GNU Health 2.8 incorporates a HL7 #FHIR server

“…Our commitment with the social contract of GNU Solidario also represents to us a recognition that software is much more than a business, but it is also a tool to guarantee the basic rights and the access to development and well being to mankind. Finally, it is a proof that it is possible to be ethical and to do good business.” Roberto Vasconcelos Novaes – Sílex Sistemas –

GNU Health version 2.6 released

07 Monday Jul 2014

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Dear GNU Health community

After 6 months of work, we are very happy to announce GNU Health 2.6 series. This version improves the navigation, security and data integrity (health_crypto) and audit. It has also been designed to be used in distributed environments, such a network of public hospitals in a province or country.

Here is a partial list of the new features :

* Tryton 3.2 compatibility
* Universal Person Unique Identifier (PUID)
* Additional / alternative identification codes are now stored in
the person (party) model.
* Crypto module (Document Digest, validation, digital
signing/verification )
* Crypto tryton plugin (included in the backend directory of the
tarball)
* Revision of models for Distributed deployments
* Health Archives module
* New Institution model
* Revised health specialties and disease groups
* Remove extra submenus, for usability.
* Revised medication model
* Improved Obstetrics module (eg, automatic obstetric GPA calculation)
* New shortcuts from the Patient and Institution Model.
* Improved Genetics module
* Revised Neonatolgy functionality. Newborn is assigned a PUID at birth
* New directory for custom modules
* Centralized Authentication / LDAP integration
* Audit trails from the client (thanks Tryton 3.2)
* Improved installation script (covers GNU/Linux distros and FreeBSD)
* Of course, upgrade path is included.

There are many other improvements and bug fixes that have not been included in this summary document. You can read the Changelog for a detailed description of all the activity.

** Installation :
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If you are installing GNU Health as the first time, follow the instructions in https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GNU_Health/Installation

Note : The gnuhealth_install script tries to do a local installation, including the required Python packages. This version updates the python packages to one of the latest stable releases. If you are coming from a dedicated server for GNU Health, and used the official installation script, you should be OK. If you installed packages in a system-wide manner, then you would need to uninstall them before the update, otherwise the installation script won’t be able to upgrade them.

** Existing Installations : Upgrade procedure :
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If you already have a GNU Health system in your health center, you should upgrade it to 2.6.0 . As always, the upgrade path is included in GNU Health. The upgrade for version 2.6.0 is straight forward :

Follow the Upgrade Instructions in the Wikibook
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GNU_Health/Upgrade

** Official Languages.
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GNU Health now includes English, Chinese, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish, as the official languages. The language packs of the official languages are included in the GNU Health package, with all the modules, so there is no need to download.

There are over 85 GNU Health language teams in Transifex. If you are a language maintainer and want to include your language for the next stable release, please send us a mail to health@gnusolidario.org .

Thanks !
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A big thank you to my colleagues from GNU Health community; GNU Solidario; Thymbra and Tryton, and to the Free Software movement.

Enjoy the new version and report any bug / issues / improvements to
health@gnu.org !

PS: In the coming days we’ll be updating the Wikibook, so it reflects the new features of this version

Best,

—
Luis Falcon
GNU Health : Freedom and Equity in Healthcare
http://health.gnu.org
@gnuhealth

GNU Health: Freedom and Equity in Healthcare

12 Thursday Jun 2014

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur8c8hW5Otg&feature=youtu.be&a

By Gabriela Brenes

PROGRAM IWEEE 2014

16 Friday May 2014

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The program may be subject to small changes due to circumstances beyond our control.

GNU Health Webinar

02 Friday May 2014

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Continuamos con la serie de Webinars en el grupo de la Red Centroamericana de Informática en Salud, invitándoles a participar en este Webinar sobre el uso práctico del software de expediente clínico electrónico GNU Health a ser impartido por los colegas de GNU Solidario.

Ya está abierta la inscripción gratuita llenando el formulario: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19D4VRSINhxvofmoVybGs8RqN7sAU3zoq_-JnqUGebQM/viewform.

Los esperamos!!

Help Us, be our HERO

02 Wednesday Apr 2014

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We have devoted ourselves to improving and providing High-quality Health Care and Education through Free Software. Even though we have come a long way, with many successful implementations around the world, as inequality continues to rise, so does the magnitude of our assignment.

Today, we have a chance to do better and to change the lives of many people, but we need your help. You can spread the word, learn more about our cause, or make a donation.

Join our mission, be a HERO for those in need !

Nos hemos abocado a mejorar y asegurar un Tratamiento de Alta Calidad y Educación a través del Software Libre. Si bien hemos tenido grandes avances, con varias implementaciones exitosas alrededor del mundo, mientras la desigualdad continúa creciendo, así tambien la magnitud de nuestra tarea.

Hoy tenemos la oportunidad de progresar y hacer un cambio en la vida de muchas personas, pero necesitamos su ayuda. Puede compartir la experiencia, conocer más sobre nosotros, o bien, realizar una donación.

Únase a nuestra misión, sea un HËROE para aquellos en necesidad !

By Gabriela Brenes

IWEEE 2014: Social Medicine (English version)

31 Monday Mar 2014

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online version

IWEEE 2014 - Social Medicine - Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), May 29th-30th

Dear community:

Along with the meteoric expansion of information technologies, we have witnessed a swerve in the noble field of medicine. Patients became “clients”, clinical services are now “product lines”, and what we once knew as a social right, namely quality healthcare, is now an optional luxury. Neither a line of code, nor a viral strain may dwell oblivious to this reality.

Hence, as we gradually welcome our first lustrum with consecutive IWEEE chapters, we believe it was our duty to stress on one simple, but often forgotten concept: Social Medicine. It is our humble effort to fill the void between social analysis and everyday clinical practices with innovative projects, bold undertakings and invaluable experiences. We share the same discomfort Dr. Paul E. Farmer – known for his humanitarian work providing “first world” health care for “third world” people – suffered:

“I can’t sleep. There’s always somebody not getting treatment. I can’t stand that”.

Last year, among other participants, members of Doctors without Borders, Red Cross, the Ministry of Health of El Salvador, UNESCO, and Partners for Health NGO – Tbilisi State Medical University honored us with their presence.

This 2014 edition will be held in Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands),
on May 29th-30th. It would be our pleasure to rely on your support as well. Find out how you can be a part of IWEEE this year!

Want to be a sponsor? Please contact us via: sponsors@iweee.org

Want to submit a poster or paper? Please register here.

Let us provide universality and equity in healthcare; let us ensure eHealth for all!