The OpenMRS community develops open-source medical record software to improve healthcare in developing countries facing diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. They coordinate a global volunteer network from various backgrounds to build a flexible technology platform that supports healthcare delivery in challenging environments worldwide. Starting from a single Kenyan clinic, OpenMRS has grown dramatically and is now used in research and clinical settings around the planet.

1. OpenMRS
MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM

2.  OpenMRS community has come together to specifically
respond to those actively building and managing health
systems in the developing world, where AIDS,
tuberculosis, and malaria afflict the lives of millions of
people.
 Their mission is to improve health care delivery in
resource- constrained environments by coordinating a global
community to create and support this software.

3. The OpenMRS community is a worldwide network of
volunteers from many different backgrounds including
technology, health care, and international development.
Together, They're working to build the world's largest and
most flexible technology platform to support delivery of health
care in some of the most challenging environments on the
planet.

4. Location….
Although they started out to fix a database
system in a single clinic in Kenya, in the last few
years OpenMRS has grown dramatically to be
used both in research and clinical settings in
every corner of the planet. They're very proud of
the innovators using OpenMRS to improve
health care worldwide.

5. Features of the OpenMRS
Community

6.  Design decisions are driven by real, not perceived needs.
 Their software works in the most challenging health care delivery
environments.
 They create a platform that is adaptable to the unique needs of
their users around the world.

7. They are open, honest, and transparent in both their processes
and their software.
Their software serves as a platform that empowers both users and
implementers to innovate.
They publicly document and share their knowledge, skills,
experiences, and failures.

8. Community-Driven
We believe the best ideas come from people with different
backgrounds and talents, and we build a community where these
people can come together and innovate.
We believe in harnessing the wisdom of our software development
community by creating a safe place to raise concerns, discuss failures,
improve existing ideas, and solve problems.

9. OpenMRS envision a
world
where
Models exist to implement health IT in a way that
decreases costs, increases capacity, and lessens
the disparities between wealthy and resource-poor
environments.
Open standards enable people to use health IT
systems to share information and reduce effort.
Concepts and processes can be easily shared to
enable health care professionals and patients to
work together more effectively.

10. Thank
You
Rahul Mahajan
GCI 2014 contestant