Nov 2010

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Medical 1.0 RC1 released !

I’m happy to announce the first Release Candidate version Medical. This version is the result of over 2 years of hard work, and I see it as the starting point for a modern, scalable Free Health and Hospital Information System.






 The highlights are :

  • Covers most important functionality of Preventive and Family Medicine
  • Fully Integrated to OpenERP 6.0 
  • Health Center administration (human resources, financial , stock, billing, … )
  • Socioeconomics : Living conditions, sewers, drinking water, economic income, family members,electricity …
  • Lifestyle : Exercise, hours of work, diet, sleep hours, smoking…. 
  • Sexual education and habits
  • Social exclusion and drug abuse indicators : Working children, sexual abuse, prostitution, teenage pregnancy, school withdrawal, …
  • Includes commonly used illegal drugs, by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and their rating, addiction and tolerance, toxicity, etc…
  • Laboratory Administration
  • Prescription writing
  • Patient appointment Administration (both ambulatory and inpatient)
  • Inpatient (Hospitalization) Management
  • Vademecum : Includes the World Health Organization (WHO) essential list of medicines.
  • Genetic and Hereditary diseases. ( Over 4200 NCBI and Diseases genes )
  • Includes International Classification of Diseases, version 10, as well as the ICD-10-PCS ( Procedure Coding System )
  • Demographics, epidemiology and other statistical reports

The 1.0 release should be out in December, and in between we will have at least 2 more Release Canditates (RC2 and RC3).

The Release Candidate period is for :
– Test the system and fix critical bugs
– Fully document the current functionality and 
– Complete the translation to the many languages that Medical supports.
– Add more demo data to ease the learning curve

Many thanks to all the Medical community that have contributed to the creation of the universal free Health Information System !


Luis Falcón


About Medical

Medical is a free (GPL license), centralized Health and Hospital Information System for OpenERP that provides the following functionality :

  • Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  • Hospital Information System (HIS)
  • Health Information System
Medical is part of GNU Solidario ( http://gnusolidario.org/en ) . GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health solutions with free software.


Governments hosting Medical through their portals :