Re: [Health] GNU Health & OpenEMR

[Luis Falcon]

Hi there !

On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Justin Denney <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> We are looking at various hospital information systems for a 120 bed
> hospital in Uganda, including OP, Pediatrics, Adult in-patient, and
> Maternity.  They are currently only using paper records.  Many of the staff
> lack extensive computer experience, so they may not be comfortable making
> the switch.
>
> GNU Health is one possible software solution.  Another one is OpenEMR, which
> is also licensed under GNU.  It seems like these two software products may
> be designed for similar types of medical facilities.  What are the
> advantages / disadvantages of using GNU Health compared to OpenEMR?
>

They are quite different systems,both from the design, architecture
and functionality. OpenEMR is a LAMP Electronic Medical Record. GNU
Health is a modular Health and Hospital Information System based on
Tryton.


> Cheers,
>  -Justin



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Luis Falcon
GNU Health
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