Implementation of a LIMS based on GNU Health at the International Center for Medical Research of Franceville
Origin language: English
Country
Gabon
Coverage
Regional
Nb of implementation sites
50
Lead organization
Implementation partners
Health Focus Area
Maternal and child health
Oral Health
Cancer
Health promotion
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Others
Communicable diseases
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Services
Others
Health financing services
Public health and disease surveillance
Health logistics
Diagnostics
Predictive health and early diagnosis
Enabling technologies
N/A
Standards
DICOM
HL7 FHIR
JSON
ICD-10
HL7 v2
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Summary
The Medical Laboratory department has implemented a system designed to improve efficiency by streamlining lab and billing processes, ensuring accurate and timely lab services, enhancing patient data management, increasing revenue, and reducing costs. Around 10 users operate this system, which incorporates various functions such as Patient Management, Laboratory sample management, Reporting, Billing, Health Insurance management, Appointment management, and data exchange with the organization's general accounting system. The setup employs OpenSuse Linux for the server, Microsoft Windows 7/10 for client machines, PostgreSQL for the database, and Tryton-ERP. The health focus areas of the laboratory include Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health, Health Promotion, Communicable Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Cancer, and Oral Health.
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DHA
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iDHA (Project ID)
ikdvoq
Project links
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GNU_HealthOrigin of information
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2024-11-11
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Last update by
Mirana Michelle on 2024-11-11
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