Agriculture
December 27, 2023
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Product Description
The Bahmni is an open source electronic hospital records management software distributed by the Bahmni Coalition. The system integrates three open source platforms: OpenMRS, OpenELIS, and OPENERP. It stores data from different domains of a healthcare institution and is accessible to staff with low literacy. A dedicated support team updates it periodically and can export the information to other formats (i.e. CVS, PDF, HTML, XLS). The availability of tutorial videos allows accessibility for people with low literacy.
Target SDGs
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
Target Users (Target Impact Group)
Household, Public Sector Agencies, NGOs
Distributors / Implementing Organizations
Distributors include: IntelliSOFT Consulting Limited (Operating region: East Africa), Satvix Informatics (Operating region: Indian subcontinent and SE Asia), SDRC (Operating region: Indian subcontinent and SE Asia), IPLit solutions LLP (Operating region: Indian subcontinent and SE Asia), Mekom Solutions PTE Ltd (Operating region: Global), IHS (Operating region: Global), LeapFrog Technology (Operating Region: US, Nepal), ThoughtWorks (Operating region: Global), Samanvay Foundation (Operating region: India) and Nuchange Informatics (Operating region: Global).
Manufacturing/Building Method
N/A
Intellectural Property Type
Select Type
User Provision Model
Available on the designer's website along with the instructions to install it on each platform.
Distributions to Date Status
More than 25 known distributions (Some organizations have asked for this information to be private)
Telecommunication service required
Internet connection is needed to share data, but it can also be used in offline mode to add information about patients. More information here.
Level of connection service needed
Broad-band or dial-up
Additional features required
None
Device(s) required
Hardware requirements: CPU – Quad core – 8 core, Memory – 8 GB and Hard disk – 500 GB
Hardware requirements for the OS: CentOS6
Permanent network connectivity required (Y/N)
Yes
Two way communication (Y/N)
Yes
Usage rate (%)
Unknown
Literacy support (Y/N)
No
Languages available
English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
– Possibility to make the application available in multiple languages (Multilingual Support).
Operating system and version
- CentOS v6.9 (Free software)
- Windows /Apple /other Linux platforms (Virtual machine)
- Installation on the cloud
- Available for Android
Power requirements
Uninterrupted power supply
eHealth application
Electronic medical records: patient registration, clinical services, laboratory, inpatient management, stock management, billing, accounting, and reporting
Design Specifications
Software comes with integrated applications: EHR (electronic health record) , PMS (practice management software), ERP(Enterprise resource planning), LIS(Laboratory information system), PACS (Picture archiving and communication system). It allows users to have configurable and custom reports, with flexible data models and offline support. It has interoperability: HL7(Health level-7), DICOM(Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) , FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources). Code-based language: Java
Product Schematics
Technical Support
Technical support is provided through several platforms: documentation wiki, code on GitHub and a community blog.
Replacement Components
N/A
Lifecycle
N/A
Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters
Allows an affordable way to manage patient information for lower resource healthcare organizations
Vetted Performance Status
Unknown
Safety
N/A
Complementary Technical Systems
None
Academic Research and References
AnantRaut, MS., Yarbrough, C., Singh, V., Gauchan, B., Citrin, D.,Verma, V., HawleyJ ., Schwarz, D., Harcsha, A., Shrestha, B., Schwarz, R., Adhikari, M. and Maru, M., 2018, Design and Implementation of an Affordable, Public Sector Electronic Medical Record in Rural Nepal, Department of Health & Human Services USA , J Innov Health Inform, 24(2):862
Molina, E., Salazar-Cabrera, R. and M.López, D., 2018, NeuroEHR:Open Source Telehealth System for the Management of Clinical Data,EEG and Remote Diagnosis Epilepsy, Telematics Engineering Group, University of Cauca, Colombia, Part of the Communications in computer and Information Science book series (CCIS, volume 915)
Syzdykova, A., Malta, A., Zolfo, M., Diro, E. and Oliveira, JL., 2017, Open-Source Electronic Health Record Systems for Low-Resource Settings: Systematic Review, Department of electronics, telecommunications and Informatics (DETI)/ Institute of electronics and informatics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA), Aveiro, Portugal, JMIR Medical Inform, 5(4), p.1
Paton, C. and Muinga, N., 2018, Electronic Health Records: A case study from Kenya, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, p.3
“GNU Health.” n.d. Gnuhealth.Org. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://www.gnuhealth.org/
“FreeMED Software Foundation · FreeMED Software Foundation.” n.d. Freemedsoftware.Org. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://freemedsoftware.org/
“Goal 3.” n.d. Sdgs.Un.Org. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal3
“Install Bahmni.” n.d. Atlassian.Net. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://bahmni.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BAH/pages/53837879/Install+Bahmni
“Using Bahmni Connect App.” n.d. Atlassian.Net. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://bahmni.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BAH/pages/94535745/Using+Bahmni+Connect+App
“System Requirements.” n.d. Atlassian.Net. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://bahmni.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BAH/pages/3506179/System+Requirements
“About CentOS.” n.d. Centos.Org. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://www.centos.org/about/
“Bahmni Virtual Box – Bahmni Wiki – Confluence.” n.d. Atlassian.Net. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://bahmni.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BAH/pages/14712841/Bahmni+Virtual+Box
“Product Internationalization.” n.d. Atlassian.Net. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://bahmni.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BAH/pages/34439351/Product+Internationalization#ProductInternationalization-EnableLanguageSwitchinOpenELIS/Lab
“Asking for Support.” n.d. Atlassian.Net. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://bahmni.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BAH/pages/18415825/Asking+for+Support
“Other FAQ — BahmniTM.” n.d. BahmniTM. Accessed June 7, 2024. https://www.bahmni.org/faq
Compliance with regulations
Unknown
Evaluation methods
Unknown
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