Human Factors for Capacity Building. Lessons learned from the OpenMRS Implementers Network

C. J. Seebregts; B. W. Mamlin; P. G. Biondich; H. S. F. Fraser; B. A. Wolfe; D. Jazayeri; J. Miranda; J. Blaya; C. Sinha; C. T. Bailey; A. S. Kanter

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1638681

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, Table of Contents

Yearb Med Inform 2010; 19(01): 13-20
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638681

Original Article

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Human Factors for Capacity Building. Lessons learned from the OpenMRS Implementers Network

C. J. Seebregts

^aBiomedical Informatics Research, eHealth Research and Innovation Platform, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa

^bSchool of Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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B. W. Mamlin

^cRegenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, USA

^dIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA

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P. G. Biondich

^cRegenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, USA

^dIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA

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H. S. F. Fraser

^eBrigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA

^fPartners in Health, Boston, USA

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B. A. Wolfe

^cRegenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, USA

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D. Jazayeri

^fPartners in Health, Boston, USA

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J. Miranda

^fPartners in Health, Boston, USA

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J. Blaya

^eBrigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA

^geHealth Systems, Santiago, Chile

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C. Sinha

^hInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada

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C. T. Bailey

ⁱeHealth and Informatics Unit, Knowledge Management and Sharing Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

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A. S. Kanter

^jMillennium Villages Project, Earth Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA

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Medical record systems - computerized patient records - free and open source software - medical informatics

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