2. The Op enMRS communi t y i s a wo r ldwide ne two r k o f
v o lunt e e r s f rom many di f f e r ent bac kgrounds l i k e
t e chno logy , heal th car e , and int e rnat i onal
de v e lo pment . We ar e wo r k ing toge the r to bui ld the
wo r ld' s large s t and mo s t f l e x i b l e t e chno logy p lat fo rm
to sup po r t de l i v e r y o f heal th car e in some o f the mo s t
chal l enging env i ronment s on the p lane t .
3. Our mi s s i on i s to imp ro v e heal th car e de l i v e r y in
r e sour c e - c ons t rained env i ronment s b y
c o o rdinat ing a gl o bal c ommuni t y that c r eat e s a
ro bus t , s calab l e , us e r -dr i v en, o p en sour c e
medi cal r e co rd s y s t em p lat fo rm.
4. Al though we s tar t ed out to f i x a databas e s y s t em
in a s ingl e c l ini c in Kenya, in the las t f ew y ear s
Op enMRS has grown dramat i cal l y to b e us ed b o th
in r e s ear ch and c l ini cal s e t t ings in e v e r y c o rne r
o f the p lane t . We ' r e v e r y p roud o f the inno vat o r s
us ing Op enMRS to imp ro v e heal th car e
wo r ldwide .
5. Thi s i s an incompl e t e l i s t of OpenMRS
f e a t u r e s “ o u t o f t h e b o x ” . O u r m a n y add-on
modul e s make i t eas y to inf ini t e l y expand
and extend the s y s tem :
16. Write code, save lives. The OpenMRS Community depends
on the helpful hands of many developers around the world.
Whether you’re able to dedicate time to extended tasks,
or would rather help with quick, simple projects, we have a
need and a place for you.
Healthcare systems demand reliable software, so we must
always focus on testing OpenMRS code. Whether or not
you’re a developer, consider helping us test OpenMRS
Releases.
17. Do you have experience and skills with technical writing?
OpenMRS needs assistance maintaining its documentation and
resources. It is important to keep everything up to date and
well-organized.
OpenMRS is used around the world, and we always have need
for skills in the languages where our software is deployed. You
don’t have to be a geek to make a real impact.