Long walk through many Software repositories , To find new classifications , new categories added ,new tags. everyday … we finally got shying new categories for healthcare and medical software … Of course am talking about Free and Open source software …
A discussion with Moaz A.e Eldeskey ( GP ,and developer ) , Ahmed Shabana ( Linux Administrator and software developer ) & Waeel Gaber ( Neurologist , and Computer Geek ) .. . about this , issue, ( The Lack of Medical / Health care related Open source software and/or their support ) , we reach a conclusion about that issue , which we find ( somehow ) reflecting a bad progress of the medical informatics area … althou there are some Questions about this situation , but first lets trying to analyze the issue , Development side , Medical side , as well as the Market side ..
1-There is a Need That force us , or inspire us to ( create , Invent . Design and develop ) Medical software .. Is That Need Disappear , Or its Miscommunication and/or Misunderstanding to what is the doctors want ( Need ) ?
2-Many of The developers for the healthcare / medical software are issue related ( Involved somehow in Healthcare filed ) …. and That solve the miscommunication issue ( when the user made what he needs ) but we still talking about the geeks ( healthcare related ) … are their products / projects ( alive ) well supported and updated ???
3- Many of the Authors and Developers look to make their softwares Commercial , so The Healthcare software is not an Opensourced area ( mainly ) … , so the progress to involve developers in developing process of medical software is rare .. So Commercial software means narrow area and selected users , How Come we Expect from This kind of developers to make community when they are planning for Commercial lunch and distribution ???.
4-Classification of medical software is Hazy ( somehow ) , otherwise it classified as scientific software .. the lack of software , and lack of number of people who are interested , may be there is no knowledge of the classification needed … as my Teacher : Dr. Walid M . Suggest : ( You can not blame the admins for not interested in what is not interested ) …
There is New wave in the Web , That some of software repositories , added sections to list Healthcare and Medical software …
- Hotscribts.com : That Created a new category , in PHP scripts and programs , called ( Healthcare ) , That category created Months ago , as i remember ( and planned to write about it since i saw it ) .Healthcare Category in PHP classification holds about 14 Script/program , but in Python it holds none ( As i remeber there are a famous 2 emr. Made with Python/Zope ) , and other Clinic and research center management , developed using python ,( i wrote a review about it year ago ) .
- Sourceforge.net : Takes Special care of Medical software and Bio-Informatics Related software , so you have 2 categories :
- Debian Packages : The software repository for Debian (*.deb ) , there is no such category for medical related software .. althou there are many EMRs , can run on Debian and Debian Based Distros . But :
- There is Scientific Category ( Basic tools for scientific work )
- You May use The Search ( Powered by Google ) : as for EMR , To Get a list of related medical (emr) software , which in the Debian Repositories .
- Interested to see a medical software that sun with Debian/Debian Based Distros . You may Take a look .
- rubyforge.org : as many may consider Ruby as new programming language , and it just float on the surface the past few years , even it’s an old one somehow , but it seems Ruby did not get the attention of many developer whom are into the medical informatics development .
- Google Code : Google Code seems to got more attention from many open source software developers , But what do i have to search about , I tried EMR in the search text filed and all what i get Only one project , Try EHR ( You’ll get 2 ) .. :
(p.s : if you want to start your search journey about free opensource software , sometimes you may see discribtion without code or download ) ]
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31 Dec
Posted by Hamza Emadeen M.
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The MDCalc site was created by a third-year medical student who got tired of having to wade through Google searches to find an easy to use, quick calculator for his medical equations.
It contains 30 equations and 13 scores.
You can download it to your PDA if you don’t have access to the internet all day long ( This PDA release is currently only for bug detection and includes the first 15 equations ).
Website : http://www.mdcalc.com/
PDA version download : http://www.mdcalc.com/download/
Calculators List : http://goomedic.com/lists/medical-calculators-online-and-free/
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09 Aug
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as a search addictive , always doing search and my wish list becomes my search list , so this day , am running into the free medical software , open source , linux medical software , small medical projects …..etc
Dead - Inactive - No releases are planned yet -No Longer in development ?!
was the common words those describe most of the medical projects , open source , free (yes) , why don’t know yet …
as example Meditux , was supposed to provide timely medical information to both medical and non-medical staff that operate in an ICU (Intensive Care Unit)…
but at sourceforge.net project’s page , got this statement :
“As of 2004-08-17 18:30, this project is no longer under active development.”
and at hotscripts.com also got strange date this project added in and never updated since that date
“Version: 1.0 Platform(s): Unix, MySQL Updated: Fri Sep 8 2000″
as meditux.sourceforge.net suggests “. To see the current directions of the software, go to ICUWEB” but …no meditux there …
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28 Jul
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Trying the MedReader , it’s a free medical desktop news reader , delivers the medical and health news to your desktop …for windows …. simple to use , easy to install and run , handy in customize the news category source .. search the medical news from your desktop , and it’ll direct you to medicalnewstoday.com …
the interface holds many news items , scroll down to get more , but no option to choose the category you want to browse .
