About
This will be the most basic overview of the project. Ideally should only be a few sentences but may require more detail to properly explain each project. It can also list the activity status of the project.
How does this project fit in with the strategy?
This section elaborates more on the project’s goals relating to how they align with OpenMRS’ goals. Consult the Collaboration Opportunities Dashboard to describe the greater implications and importance to the project. There are additional subsections that can be filled out when relevant to the project. Overall, the idea is to show how advancements with the project can help OpenMRS move forward with expansion of healthcare systems.
Community Strategy
OpenMRS Product Advance
Health Information Systems
Frontline Healthcare Workers
Background
This is an optional section that can include important context or prerequisites needed to either understand the scope of the project, or any necessary tools/skills needed to help with tasks.
How to Join
This will provide links and schedules for new users interested in joining the team. It should provide the recommended communication platforms, as well as the team’s meeting schedule.
Useful Tools and Tips
Somewhat similar to Background but can be oriented towards auxiliary content or miscellaneous tutorials.
Meet the Members
Finally, member information. This will include the project’s leaders, or any other noteworthy members, sorted by their role and given contact information. It is important to maintain a distinction between teams and squads. All contact tables should be conveyed using the same format. Currently being used is this table below:
Project Owner | @John Smith |
| Developers | @Hugh Saturation @Richard Tea @Sir Cumference |
Writers | @Elon Gated @Malcolm Function |
OpenMRS FHIR Module
About
The OpenMRS FHIR Squad works on OpenMRS solutions, including the FHIR Module, that support the ability to exchange healthcare data in a widely-used, standards-based format, easing integration with external systems and products. The OpenMRS FHIR module specifically supports ability to export and import data in the form of FHIR Resources.
Current Status ACTIVE
How does this project fit in with the strategy?
FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) is an HL7 standard for representing healthcare information electronically. It is based on a series of Resources, which define common representations for different kinds of healthcare data. You can find the current version of the FHIR specification at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/index.html.
- Five things to know about FHIR
- Introduction to FHIR
- FHIR for developers
- OpenMRS University Webinar: An Introduction to the FHIR API Webinar
Background
Support the import / export of laboratory information via the FHIR module
How to Join
Communication Channels:
Talk: https://talk.openmrs.org/c/projects/fhir
Slack: https://slack.openmrs.org/, join to #fhir and #fhir-development
Weekly Squad Call:
Every Tuesday at 8:30pm IST | 6pm Nairobi | 5pm Cape Town | 3pm UTC | 11am Boston | 8am Seattle
Join zoom from computer or mobile: https://om.rs/zoomfhir
Find our agenda, call notes, and recordings here: FHIR Squad Notes
Useful Tools and Tips
Not applicable for this example.
Meet the Members
Project Owners | |
| Product Management Support | |
Developers | |
Other interested parties / experts | |
| Community Support |