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Hospital OS "is a research and development project for a Hospital Management Software to support small rural hospitals in Thailand" [1]. With funding from the Thailand Research Fund, it is a grass root effort by healthcare and software professionals to provide accessible information system for rural hospitals in Thailand for basic health care and accounting management. The goal of Hospital OS is to:
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==Introduction==
  
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* improve productivity [2]
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Hospital OS "is a research and development project for a Hospital Management Software to support small rural hospitals in Thailand". <ref name="Hospital OS Website-FAQS"> Hospital OS Website-FAQS http://www.hospital-os.com/en/faq.php </ref>  With funding from the Thailand Research Fund, it is a grass root effort by healthcare and software professionals to provide accessible information system for rural hospitals in Thailand for basic health care and accounting management. The goal of Hospital OS is to:
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It is a open source platform that can save lives. The project is definitely not for novice users. They have feature on their called E-prescription which the doctor types in prescription using the application which reduces time and errors. All of the patient information is stored in a central database using PostGreSQL.
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* improve productivity <ref name="Community">Community http://www.hospital-os.com/en/about_Community.php</ref>
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* reduce the risk to the patient <ref name="Community">Community http://www.hospital-os.com/en/about_Community.php</ref>
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* data accuracy <ref name="Community">Community http://www.hospital-os.com/en/about_Community.php</ref>
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* reduce loss of data <ref name="Community">Community http://www.hospital-os.com/en/about_Community.php</ref>
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* store, retrieve, manage, and share patient data <ref name="Thailand EMR">Thailand EMR http://www.barefootlawyers.org</ref>
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
  
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In 2001-2002, a group of IT and medical professionals, lead by Dr. Kongkiat Kespechara, submitted a proposal to the Thailand Research Fund to fund Hospital OS for 17 month of development [4]. Since 2005, Hospital OS has been implemented in 43 hospitals in Thailand [5].
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While practicing in Phuket, where he still practices today, Dr. Kespechara knew the technologic challenges the hospitals in Thailand faced.  The Thai government had demanded that all hospitals implement health information technology quickly.  Dr. Kespechara, knowing that there was limited resources in hospital budgets to implement such technology, believed it would be best to develop an open source system that all hospitals could share. <ref name="Open source system">Open source system http://www.opensource.com</ref> So, in 2001-2002, Dr. Kespechara set out to develop software to help meet the needs of the medical community.  His efforts were supported by the Thailand Research Fund.  <ref name="Hospital OS Website-FAQS"> Hospital OS Website-FAQS http://www.hospital-os.com/en/faq.php </ref>
  
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== Training == 
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Once the software was created, the medical personnel had to be trained.  Because there were limited number of medical and technical staff, the team offered long-distance learning online, via telephone, and training courses via the Hospital OS website.  Through the website, the medical staff were able to stay up to date on available downloads, new workflow, and a way to report issues or bugs.  <ref name="Thailand EMR">Thailand EMR http://www.barefootlawyers.org</ref>
  
 
== Features ==
 
== Features ==
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Hospital OS was built for small rural community hospitals in Thailand.  It is ideal for smaller hospitals, like those with less than 100 inpatient beds, or less than 200 patients seen as outpatient. <ref name="Description">Description http://sourceforge.net</ref>
  
 
* Registration
 
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* Accounting and billing
 
* Accounting and billing
 
* e-Prescription
 
* e-Prescription
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* Appointments
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* Lab
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* Emergency Room and Trauma
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* Screening
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* In-Patient Department (IPD)
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==Operating System and Database==
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Because Dr. Kespechara wanted an open source EMR, he and his team chose the Linux operating system and PostgreSQL as the database with a Java Virtual Machine. It works as a client-server software, where clients input information into a central-unit server. <ref name="Hospital OS Website-FAQS"></ref>
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==Software==
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The Hospital OS software is developed with JAVA and can be used in Windows 98, ME, XP, 2000, and other systems with a Java Virtual Machine. It works as a client-server software, where clients input information into a central-unit server. <ref name="Hospital OS Website-FAQS"></ref>
  
