Introducing mobile mapping on OpenSRP FHIR to support precision healthcare
We’re delighted to add Kujaku, an Android GeoJSON mapping library, to the OpenSRP FHIR Core community health management app. Check out the demo walkthrough above, which shows a map of households color coded by urgency of health visit, then continue reading to learn how we envision this technology to be used for precision healthcare.
Transforming RDTs for Precision Public Health
Over the past four years, we applied an investment from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to establish open guidelines for the hardware of rapid diagnostic tests, the software that interprets them, and the health information systems that use these test results to better guide care. We recently published our findings in JMIR Biomedical Engineering.
Ona at FHIR DevDays 2022
Back in June, I was part of the Ona contingent attending the 2022 HL7 FHIR DevDays in Cleveland, Ohio. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to visit the U.S., learn more about FHIR, and hone my FHIR skills.
Why the WHO SMART Guidelines and FHIR are necessary for universal health access
Half of the world’s population is unable to obtain essential health services or the typical healthcare services offered in large facilities. The rise of community health workers and community health service programs have been transformative, but they are at the limits of their ability to improve outcomes.
Select Location Widget: Ona Data Webinar Series
In our last blog post, we introduced the new Select Location widget for Ona Data, and recently presented the new feature in the third Ona Data webinar. Megan Schroeder, from the Support & M&E team, covered ways of uploading locations, using the widget on ODK Collect, and viewing locations on Ona Data’s map.
Introducing the Select Location widget for Ona Data
We are thrilled to announce the new Select Location widget, which will help you plan and target in map-based data campaigns and improve your overall data quality.
Eight Reasons Why FHIR is Important for Global Health
FHIR is a data standard evolved from HL7, which pioneered the field of health data exchange. Importantly, since its introduction a decade ago, it has become the globally accepted standard describing how to represent and exchange health data.
Introducing Enhanced Form Dashboards in Ona Data
We are excited to introduce enhanced form dashboards to Ona Data. Customer feedback is core to our product development and customers have expressed the need for increased speed and usability when viewing data in Ona Data’s submissions table.
Preloading Data in XLSForms: Ona Data Webinar Series
We launched the Ona Data webinar series to help people take their XLSForm authoring skills to the next level. Bilhah Kimondiu, Project Manager, presented the second installment, ‘Preloading Data in XLSForms’. She covered when and how to use preloaded data, outlined the various preloading options, and shared a few common XLSForm preloading use cases.
Closing immunization gaps by integrating OpenSRP and Rapidpro
In its effort to reduce child mortality, Zambia has wholeheartedly embraced digital health. However, in the race to close immunization gaps, the country adopted two health systems that work independently: Rapid Pro at the community level and OpenSRP at health facilities. This disconnect created conditions for data fragmentation, inaccurate reporting, and duplicated efforts.