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28 Jul
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I Installed Dreamlinux , and as it’s Debian Based Distro , i checked the Medical and Medical related software on Synaptic Package Manager , and it’s quite good and already got Debian MED … i wrote about Debian Med Before , but i didn’t get the chance to test it , but i seen it in action at another follow doctor’s PC on debian … planning to write about the tryout of Debian MED soon as i finish some stuff .
The Wallpaper is for( wii ) as soon am still searching about how to use the seventh generation game console in medicine especially with an interactive one like ( wii ) replacing the wii remotes with gloves for some interactive medical Game ( simulation )
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20 Jul
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Using Cottage Med was a little bit confusing , too much Frames , and windows , the navigation provided in many ways and i can’t consider the UI usability ….
one of my teacher who i suggested Cottage Med long time ago , and give it sometime to tell him what i know about the software and how to use it ..likes it , but always asking me about fixing some reports review or how to configure the system ….i believe he used to use it every day , but first time of starting up Cottage Med was confusing..in usability .
here is a little fast review , and i mainly trying to focus on what i didn’t like, not the great usable features as always :
Download : need to do simple register and login to download it either Mac or Windows .. also you can download , There are some video Tutorials Cover the Software features such as ( Patient Registration , Storing Paper ,Progress Notes , Progress Notes , Health_Measures ,Writing_Rx_and_Alerts ,Billing , Customizations , and how to use the Phone Book )..
Install : at My windows , it’s run directly without installation just unZip the package and run the EXE file ..
Startup :soon as you excute the system you get the system protection password.and it’s ( hello )at the default first run..which you can easily change after you login .
Soon as you start it you get Cottage Med Home page , which add the software note simple intro with 2 nice buttons , the first is click here to start the second is Import your old Data ..
also you can recognize sample data list at the right of the Home frame ..Interface:
The Interface looks really simple , with standard software’s menu , Software Features Buttons Menu , there is Data Tool bar for Data Operations
at the left sidebar you can see drop down menu with the system frames again ..( Patients list , Form ,…….etc )
records browser ,to scroll down to your records ( Q. what if those records are 1000? )
Data : View , Insert , modify & Delete :
List View :you can list the patients , with the main details ( first name , last name , sex , B date , age , and last visit , including the patient address with contact phone number … healer name included with the patient status ) …
You can Customize the Data Listing , easily by right click and choosing how you want to View your Data ……
also right click on any filed you can insert the current date instead of writing it down every time
There is something Missing here , editing the Data of a patient Only Edit those data not the whole data and there is no Click Link to
1-View the complete Data for this Patient …including History and events.
2-Edit the complete form Data ..
Other wise this List View cont connected to the Form view ..
Form View :
including Patient Info ( Basic patient’s History Details , with contact details ) , which is active for editing , by scrolling down your mouse scroll you get another patient data ( ? ).
Form View is Formed of many Tabs , for Clinical use and billing use ….
adding Data in patient Form made me wonder if this system is auto saving my data cause i didn’t recognize save button !!!..
Searching : searching Form is the same as listing the patients list ..and the most interesting is all fields are active …can’t say it’s simple search but it’s kind of usable one ..
Year 2000 :
some of playing around and getting some interesting errors and bugs as example :
when the patient’s BDay (8-9-2000) and his last Visit was at ( 1-5-1999 ) , How Old she was when she visited ?!!!!
Unclear printing Forms:
some Forms which supposed to be Printed were not Clear at all ….
Graphs and Charts : some interesting features here , and it’s including this software with the needed Clinical usable charts with ability to Edit , but ,i have problems in editing some of them especially growth chart… and Family Diagram worksheet …
Features of this software at the Official site Included many features i didn’t get the chance to test yet … this is was just fast notes about Cottage Med install , interface , and Data flow features .
Backup The Data : simple and easy though file menu–>Export Records , which you can export in many formats and import it easy again ..
Software Needs :
some features needs apple viewer such as Quicktime and TIFF support .
Official Web site for Cottage Med.
Features of Cottage Med .
Download/Screen shots
Tags: Cottage, Med, EMR, Usability, Review, EHR
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10 Jul
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In plane to add some reviews about EMR’’s softwares , here is a list of some EMRs Software … with some updates
- FreeMed : Most Powerful , Document management , Hl7 Interface , Modular System
- MedClipse : Free OS EMR Included ” agenda, billing (tarmed), medical and administrative data management, prescriptions & referals”(Non English Main website) Download
- Elexis : (Non English site ) for all aspects of a medical practice: EMR ,laboratory findings accounting, billing & other daily work.
