Open source software for developing world hospitals

At quick glance this seems to be fantastic! Software like this is what brings out the great nature of open source. This project reminds me of the eye tracking system that gained popularity a few weeks ago.

EDIT: Here's a link to the referred to project https://github.com/OptiKey/OptiKey/wiki

Re: Open source software for developing world hospitals

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Post by hienchu » Fri, Dec 04, 2015, 9:32 AM UTC

Why is it so similar to codio.com homepage?

Re: Open source software for developing world hospitals

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Post by mavhc » Fri, Dec 04, 2015, 9:35 AM UTC

Looks like it's way more open source than the two "open source" school MIS systems I looked at, one had no code available, the other an old version dumped on github, but not linked from their main page until you signed up.

Re: Open source software for developing world hospitals

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Post by pjmlp » Fri, Dec 04, 2015, 9:36 AM UTC

While this is a good idea, how are the health compliance requirements enforced?

Re: Open source software for developing world hospitals

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Post by mathnode » Fri, Dec 04, 2015, 9:40 AM UTC

Imagine if this got better than systems that are on offer when this requirement goes out to tender for the NHS institutes in the UK?

So long as it doesn't do over night batching, it's already decades ahead. I wish I was joking.

Re: Open source software for developing world hospitals

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Post by liotier » Fri, Dec 04, 2015, 9:48 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #8

While this is a good idea, how are the health compliance requirements enforced?

Regulatory compliance is secondary to having an hospital information system at all - remember that this software aims at the developing world.