  
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[http://linuxmednews.com/1148636889/index_html Hospital OS Software, Key to Sustainable Development in Thai Hospitals]
 
[http://linuxmednews.com/1148636889/index_html Hospital OS Software, Key to Sustainable Development in Thai Hospitals]
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[http://opensource.com/Big data and Hospital OS improve Thai diet]
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[http://medfloss.org/Medical Free/Libre and Open Source Software]
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[http://sourceforge.net/Hospital OS/Description]
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[http://www.barefootlawyers.org/Hospital OS: An Open Source EMR System based in Thailand]
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== Resources ==
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1. Hospital OS Website-FAQS http://www.hospital-os.com/en/faq.php
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2. Community http://www.hospital-os.com/en/about_Community.php
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3. Hospital http://www.openhealthnews.com/content/hospital-os
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4. Open source system http://www.opensource.com
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5. Project http://www.medfloss.org
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6 Description http://sourceforge.net
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7. Thailand EMR http://www.barefootlawyers.org
  
  
 
== References ==
 
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1. http://www.hospital-os.com/en/faq.php
 
  
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Latest revision as of 02:52, 10 September 2015

Introduction

Hospital OS "is a research and development project for a Hospital Management Software to support small rural hospitals in Thailand". [1] With funding from the Thailand Research Fund, it is a grass root effort by healthcare and software professionals to provide accessible information system for rural hospitals in Thailand for basic health care and accounting management. The goal of Hospital OS is to:

  • improve productivity [2]
  • reduce the risk to the patient [2]
  • data accuracy [2]
  • reduce loss of data [2]
  • store, retrieve, manage, and share patient data [3]

History

While practicing in Phuket, where he still practices today, Dr. Kespechara knew the technologic challenges the hospitals in Thailand faced. The Thai government had demanded that all hospitals implement health information technology quickly. Dr. Kespechara, knowing that there was limited resources in hospital budgets to implement such technology, believed it would be best to develop an open source system that all hospitals could share. [4] So, in 2001-2002, Dr. Kespechara set out to develop software to help meet the needs of the medical community. His efforts were supported by the Thailand Research Fund. [1]

Training

Once the software was created, the medical personnel had to be trained. Because there were limited number of medical and technical staff, the team offered long-distance learning online, via telephone, and training courses via the Hospital OS website. Through the website, the medical staff were able to stay up to date on available downloads, new workflow, and a way to report issues or bugs. [3]

Features

Hospital OS was built for small rural community hospitals in Thailand. It is ideal for smaller hospitals, like those with less than 100 inpatient beds, or less than 200 patients seen as outpatient. [5]

  • Registration
  • EMR
  • Accounting and billing
  • e-Prescription
  • Appointments
  • Lab
  • Emergency Room and Trauma
  • Screening
  • In-Patient Department (IPD)

Operating System and Database

Because Dr. Kespechara wanted an open source EMR, he and his team chose the Linux operating system and PostgreSQL as the database with a Java Virtual Machine. It works as a client-server software, where clients input information into a central-unit server. [1]

Software

The Hospital OS software is developed with JAVA and can be used in Windows 98, ME, XP, 2000, and other systems with a Java Virtual Machine. It works as a client-server software, where clients input information into a central-unit server. [1]


External Links

Hosptial OS

Hospital OS Software, Key to Sustainable Development in Thai Hospitals

data and Hospital OS improve Thai diet

Free/Libre and Open Source Software

OS/Description

OS: An Open Source EMR System based in Thailand


Resources

1. Hospital OS Website-FAQS http://www.hospital-os.com/en/faq.php

2. Community http://www.hospital-os.com/en/about_Community.php

3. Hospital http://www.openhealthnews.com/content/hospital-os

4. Open source system http://www.opensource.com

5. Project http://www.medfloss.org

6 Description http://sourceforge.net

7. Thailand EMR http://www.barefootlawyers.org


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hospital OS Website-FAQS http://www.hospital-os.com/en/faq.php
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Community http://www.hospital-os.com/en/about_Community.php
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thailand EMR http://www.barefootlawyers.org
  4. ↑ Open source system http://www.opensource.com
  5. ↑ Description http://sourceforge.net
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