mHealth Interoperability Survey¶
Stemming from our discussions at the Rwanda mHealth System Design Workshop, this brief survey outlines the possible integration points between RapidSMS and various mHealth open source projects.
OpenMRS¶
Open Medical Record System (OpenMRS) is a software platform and a reference application which enables design of a customized medical records system with no programming knowledge.
Date created: 2004
Architecture: Java/MySQL
Features: Patient database with detailed visit history and metrics.
- RapidSMS Interoperability:
API: Internal Java API?
Patient backend? via MySQL?
Vumi/praekelt¶
A super-scalable conversation engine for the delivery of SMS.
Architecture: Python
Features: Message sending framework. Can write Vumi-level applications for deeper integration. Can be used as a hosted service?
RapidSMS Interoperability: support has been integrated into RapidSMS 0.13
DHIS¶
The District Health Information System (DHIS) 2 is a tool for collection, validation, analysis, and presentation of aggregate statistical data, tailored (but not limited) to integrated health information management activities.
Date created: 2008
Architecture: Java frameworks, such as the Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts2, Maven, and JUnit.
Features: Data analysis and aggregation tool. Mapping features.
- RapidSMS Interoperability
API: “Rich Web API” - REST?
Probably easiest to push data to DHIS2.
Idea: Django app to model DHIS2 data structures and push on demand.
MOTECH¶
The MOTECH Suite is a set of Open Source technology components from a consortium of partners who have recognized that their complementary software efforts can address the core needs of mHealth.
Date created: 2008
Architecture: MOTECH is a modular, event driven system written in Java.
Features: A framework with built in support for SMS registration, IVR, scheduled messages, reports.
- RapidSMS Interoperability
REST API?
