Android and OpenMRS

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Last updated: Jan 14, 2017 by Tenzin Zomkyi
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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