Alvin Marcelo, MD

Alvin Marcelo, MD replied to "Rwandan OpenMRS Training course" in the Health IT community.

Hi all, I saw a reference to the Rwandan OPenMRS Training Program. Is there a link to that? Thanks. alvin -- Alvin B. Marcelo, MD (www.alvinmarcelo.com) Director, National Telehealth Center Director for Southeast Asia, International Open Source Network Associate Professor of Surgery (Trauma), University of the Philippines Manila GPG: 0x77B200CA

Alvin Marcelo, MD replied to "HMIS/HIS" in the Health IT community.

Hi Francis, Thanks for the compliments but we are in the middle of research as well. So no praises are in order yet :) We try to implement the HMN framework in our projects because it is justifiable and well documented. I think the key strategy is to create a credible, auditable data collection center which can serve as repository for the data. This data center should be acceptable to all parties. The processes should ...

Alvin Marcelo, MD replied to "Interview with president Kagame - Health Affairs" in the Health IT community.

Hi all, I'm interested if there are 'networks' of centers for eHealth and Telemedicine in your region. In Southeast Asia, we are trying to create this network with the intent of sharing best practice and lessons learned. We plan to meet once a year. Last week, we attempted to get someone from Yogyakarta give a lecture over skype to Manila (on eHealth). I was thinking that a regional approach would be more 'cozy' but that ...

Alvin Marcelo, MD replied to "HMIS/HIS" in the Health IT community.

Dear Francis, I also sense the same thing. However, I do not think that vertical programmes are harming efforts. The programmes are very important. I think it is the parochial thinking that serves to disintegrate the system. One thing we are trying to do right now in the Philippines is to 'reuse' data. For example, data on a pregnancy report (under the maternal care program) can also be used to predict for vaccine demand (under ...

Alvin Marcelo, MD replied to "The potential of modular design for EMR systems" in the Health IT community.

Dear all, I've been following the threads closely for the past few days. The discussions are all interesting. I am looking for people who have managed EHR projects (design, develop, install and maintain -- which includes persuasion, coercion, and all other techniques to make the technology stick) who are also on this list. I'd like to specifically know: - what software was used - what license it employs (if any) - how long it has ...