On 05/10/2024 2.54 pm, Benson Muite wrote:
On 04/10/2024 5.36 pm, Odhiambo Washington via KICTANet wrote:
Is it Odoo or ERPNext?
OpenEMR also seems to be used at Siaya Hospital: https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Success_Stories#Siaya_Distri... Related article: Muinga, N., Magare, S., Monda, J. et al. Digital health Systems in Kenyan Public Hospitals: a mixed-methods survey. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 20, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-019-1005-7Muinga, N., Magare, S., Monda, J. et al. Digital health Systems in Kenyan Public Hospitals: a mixed-methods survey. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 20, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-019-1005-7 The conclusion is that a top-down approach is beneficial, but cost estimates are not given. A follow up study would be helpful to see if any of the bottom-up solutions have evolved to add features that are useful locally.
There are examples of using open source software for healthcare, for example:
https://worldvista.org/AboutVistA/copy_of_index_html https://www.gnuhealth.org/
Most of these are used at a hospital level. Lebanon does make extensive use of WorldVistA. The US Military Veterans no longer use WorldVistA. A well structured open source model would lead to accountability and enable auditing. In the US healthcare regulation has been subject to significant political lobbying.
Comparisons with other countries that are trying to provide universal health coverage like India, or countries that have well functioning universal health coverage systems particularly those in the low to middle income GDP bracket, would be helpful.