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.
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.
A super-scalable conversation engine for the delivery of SMS.
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.
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.