Openmedis Presentation by John Richard(Software Developer)

1. 3RD BI-ANNUAL EAST AFRICAN REGIONAL
HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Better Information, better Decisions,
better Care
Introducing a Web-based Inventory
System for Medical Devices

2. TAMEQ LTD. Tanzania Medical Equipment
 Founded 2005 as a cooperation between TTM and CSSC
 Medical equipment, laundry equipment
 Technical services, trainings, consulting
 Faith based, private and public health care facilities
 Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi
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3. Technologie Transfer Marburg e.V. (TTM)
 established as a non profit organization.
 its subjective is to support health programs and projects
worldwide through delivery of medical equipment and supplies.
 has also established itself as a producer of stainless steel
medical products.
www.ttm-germany.de
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4. Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC)
 is an ecumenical body established in 1992 by Tanzania
Episcopal Conference (TEC) and Christian Council of
Tanzania (CCT)
 more than 800 Health Facilities supply their services under
the umbrella of CSSC
 their experience and networking function enables CSSC to be
a valuable partner
www.cssc.or.tz
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5. The World of Health Technology
Background
 Clinical equipment is one of the major contributors to the rapid
progress of healthcare
 Market is vast (> 1 Mio models) and growing rapidly…
 50% of all diagnostic and treatment methods we use today did not
exist 10 years ago
 Increasing complexity requires
good management tools
[1] B. Wang, “A Framework for Health Equipment Management in Developing Countries,” Hospital Engineering & Facilities Management, pp. 1-3, 2003.
[2] J. Sanders, Where is Technology Taking Healthcare? Where is Healthcare Taking Technology? CADTH Symposium, 2007. 5
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[3] R. of M. WHO/Europe, “Biennial Collaborative Agreement 2010–2011.

6. Background
 >13’000 registered manufacturers (FDA)
 Broken or idle equipment in low- and middle income countries:
25 to 50%
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7. Background
Information Base on Medical Devices
 No good data on quantity and quality of medical
device infrastructure available
 Only local bookkeeping data, but no “technical” information
 No Nomenclature applied (ISO)
 Data not analyzed and used for planning and policy making
 Commercial Software solutions for management not
suitable
 High license fees
 Proprietary systems, no portability
 High complexity
 Local language often not supported
[1] ISO 15225, “Nomenclature -- Specification for a nomenclature system for medical devices for the purpose of regulatory data exchange.”
International Organisation for Standartization, 2000. 7
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8. Motivation of SWISS TPH and Tameq
 Find a free, simple, and flexible model solution /
framework to collect medical device data
 Collect, merge data on larger scale (Information
System approach)
 Come up with „Implementation-Kit“ (OS
application, Training, Customization, Operation)
  Building a fundament for improving Health
Technology Management
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9. Development of openMEDIS
 Inventory management SW using free and popular web-technology (PHP
and MySQL)
 Open Source
 Freedom to translate, scale or extend application
 Integration of useful databases
UMDNS nomenclature and generic device lists
supplier database, etc.
 Import and export functionality and low hardware requirements
 No license cost… but support needed!
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10. OpenMEDIS
 Standardized and user friendly
data entry
 Standard List of Medical
Devices (initial: 350 types)
 User configurable „Essential
Equipment List“
 Predefined Supplier and
Manufacturer list
 Forms and guidelines for
paper-based operation
 Import / Export functionality
(xls, mysql, etc…)
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11. Why use this System?
 Efficient and easier way of organizing medical devices information.
 Its an Open source software (can be easily customized-no licence
cost).
 Best tool for decision making.
 Flexible installation scenarios
 1. Full online operation
 2. LAN operation
 3. Local operation
 Preconfigured databases
 i.e. UMDNS, Manufactures , Suppliers
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12. openMedis, already used in many countries,
e.g.
 Ukraine: (Mother and Child-
Health Program)
 Republic of Moldova
(Perinatal Project)
 Egypt (Radiology
Project)
 Tanzania HPSS project
and others
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13. 3RD BI-ANNUAL EAST AFRICAN REGIONAL
HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING
CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
Asante Sana
John Richard
IT Expert(Software Developer)
John.richard@tameq-tz.com