THIRRA
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| Developer(s) | PCDOM |
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| Stable release | 2012-02-29 (0.9.14)
/ February 2012 |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Medical Software |
| License | Mozilla Public License |
| Website | thirra |
THIRRAis anopen-sourceweb-basedElectronic Health Records(EHR) System. The name THIRRA was derived from its project title Portable System forTeleHealth andHealthInformatics forRural andRemoteAreas.
History
[edit]The THIRRA project was one of the pioneer eHealth telemedicine projects under the PANACeA network, funded by theInternational Development Research Centre.It was conceptualised in February 2007, with partners from Primary Care Doctors Organisation Malaysia (PCDOM), Sri Lanka Health Telematics, Healthnet Nepal and ICCDR,B of Bangladesh.
Features of THIRRA
[edit]The main component of THIRRA is the Electronic Health Records System. Besides the EHR, it also has the Biosurveillance mode, that enables Public Health Departments to monitor and investigate infectious diseases outbreaks.
THIRRA can be used in an offline mobile mode, where no reliance on the Internet is required. Data is stored on the mobile devices such as laptops and netbooks. The users can synchronise the data with the main server when they return to the clinic/hospital.
THIRRA was written in thePHPprogramming language, using theCodeIgniterframework. The application is based on the Hierarchical Model View Controller (HMVC) design pattern, using the Modular Extension extension. This makes THIRRA modular by nature.
It stores data in thePostgreSQLdatabase system and uses theJQuery UIJavascript framework for its Web 2.0 functionalities.
THIRRA is also integrated with another open source software called Generic Engine for Modules to expand its modules. Modules can be created by the health care professionals without requiring any programming knowledge.
It providesICD-10classification for diagnosis andLOINCfor coding of labs and imaging orders.
License
[edit]THIRRA was released under theMozilla Public Licenseversion 1.1.
