Kibera Medical Records Initiative : application of geographic information systems to electronic medical records for use in urban slums; final technical report

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dc.contributor.authorSaleh, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorIsaac, Abraam
dc.contributor.authorJawhari, Badeia
dc.contributor.authorBerenger, Byron M.
dc.contributor.authorLuchianov, Serghei
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-13T15:50:15Z
dc.date.available2015-07-13T15:50:15Z
dc.date.copyright2015
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThe health of people living in urban slums is compromised by social and environmental factors along with inappropriate access health care because of a fragmented health care system. In an effort to connect this health care system and to improve the health of populations in slums, a cloud-based primary care Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system was created. Geocoding patient information within the EMR system could enhance the capacity of such a system to identify outbreaks and areas in need of public health interventions. A Geographic Information System (GIS) in the OpenMRS-based Kibera Medical Record Initiative (KMRI) EMR was developed with OpenLayers and mapping features from MapKibera. Significant modifications to the core code of OpenMRS were required to address the needs of the clinics, health care personnel and the Kibera environment. This novel technology allows the user to generate real-time reports of diseases, and the general locations of cases with each specified disease (for example: Malaria) is illustrated on the map. The system is currently in use at one clinic and onboarding of additional clinics is in progress. The system has great potential to impact the health of individuals and the population at large by facilitating targeted public health interventions and improving local disease surveillance. Future areas of research include evaluating the effect of the system on public health surveillance and assessing utilization of the GIS feature by users.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/54364
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInnovative Canadians for Change Foundation, Edmonton, AB, CAen
dc.subjectKENYAen
dc.subjectE-HEALTHen
dc.subjectELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDSen
dc.subjectSPATIAL DATABASEen
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDINGen
dc.subjectSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTen
dc.subjectORGANIZATION OF HEALTH CAREen
dc.subjectSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHen
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROLen
dc.subjectHEALTH ADMINISTRATIONen
dc.subjectMAPPINGen
dc.titleKibera Medical Records Initiative : application of geographic information systems to electronic medical records for use in urban slums; final technical reporten
dc.typeFinal Technical Reporten
idrc.copyright.holderInnovative Canadians for Change Foundation
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.noaccessDue to copyright restrictions the full text of this research output is not available in the IDRC Digital Library or by request from the IDRC Library. / Compte tenu des restrictions relatives au droit d'auteur, le texte intégral de cet extrant de recherche n'est pas accessible dans la Bibliothèque numérique du CRDI, et il n'est pas possible d'en faire la demande à la Bibliothéque du CRDI.en
idrc.project.componentnumber107108040
idrc.project.number107108
idrc.project.titleSmall Grants for Innovative Research and Knowledge Sharingen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-6422-74
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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