- Endoclinic : Patient Management System
- FreePM : physicians practice management / EMR
- CAISI : an EMR system based on Oscar
- ClearHealth : a next generation practice management system and EMR -Web Based
- Natural EMR : EMR for for the special needs alternative medical providers-web based
- Ultimate EMR : Web based
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09 Jul
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In My Hypernation mode i was testing and trying some new linux distro editions , such as Linux Mint , Ubuntu , DreamLinux , Elive , Pclinux 2007 , Samlinux and finally Mandriva Linux Spring 2007…*
Linux as Free Open Source Operating System , provides new variations in options and choices of the daily common use software with free alternatives ones , such as Open Office (writer , spreadsheet , Presentation , drawing , base ) as an Alternative for Ms.Office ( word , excel , power point ,and access ) ……..But The real disadvantage of using Linux was : ( for normal users ) is how to install software!! , there was no default standard install system for the softwares , each software with special Instruction file to configure and install it , sometimes the instructions need an advanced user to understand and do it , and some software need an Extra Library to be installed …
These day there is many Solutions for Installing software on linux , such as Autopackage* and Online Packages through Package Managers , and Complete Guides to install Software on many linux Distro , even Windows Softwares through Windows Emulator as Wine …
Easy to install the software you need through the Package Manager , which is the common feature of known and usable Linux Operating systems …Package Manager as Synaptic Package Manager simple and easy to use , Search or Browse For the software you seek , then select it and click apply , in mins/secs ( according to your internet connection and the Software/s You choose ) you’ll be ready to use this software …
Using the Debian Based Linux ( eLive , LinuxMint , DreamLinux , Ubuntu ) , i enjoyed the amount of software i installed and tried from the Debian repositories , but something i missed , The Medical Software like EMRs , Image Analysis tools ,…….etc
there is a Scientific and Mathematics categories at Debian Packages -link- , and with some Biological softwares , but huge lack of Medical software …..
in the first lost archive of goomedic.com i wrote about debian-med and some medical softwares which run on linux which suggest some good progress in Medical-Linux software and usability , but using the Linux repositories makes me wonder why in linux world we always have defect in medical software and attention to spread and publish these software .?!!!!
The message is ” We need to see Varation of medical software at Linux repositories , and Multi format Linux software Packages ” Deb , RPM , TGZ …” or Package the Software in Autopackage format ….
Conclusion :
regrading to the search and use of Linux we do and the suffring for lack of alternative Free Open Source medical packages on the common linux repositories , seems it’s not lack of Production as it’s Lack of use and decrease in number of the Users …
The Request :
1-adding Multi Packages format for the different Linux Distros at the official software site
2-packaging this software to the linux repositories ….
3-Using Autopackage
4-adding the software in any medical software directories and sourceforge.net
Resources :
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05 Jul
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Some of other free opensource EMR systems , i got , through search … or emails to me ……..Testing In Progress
Free and Opensource Medical EMR List No.2
- FreeMed : Most Powerful , Document management , Hl7 Interface , Modular System
- MedClipse : Free OS EMR Included ” agenda, billing (tarmed), medical and administrative data management, prescriptions & referals”(Non English Main website) Download
- Elexis : (Non English site ) for all aspects of a medical practice: EMR ,laboratory findings accounting, billing & other daily work.
- Endoclinic : Patient Management System
- FreePM : physicians practice management / EMR
- CAISI : an EMR system based on Oscar
- ClearHealth : a next generation practice management system and EMR -Web Based
- Natural EMR : EMR for for the special needs alternative medical providers-web based
- Ultimate EMR : Web based
Feel Free To Update me with another free opensource EMRs…
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08 Oct
Posted by Dr.Hamza Mousa
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MedCalc is a Free medical calculator For Palm OS ..
Features List from The Home site:
- Free
- easy to use
- frequently updated (see version history)
- comprehensive (83 formulas and counting, see complete list)
- formulas sorted by categories (including a fully customizable favorite category)
- units available either in S.I. or local units (defaults can be set for each item)
- most formulas come with bibliographic references and clinical tips
- includes (no need for commercial alternatives):
- full-featured infusion management tool
- pregnancy wheel
- and much more
- results can be saved for later retrieval
- available in english and french versions
- fully compatible with Palm OS 5 (with high-density application icon)
The Features is Quiet great but what about The Medical Calculations operations included? i see some at the screen shot but there is no list at the site about that …
some screen shots
Resources :-
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08 Oct
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