OpenMRS

Department: Computer Science

Group Members: Frank Buonarota, Robert Williams, Alex Hieronymi, Peter Zafonte, John Horgan

Client: Prof. Dominic Duggan, Prof. Edward Friedman

Advisor: Prof. David Klappholz, Prof. Dominic Duggan

Project Description: OpenMRS is an open-source Java-based medical record system for use by clinics in developing countries. It is an established product that clinics already use to maintain records for each patient who has visited, but there is currently no way for patient data to be shared among clinics. The goal of this project is to modify OpenMRS to allow clinics to transmit patient data to other clinics, while enforcing a strict process involving patient consent and audit trails. The confidentiality of patient information is of the utmost importance. Therefore the model of this system will be peer-to-peer, never storing patient data in a central repository and never initiating a transaction involving a patient's personally identifiable information unless that patient's explicit permission is given. (Co-client Prof. Edward Friedman has done significant work on provision of health care in Central Africa.)