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Summary
Hospital information systems
Debian Med suggestions for Hospital Information Systems

Currently Debian Med does not yet contain any software which can be regarded as Hospital Information System. There is some Free Software out there which might be interesting targets for inclusion into Debian and so we provide a list of these projects which might be included at a later point in time provided somebody is willing to take over the packaging work.

The list to the right includes various software projects which are of some interest to the Debian Med Project. Currently, only a few of them are available as Debian packages. It is our goal, however, to include all software in Debian Med which can sensibly add to a high quality Debian Pure Blend.

For a better overview of the project's availability as a Debian package, each head row has a color code according to this scheme:

If you discover a project which looks like a good candidate for Debian Med to you, or if you have prepared an unofficial Debian package, please do not hesitate to send a description of that project to the Debian Med mailing list

Links to other tasks

Debian Med Hospital information systems packages

Unofficial packages built by somebody else

Care2x
Integrated Hospital Information System
License: GPL / LGPL

Functions: surgery, nursing, outpatient, wards, labs, security, admission, schedulers, repair, communication & more. Multilanguage, userconfig, embedded AI & work bots. Modular & scalable.

Official Homepage http://www.care2x.org/ seems to have some problems from time to time.

Inoffical Debian package of alpha version: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/care2002/care2x-2.6.alpha.deb?use_mirror=mesh

No known packages available but some record of interest (WNPP bug)

Fis-gtm - wnpp
Database Engine with Extreme Scalability and Robustness
Responsible: K.S. Bhaskar
License: AGPL v3
Debian package not available

GT.M is a database engine with scalability proven in large real-time transaction processing systems that have thousands of concurrent users, individual database file sizes to the Terabyte range (with virtually unlimited aggregate database sizes). Yet the light footprint of GT.M allows it to also scale down for use in small applications and software appliances (virtual machines).

The GT.M data model is hierarchical associative memory (i.e., multi-dimensional array) that imposes no restrictions on the data types of the indexes or content - the application logic can impose any schema, dictionary or data organization suited to its problem domain. (Database engines that do not impose schemas, but which allow layered application software to impose and use whatever schema that is appropriate to the application are popularly referred to as "document oriented", "schemaless" or "schema-free" databases.)

GT.M's compiler for the standard M (also known as MUMPS) scripting language implements full support for ACID (Atomic, Consistent, Isolated, Durable) transactions, using optimistic concurrency control and software transactional memory (STM) that resolves the common mismatch between databases and programming languages. Its unique ability to create and deploy logical multi-site configurations of applications provides unrivaled continuity of business in the face of not just unplanned events, but also planned events, including planned events that include changes to application logic and schema.

Community support forums for GT.M can be found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/fis-gtm and support with assured service levels on commercial terms can be purchased from gtmsupport@fnis.com.

Vista - wnpp
Real time health care information system including electronic health record
Responsible: K.S. Bhaskar
License: Public Domain, GPL v2, AGPL v3
Debian package not available

VistA is the complete health care information system (HIS) which is developed and used by the US Department of Veterans Affairs to run all of its hospitals and clinics. It is in the public domain through the US Freedom of Information Act. Versions are also in use both in the US and internationally, including the US Department of Defense, the US Indian Health Service, the Mexican Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, etc. There are also flavors of VistA provided by WorldVistA (http://worldvista.org) and Medsphere (http://medsphere.org).

World-vista - wnpp
repackage and extended version of VistA produced by WorldVistA
Responsible: K.S. Bhaskar
License: GPL v2
Debian package not available

Developed by WorldVistA (http://worldvista.org) and released under GPL v2, WorldVistA EHR is a repackaged and extended version of the VistA health care information system (HIS) developed by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, and in the public domain through the US Freedom of Information Act.

WorldVistA successfully submitted WorldVistA EHR for certification by CCHIT (http://cchit.org) in 2007. WorldVistA EHR VOE/ 1.0 was tested and passed inspection of 100 percent of a set of criteria for functionality (ability to create and manage electronic records for all patients, as well as automating workflow in a physician's office), interoperability (a first step in the ability to receive and send electronic data to other entities such as laboratories), and security (ability to keep patients' information safe).

No known packages available

Ipath
telemedicine platform
License: GPL
Debian package not available

iPath is an open source platform for telemedicine applications such as consulations, case disucssions, virtual staff meetings, etc. It was originally developed at University of Basel where a public iPath server for projects with developing countries is hosted.

Medical
centralized Electronic Medical Record and Hospital Information System
License: GPL
Debian package not available

Medical is a multi-user, highly scalable, centralized Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Hospital Information System (HIS) for openERP, so doctors and institutions all over the world, independently of their economic status, will benefit from a centralized, high quality, secure and scalable system.

Medical at a glance:

  • 100% paperless patient examination and history taking
  • Patient Administration (creation, evaluations / consultations, history ... )
  • Strong focus in family medicine and Primary Health Care
  • Doctor Administration
  • Lab Administration
  • Medicine / Drugs information (vademécum)
  • Medical stock and supply chain management
  • Demographics and other statistical reports
  • Financial Administration (Invoicing, ...).
  • Designed with industry standards in mind
*Popularitycontest results: number of people who use this package regularly (number of people who upgraded this package recently) out of 89590