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21 Thursday Jun 2012

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We created a membership for GNU Solidario.

When you donate as an associate member, you support the GNU Solidario mission to Deliver Education and Health in developing countries through Free Foftware. 

Some of the benefits of being an associate member are: 
  • GNU Solidario member button
  • 20% Discount on GNU Solidario Merchandise 
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Richard Stallman in Argentina

11 Monday Jun 2012

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As the “Free Software World” knows, Dr. Richard Stallman visited Argentina last week.
Dr. Stallman
Thanks to the great work of Fundación Via Libre and the Centro de Estudiantes “Nuevo Espacio”, Stallman could come to Argentina one more time !
So, as planned, Dr. Stallman got to Argentina for the last time and started his agenda. He first went to Rio Negro where he provided support for the initiative of the provincial government to pass a Law of Free Software. 

Then, on Friday, June 8th he gave an excellent conference at the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). There were around 500 people present and, according to many people, it was one of the best conference Dr. Stallman has given. 
During the lecture Luis Falcón, of GNU Solidario, was invited by Stallman to talk about GNU Health: The Free Health and Hospital Information System. We really want to to thank Mr. Stallman for this opportunity and for the support to the GNU Health project. 
Luis Falcón – GNU Solidario –
Unfortunately, a night that was supposed to be remembered forever as the last time of Stallman in Argentina, ended up in the worst way. While many people were surrounding Mr. Stallman to take pictures and buy some merchandising, his bag was stolen. He was robbed of his computer, passport, money, medicines … (wikinoticias).
During the weekend we had the opportunity to spend some time with him and it was nice to have a dinner with talks and jokes (Mr. Stallman has a great sense of humor, even in Spanish !).

We wish him good luck and a safe trip back home !
If anyone has news about the stolen articles send a mail to: info@vialibre.org.ar

GNU Health versión 1.6 liberada

05 Tuesday Jun 2012

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English version from Luis Falcon’s blog
Estoy orgulloso de anunciar la salida de las series 1.6 de GNU Health !

Estas series vienen con muchas características nuevas e interesantes tanto a nivel técnico como funcional.

Desde el punto de vista técnico, la más importante es la compatibilidad con Tryton 2.4 y la demo del database, de manera que usted podrá testearlo con los datos.

Desde el lado funcional hubo mejoras en el módulo ginecológico, especialmente en términos de screening (mamografía, PAP test, colposcopía …) y en la historia clínica.
Ha habido cambios importantes en la funcionalidad de los servicios y facturación, facilitando el seguimiento de todos los servicios realizados a un paciente y de lo que estaría sujeto a facturación.
Otras características de las series 1.6, en breve:
  • Compatible con Tryton 2.4
  • Reporte completo de la Historia Clínica del Paciente en LibreOffice
  • Incluye demo database con mas de 500 pacientes 
  • Tablas y gráficos estadísticos en tiempo real
  • Asignación automática del doctor en las evaluaciones de los pacientes
  • Añade Screening Historia Ginecológica – Mamografía, PAP y colposcopía
  • Mejora de evaluación del paciente, diagnóstico diferencial y condiciones secundarias
  • Añade grupos de enfermedades, muy útil para epidemiología
  • Mejor seguimiento de paciente y contacto
  • Primeros tests de laboratorio de Tuberculosis, incluidos en el módulo  MDG (Millennium Development Goal # 6 ).
Hemos incluido también el Módulo de Health servicios, 
 

Este nuevo módulo permite agrupar todos lo servicios realizados a un paciente, ya sea en el ámbito ambulatorio o de internación. Este módulo permitirá también al Centro de Salud facturar servicios determinados a un party específico (paciente, compañía de seguro …). Dado que los servicios están vinculados a los productos, el centro de salud mantendrá un registro detallado de los medicamentos e insumos utilizados. Podrán también relacionar las órdenes de laboratorio.

Gracias a todos ustedes que han contribuido a esta nueva versión de GNU Health. Gracias a la comunidad Tryton para la gran versión Tryton 2.4; a mis compañeros de Thymbra para desarrollar el módulo de gráficos / reportes (Sebastián), por trabajar  en la documentación y testing (Cristina y Selene) y, por supuesto, a toda la comunidad de GNU Health y GNU para adoptar y hosting nuestro proyecto !
About GNU Health

GNU Health es un Sistema Libre de Gestión Hospitalaria y de Información de la Salud con las siguientes funcionalidades:

  •     Expediente Médico Electrónico (EMR)
  •     Sistema de Gestión Hospitalaria (HIS)
  •     Sistema de Información de Salud
GNU Health ha sido galardonado con el Mejor Proyecto de Beneficio Social por la Free Software Foundation en 2012.

GNU Health es un paquete oficial GNU Package, elegido por Richard Stallman, y es parte de GNU Solidario. GNU Solidario es una NGO que ofrece soluciones para la educación y la salud con el software libre.

GNU Health es el Sistema de Información Hospitalario elegido por  el International Institute of Global Health de las Naciones Unidas.

