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