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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Implementing electronic medical record systems in developing countries
Informatics in Primary Care, Volume 13, No. 2, Year 2005
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Description
The developing world faces a series of health crises including HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis that threaten the lives of millions of people. Lack of infrastructure and trained, experienced staff are considered important barriers to scaling up treatment for these diseases. In this paper we explain why information systems are important in many healthcare projects in the developing world. We discuss pilot projects demonstrating that such systems are possible and can expand to manage hundreds of thousands of patients. We also pass on the most important practical lessons in design and implementation from our experience in doing this work. Finally, we discuss the importance of collaboration between projects in the development of electronic medical record systems rather than reinventing systems in isolation, and the use of open standards and open source software. © 2005 PHCSG, British Computer Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fraser, Hamish Sf F.
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Biondich, Paul Gene
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Moodley, Deshendran
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Choi, Sharon
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Mamlin, Burke W.
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Szolovits, Peter
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Statistics
Citations: 322
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.14236/jhi.v13i2.585
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases