Android and OpenMRS

Current projects

• Android OpenMRS - Tom Routen (D-Tree)

  • For multiple device use in a clinic (multiple roles)

  • Registration, lab, etc

  • Shared database on device

  • Data storage on phone for low-connectivity

  • Data model and API running. Sync model to be tested soon in Zanzibar

  • For registration, treatment, and medication for treatment of malnutrition

  • No check for conflicts

  • Issues with how many patients to look through

  • Partition patient by clinic sight

  • Doesn't use the sync module
    
    
    

• OpenMRS Android Client  

  • Will cover most of the functionality of the web application, including

    • Registering patients

    • Taking visit notes

    • Capturing Vitals

  • Supports working off-line (without network connection)

  • Communicates with OpenMRS using REST

  • Click here for repository

• ODK Clinic - Yaw Anokwa (UW)

  • Patient syncing on phone (prior project. code unreleased.)

  • Form filling feature (prior project. code unreleased.)

  • Downloading readonly patient data using Daniel's module

  • Downloads from server, then works offline

  • Incorporates bar code scanning

  • Support XForms multimedia survey through Collect (code unreleased)

• Sana

  • Formerly MocaMobile

  • Issues with use in Philippines

  • Wouldn't connect to GPRS

  • Only able to use as a xray capture device

• e-Mocha

  • Clone of ODK collect with additional functionality

  • Data on SD card is encrypted

  • Focus on education/training of CHWs

  • Doesn't use OpenMRS

  • Uses XForms to ask questions about CHWs

Additional Notes for an Android Project

• Google/Safaricom has announced the release of an $100 Android phone to the Kenya market

• For large deployment need HTC or Brightstar for phone supply

• Ampath has done a large rollout with a 20% device failure rate – mostly due getting refurbished phones

• May be better to buy the phone locally

• Lock IP address on sim card so it can only talk to the OpenMRS server

• Or set up proxy server and block outside sites

• More info can be found on the OpenMRS 2.x Android Client here:  OpenMRS 2.x Android Client

Desirable features

• Bar code scanning

• Finger print scanning (could be done from taking picture of finger print stamp on paper)

• Being able to register new patients at a clinic setting

• Continuity of care/case management data

• District report printing from phone

• Cloud print for internet printing

OpenMRS-JR - Munaf Sheikh (Cell-Life)

• A feature-phone (J2ME) alternative

• Downloads patients and forms

• Fill out data and submits to OpenMRS

• Generally works, but current version has auth bug