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Medical in IST-Africa 2009

25 Wednesday Feb 2009

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Medical keeps growing and that is definitely good news 🙂

I just got back from the north of Argentina, where we are working in the implementation of Medical in a Primary Care Center.

The implementation of Medical in the Primary Care Center will optimize the team work among doctors, administrative workers and health promotion agents. It’s a major project that will translate in a fully operational Hospital Information System. The implementation will not only cover the clinical and socioeconomics data for the patient and families, but all the processes within a hospital (Human Resources, accounting, Supply Chain Management, dashboards, …).

The collected information will be very useful for the health authorities in making effective epidemiological studies and health campaigns, identifying the risk groups in real time and taking proactive measures. There will be a very substantial savings on the medicaments and other goods, since the ordering policies will be automatic.

On this context, I have been invited to participate in IST-Africa 2009 (www.ist-africa.org), that will take place in Kampala, Uganda this May. I am very happy to assist and to be able to talk about the experience of the Medical Project: Implementing an Open Source Hospital Information System (HIS) in rural Argentina.

This project involves a great deal of commitment from a multi-disciplinary team (doctor, nurses, social workers, universities, government health authorities,… ), but I’m convinced that the results are worthed the effort.

I am confident that Medical will translate into a much more efficient way of dealing with public health, and that society will benefit immediately from it.

If you are part of a public health authority, an NGO member and want to contribute or know more about the project, and how could be of help in your region, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

The main project page is at sourceforge : http://medical.sourceforge.net

Thanks
Luis

Medical : Getting ready for OpenERP 5.0

16 Sunday Nov 2008

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Hi there !

We just released the development version 0.0.22 of Medical, the health module for OpenERP.

This version is coded with 5.0 in mind (It won’t work in 4.x ). You can check it with the latest 5.0 snapshot or with the alpha version.

This version includes new functionality, taking into consideration aspects of family medicine, and Primary Care, such as :

– Patient SES (Socioeconomic Status) information
– Ethnic groups
– Patient occupation

The data model has been revised and optimized, specially the all the relations involving the patient medical encounters / evaluations.

New fields have been added in the patient medical examination.

You can check the Changelog in the medical homepage :

http://medical.sourceforge.net

If you want to collaborate in the project (testing, translation, documentation), please send us a line at : medical@thymbra.com

Thanks,
Luis Falcón

Módulo de tesorería para OpenERP

16 Sunday Nov 2008

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Hola a todos

Hace un par de días publicamos el módulo de tesorería para OpenERP. La funcionalidad es sencilla, y en este momento tiene como objetivo el llevar un registro de los documentos de tesorería (cheques, contado, transferencias, …).

Este módulo es útil para la gestión de cartera (cobros y pagos), desde el momento que se recibe el documento hasta que se cobra / paga.

El módulo de tesorería está vinculado a los bancos y a los partners. Uno puede visualizar el estado de los diversos documentos desde el menú de gestión financiera o directamente desde la ficha del partner en sí.

Espero que les sea de útil !

Saludos
Luis

Treasury Module

14 Friday Nov 2008

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Hi there

We have just released at Thymbra the treasury module for OpenERP.

The treasury module keeps track of financial documents ( checks, transfers, coupons, cash ). It’s linked to the bank and partner objects.

One can check the status of treasury documents from the Financial Accounting section, or from the partner form.

Acerca del Proyecto Medical – EME para OpenERP

13 Monday Oct 2008

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Desde que la semana pasada hiciéramos público el desarrollo de “Medical”, hemos recibido muchos emails con preguntas acerca del módulo. Estamos muy contentos con el interés que ha despertado en la comunidad médica !

Esta entrada resume los aspectos principales del módulo :

Medical es un sistema de Expediente Médico Electrónico (EME – EMR ). Tiene gran parte de la funcionalidad para usarse en una oficina privada de un doctor y/o en instituciones de salud.

El objetivo de Medical es lograr una forma de practicar medicina 100% libre de papel.

La funcionalidad principal abarca :

– Administración de Paciente ( creación, historial, seguimiento, citas )
– Administrador de profesional médico
– Gestión de laboratorio (estudios y tests )
– Vademécum
– Gestión de stock y abastecimiento ( incluye medicamentos e insumos médicos)
– Estadísticas sobre poblaciones / patologías / grupos etarios …
– Administración Financiera (facturación, … )

El modelo de datos está diseñado para centralizar la información, evitando la duplicación de datos.

Medical optimiza la colaboración y comunicación entre profesionales de la salud. Por ejemplo, un doctor puede pedir un análisis específico para un paciente. Este lo ejecuta el médico patólogo quien lo diagnostica, ingresando el resultado en OpenERP. Ahora el doctor tiene toda la información analítica enlazado a la ficha del paciente.

Medical permite adjuntar documentos a la ficha del pacitente (Radiografías, Biopsias, …)

Seguridad:
Seguirá los modelos de control de acceso y seguridad de OpenERP 5.0

Localización:
El principal lenguaje será Inglés, pero se podrá traducir fácilmente a otro idioma usando la funcionalidad de traducción de módulos de OpenERP 5.0. La versión en Español existirá de manera concurrente con la de inglés.
Medical usará diferentes unidades de medida (UoMs) para un pais en particular, pero se focaliza en los estándares de la industria.


Colaboración:
En el desarrollo de Medical, trabajamos estrechamente con doctores y profesionales de la salud, quienes nos brindan su experiencia para hacer de Medical el mejor sistema de Expediente Medico Electrónico.
Por supuesto, mientras más retroalimentación tengamos de la comunidad, mucho más completo será el sistema. Le pedimos por favor que nos envíen sus sugerencias a medical@thymbra.com

Disponibilidad:

La versión alpha estará disponible con la próxima versión estable de OpenERP 5.0

Licencia:
“Medical” es código abierto. Está licenciado bajo los términos de GPL (GNU General Public License).