Pagina web : health.gnu.org

Gobiernos que acogen a GNU Health en sus portales :

European Commission (EU) , JoinUp
 
Brazil: Portal do Software Público Brasileiro (SPB)

GNU Health 1.6 series released

04 Monday Jun 2012

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From Luis Falcon`s blog:

I’m proud to announce GNU Health 1.6 series !

This series brings a lot of exciting features, both from the technical and functional point of views.
On the technical side, the most important one is the compatibility with Tryton 2.4, and the demo database, so you can test it with data.

On the functional side, improvements in the gynecology module, especially in terms of screening (mammography, PAP tests, colposcopies… ) and history taking.
There has been major changes in the services and billing functionality, making easy the tracking of all the services done to a patient, and what would be subject to invoicing.

Evaluations per doctor chart in GNU Health

Some of the features in the 1.6 series, in brief :
  • Compatible with Tryton 2.4
  • Full Patient clinical history reporting in LibreOffice
  • Included demo database with over 500 patients 
  • Realtime charts and statistics graphics
  • Automatic  doctor assignment in patient evaluations
  • Add Gynecological Screening History – Mammography, PAP and colposcopy
  • Improve patient evaluation , differential diagnosis and secondary conditions
  • Add disease groups, very useful for epidemiology
  • Better patient and contact tracking
  • Initial Tuberculosis lab tests, included in the MDG (Millennium Development Goal # 6 ) module.
We have also included the Health services module,
Health Services form in GNU Healt
This new module allows to group all the services done to a patient, in either ambulatory or inpatient settings. The module will give the health center the possibility to also invoice selected services to a specific party (patient, insurance company .. ). Since the services are linked to products, the health center will keep a detailed record of the drugs and consumables used. They will also be able to relate the lab orders.

Thank you to all of you who have contributed to this new version of GNU Health. Thanks to the Tryton community for the great Tryton 2.4; to my colleagues from Thymbra for developing the graphics / reporting module (Sebastián), working on the documenation and testing (Cristina and Selene) and, of course, to all the GNU Health and GNU community for adopting and hosting our project !

About GNU Health

GNU Health is a free Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality : 

  •     Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  •     Hospital Information System (HIS)
  •     Health Information System

GNU Health has been awarded the Best Project of Social Benefit from the Free Software Foundation in 2012.

GNU Health is an official GNU Package , chosen by Richard Stallman, and is part of GNU Solidario. GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health to emerging economies with free software.

GNU Health is the Hospital Information System chosen by the United Nations International Institute of Global Health. 

Main site : health.gnu.org

Governments hosting GNU Health through their portals :

    European Commission (EU) , JoinUp

    Brazil: Portal do Software Público Brasileiro (SPB)

GNU Solidario presenta GNU Health en Perú

23 Monday Apr 2012

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Por Sebastián Marró:
El lunes pasado regresé de Perú, donde fuimos invitados por EsSalud (Dr. Alvaro Vidal Rivadeneyra – Presidente Ejecutivo) en conjunto con la Oficina Nacional de Gobierno Electrónico e Informática (ONGEI) para presentar GNU Health, el sistema Libre de Gestión Hospitalaria y de Salud, en el marco del Encuentro Internacional “Tecnologías de Información, como Herramienta en la Salud e Inclusión Social 2012” realizado en las instalaciones del Instituto Nacional del Corazón (INCOR), en Lima.
  
El Seguro Social de Salud o EsSalud es la institución peruana de la seguridad social en salud. Cuenta con hospitales generales, policlínicos y establecimientos especializados de salud, así como Centros del Adulto Mayor y Centros Especializados de Rehabilitación Profesional. 
Fueron un total de cuatro los días que pasé en Lima. El día jueves fue la inauguración del Evento. Por la mañana se habló de la problemática actual que está sufriendo la institución EsSalud en materia de soluciones TI, mientras que por la tarde tuve la oportunidad de ver presentaciones de casos exitosos en el ámbito internacional entre las cuales quiero destacar la presentación del software para laboratorios Bika Health, a cargo de Johannes Nicolaas Smit (Lemoene) de Sudáfrica y el Dr. Christoph Heinrich Larsen de Vietnam y la presentación de InVesalius, software para la reconstrucción de estructuras del cuerpo humano, a cargo de Jorge da Silva de Brasil.
 
 
El día viernes tuve la oportunidad de dar la primer exposición sobre GNU Health para personal de EsSalud: Alta Dirección, gerentes, jefes de las Oficinas Centrales, personal de Salud e Informática, así como los responsables del conjunto de las redes asistenciales. Como invitados también se encontraban funcionarios del MINSA, SUNASA, MEF, SUNAT, centros asistenciales de la policía y fuerzas armadas, hospitales de la solidaridad.
 
 
Por la tarde nos dividimos en grupos de trabajo donde pudimos entrar en contacto directo con la problemática de EsSalud y contestar diversas inquietudes que los profesionales de la salud e informática nos fueron presentando.

El sábado al medio día pude dar la segunda exposición sobre GNU Health, en este caso el evento estaba abierto al público en general, donde puede explicar las bondades de tener la libertad de usar y parametrizar GNU Health con el fin de adecuarlo a sus necesidades. Tuve el agrado de conocer a Jefes Informáticos de las distintas redes asistenciales del Perú, con los que pude profundizar en algunos aspectos de GNU Health y con los que espero poder continuar en contacto
 
El día domingo pude aprovechar para pasear y conocer la bonita ciudad de Lima junto con el Dr. Christoph Larsen y Lemoene.
 
