Andrew Ho wrote: > Which two are you referring to? > Title Open Source Handheld-Based EMR for Paramedics Working in Rural Areas Participants Vishwanath Anantraman Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital T. Mikkelsen, Media Lab Asia / MIT, Cambridge, MA A. Pentland, PhD, Media Lab Asia / MIT, Cambridge, MA L. Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA V.S. Kumar, Media Lab Asia/MIT, Cambridge, MA Abstract We describe a handheld-based electronic medical record (EMR) for use in certain rural settings. The system is based on the Linux operating system and allows access to large mobile databases. The open source system is designed for paramedical health workers serving remote areas in rural India. A PDA loaded with the handheld-based EMR provides workers who have little access to medical doctors with different kinds of decision support and alerts. It addresses two important problems in developing countries: prenatal care and child health. This paper describes the technical challenges and innovation needed in the design, development, adaptation and implementation of the handheld EMR in a real setting in India
Title Iterative Development of a Web Application to Support Teleconferencing of a Distributed Tumor Board Participants Hao Li, BS W.B. Lober, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA L.J. Trigg, University of Washington, Seattle, WA M.R. Dockrey, University of Washington, Seattle, WA D. Chou, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA B. Stewart, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Abstract We have developed a web-based information system to support a distributed tumor conference held in multiple locations via videoconferencing over high-speed Internet connections. The information system stores images, and other objects such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and URLs, which are pertinent to the conference presentations, as well as patient and conference metadata. A web-based interface allows clinicians to directly organize conference data, and display that information during a clinical conference. The system is implemented using open source software, has been deployed since January 2001, and is the subject of an ongoing iterative development and evaluation process. -- -- Ignacio Valdes,MD,MS Editor: Linux Medical News http://www.linuxmednews.com 'Revolutionizing Medical Education and Practice'