Gracias
Luis Falcón

About Medical – EMR for OpenERP

12 Sunday Oct 2008

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Since we published last week the development of Medical, we have received many emails asking us about the module.
We are very happy about the interest of the medical community even at this early stage !

This entry summarizes the main aspects of the module:

Medical is an EMR (Electronic Medical Record) module for OpenERP. It has most of the functionality to run in a doctor’s office or institution.

Medical aims to be a 100% paperless way of practicing medicine.

The main functionality covers :

– Patient Administration (creation, history, follow-ups)
– Doctor Administration
– Lab Administration
– Medicine / Drugs information (vademécum)
– Medical stock and supply chain management ( including pharmaceuticals and drugs )
– Demographics and other statistical reports
– Financial Administration (Invoicing, …).

The data model is designed in such a way that centralizes the information, so no duplication occurs.

On the other hand, medical optimizes collaboration and communication between health professionals. For example, a doctor may request an specific lab test for a patient, this is processed by the pathologist which diagnoses it and inputs the result on the system. The doctor now has all the analysis information linked to the patient chart.

Medical allows to attach documents (X-rays, Biopsy results, … ) to the Patient chart.

Security :
It will follow the access control and security model of OpenERP 5.0

Internationalization :
The main language will be English, but it can be easily translated to any other language using OpenERP 5.0 module translation. The Spanish version will exist concurrently with the english version.
Medical will also allow different units of measures (UoMs) of an specific country, but it focus on industry standards.

Collaboration:
In the developmen of “medical”, we are working side-by-side with doctors, so they provide their real life experience to make “Medical” the best EMR system. Of course, the more feedback and input we get from the medical community, the more complete the system will be, so please send us your suggestions to medical@thymbra.com .

Availability:
An alpha version should be available with the upcoming stable version of OpenERP 5.0

License:
“Medical” is free software. It’s licensed under GPL (GNU General Public License)

Thanks
Luis Falcon

Medical – Expediente Médico Electrónico para OpenERP

10 Friday Oct 2008

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En Thymbra estamos orgullosos de anunciar el desarrollo de “medical”, un sistema de Expediente Médico Electrónico para OpenERP.

“medical” combina la versatilidad de OpenERP con el concepto Expediente Médico Electrónico (EMR / EME )

El expediente médico electrónico de OpenERP permitirá la centralización de los expedientes / historial médico de cada paciente. De esta manera, un doctor pude acceder a la última información acerca de su paciente, incluyendo radiografías, análisis clínicos, medicaciones, vacunas, alergias, intervenciones quirúrgicas, medicación actual, etc…

El módulo tendrá un Vademécum, que permitirá al doctor ver los medicamentos disponibles de una lista actualizada y aprobada.

Por último, “medical” podrá ser utilizado en hospitales y clínicas. Entre otras cosas, se podrá hacer reservas de habitaciones, facturación, abastecimiento y controlar el inventario.

Por cualquier consulta sobre este módulo, por favor escríbanos a medical@thymbra.com

Medical – Electronic Medical Record for OpenERP

10 Friday Oct 2008

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At Thymbra we are proud to announce the development of an Electronic Medical Record – EMR – for OpenERP.

“medical” combines the versatility of OpenERP with the power of EMR.

Electronic Medical Record is a paperless way of keeping track of all the patients encounters / visits to the doctor. This way, any doctor can have the latest information about a patient, including Rx, allergies, current medications, surgeries, etc…

The medical module will include a Vademecum to update, which will allow the doctor to prescribe a specific medication to the patient from a current list.

Lastly, the medical module can also be used at hospitals and clinics. It will be able to invoice, make room reservations, inventory control, etc…

If you are interested, please send us an email to medical@thymbra.com

Latin America OpenERP Academy Anniversary

10 Friday Oct 2008

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We are celebrating the first anniversary of the Thymbra OpenERP Academy in Latin America.

During this year, in Thymbra we have had people from all over Latin America. From Argentina and Uruguay to Spain, Ecuador and Venezuela.

The number of students is growing exponentially, proportionally to the interest and involvement of the Latin America community in OpenERP.

Since we started our partnership with Tiny in 2005, the number implementations and students just keeps growing.

This proves our slogan

“Three decades of [r]evolution :
GNU (1980s ) -> Linux (1990s) -> OpenERP (2000)”

The OpenERP academy in Latin America is the only one who has the certification from Belgium Tiny SPRL in Spain and Latin America.

Last but not least, thank you very much to all of you who have trusted us in the implementations and in the academy. Retailers, service companies, universities, manufacturers…. This is just the beginning ….

Thymbra is committed to bring the best in localization, implementation and educational services to all the companies, in Spain and Latin America.

Regards,
Luis Falcón

Electronic Invoicing in OpenERP

26 Friday Sep 2008

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At Thymbra R+D Labs – Torre de Hanoi – we have developed the Electronic Invoicing module. Even though it has been localised to Argentina, most of the concepts are valid for other countries.

Electronic Invoicing allows us to generate documents (different types of invoices, Credit or Debit notes .. ) without the need of printing them. We save space, time, money and we collaborate with mother nature.

With the OpenERP Electronic Invoicing module we can generate invoice batches automatically. The generated document is processed by the fiscal administration (AFIP in Argentina), which will emit an authorization code (CAE) for each invoice.

Once we have the CAE, we can send a copy (pdf or xml) by mail to the client, or he / she can check it / download it online.

The main steps are :

Invoice generation in OpenERP -> XML / webservice -> CAE -> mail to client

The module be part be part of OpenERP 5.0

Please write to us at openerp@thymbra.com if you have any question about this module.