 
Agradezco en nombre de GNU Solidario a las autoridades de EsSalud por su invitación y hospitalidad, a Alfonso de la Guarda por gestionar nuestra participación en este evento y a Cecilia Contreras por su ayuda con todos los temas logísticos y hacerme sentir tan bien!
 
 
 

 
 
 
Más información: info@gnusolidario.org

New version GNU Health 1.4.5

20 Friday Apr 2012

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GNU Solidario is happy to announce the release of the new stable version of GNU Health 1.4.5


This version has major improvements in patient evaluation and history taking  process, as well as the reporting.  The genetics, lifestyle views have also been updated, among others improvements and bug fixes.

We have also incorporated the initial version of the MDG # 6 module (Millennium Development Goal), to fight against malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. I have started with the TB functionality, with the Lab functionality. If you’re interested in working on this module, please
send us a mail to health@gnu.org

The next version (1.6.0) will be under Tryton 2.4 , and we’re already adapting it. As you know, GNU Health or Tryton comes with the update path, so the health center does not have to worry about migrations !

Please, as usual, test it and report bugs and suggestions in the Savannah !

GNU Health in Peru.

07 Saturday Apr 2012

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GNU Solidario will be at the e-Health conference: “Tecnologías de Información, como Herramienta en la Salud e Inclusión Social 2012” in Peru; April 12-14, 2012


The event is sponsored by Peru’s national social security agency, EsSalud, in association with the government office for informatics, ONGEI. 

GNU Health, the freshly winner of the FSF Award for Projects of Social Benefit will be presented at the e-Health conference by Sebastián Marró.


GNU Health wins FSF Project of Social Benefit

02 Monday Apr 2012

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Just got back to Buenos Aires after a 10 days in the United States and El Salvador, and finally got some time to write about the award, what it means to GNU Solidario and to the community at large.
The FSF’s ceremony took place at the University of Massachusetts, Boston (UMass) on Sunday March 25th, during the LibrePlanet 2012 conference. On the ceremony, there were two awards :
  • Award for the Advancement of Free Software:Yukihiro Matsumoto, creator of the Ruby Programming Language. Congratulations Matz !
  • Award for the Project of Social Benefit : GNU Health
Richard Stallman and Luis Falcon
As stated by the FSF, the Award for Projects of Social Benefit is presented to the project or team responsible for applying free software, or the ideas of the free software movement, in a project that intentionally and significantly benefits society in other aspects of life. This award stresses the use of free software in the service of humanity.

GNU Health won award for Project of Social Benefit 2011
I want to thank the committee for choosing GNU Health : Suresh Ramasubramanian, Peter H. Salus, Wietse Venema, Raj Mathur, Hong Feng, Andrew Tridgell, Jonas Oberg, Vernor Vinge, Richard Stallman, Fernanda G. Weiden, Harald Welte, and Rob Savoyes.

Luis Falcon holding the award and the mascot


We take this award with great pride, but also with great responsibility. We share this award with novel previous winners  Wikipedia, Creative Commons, Internet Archives, Groklaw, Tor and Sahana Disaster Management System .

I see Free Software as social activism. GNU Health goal is to improve the lives of the underprivileged by means of Free Software.  We deliver a Free Health and Hospital Information System to health centers all around the world. Because is Free (Freedom), the software belongs to them. They can modify it, improve it, and localize it to their needs ! This is the Free Software philosophy.

GNU Health provides the basis for sustainable and universal medicine, no matter the economical status of the health center or the patient. After all, Health is a non-negotiable human right and never should belong to the greedy corporations. Health is a public good, and so it should be health informatics.

Yukihiro Matsumoto “Matz” and Luis Falcon
I want to thank the Free Software Foundation and his creator, Richard Stallman, for creating the environment for social justice and equity. 
Thank you to the Free Software community : Python, Postgresql, Tryton, GNU/Linux, GnuPG and Wikimedia foundation are just some of the building blocks for GNU Health. Without a free software community, GNU Health wouldn’t exist.
Thank you to the governments adopting Free Software as a Public good.
Thank you to the community, to all of you who contribute your time and talent to improve GNU Health !
Finally, I want to dedicate this award to the men and women who anonymously give their lives to help the underprivileged. You are an example for all of us !
For more information, please check the official announcement at the Free Software Foundation  : 
About GNU Health

GNU Health is a free Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality : 

  •     Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
  •     Hospital Information System (HIS)
  •     Health Information System

GNU Health is an official GNU Package , chosen by Richard Stallman, and is part of GNU Solidario. GNU Solidario is a NGO that delivers education and health to emerging economies with free software.

GNU Health is the Hospital Information System chosen by the United Nations International Institute of Global Health. 

Main site : health.gnu.org

Governments hosting GNU Health through their portals :

    European Commission (EU) , JoinUp

    Brazil: Portal do Software Público Brasileiro (SPB)