Consultancy
Work for the Upgrade of an Existing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) System
I-TECH, University of Washington and ICAP, Columbia University are collaborating to upgrade C-PAD, an Electronic Medical Records System currently implemented in multiple government health facilities across Kenya.
This upgrade is aimed at ensuring that CPAD meets the requirements defined in
the MoH EMR Standards and Guidelines document.I-TECH, University of Washington and ICAP, Columbia University are collaborating to upgrade C-PAD, an Electronic Medical Records System currently implemented in multiple government health facilities across Kenya.
The upgraded CPAD will run as a Web Application on the OpenMRS Data Model
This Consultancy will be to provide technical and development resources for a specified period.
Expected Deliverables:
- An upgraded
C-PAD EMR system meeting the requirements defined in the Kenya Standards
and Guidelines document for EMR systems.
- The system will
be able to support the comprehensive HIV care services provided by ICAP
and meet MoH reporting requirements.
- A System
specifications document.
- Technical and
user documentation.
- Data dictionary
of data elements
- Interoperability
functions with other party software such as ADT and DHIS as required by
the Kenya Standards and Guidelines document for EMR systems
General
Requirements:
- Demonstrated
experience in software development.
- Demonstrated
experience in the development of Web Applications.
- Good
understanding and ability to work with the OpenMRS data model.
- Good understanding
of the Kenya Health Sector. Experience in development for the health
sector will be an added advantage.
Specific
Requirements:
- Develop database
solutions on (MySQL and PostgreSQL) for proposed system; defining database
physical structure and functional capabilities, security, back-up,
recovery specifications and resolving problems by passing parameters to
databases.
- Analyze
functional and architectural design documents to determine coding needed
from generalized functional requirements.
- Develop technical
design documents, including, flowcharts, diagrams, and/or write pseudo
code to illustrate sequence of steps and describe logical operations.
- Design, create,
and maintain unit test plans and runs tests to find errors and confirm
program meets specifications.
Track
defects from code reviews and testing.
- Create user
interface flows, assets, screens, and apply creative thinking to
wire-frame functionality and deliver innovative end-to-end user
experiences across web platforms
Interested
individuals or organizations should submit a concept note indicating:
- Their competence
- Proposed
approach to the upgrade
- Available
capacity / personnel for this project
- Proposed
timelines for the upgrade
Preference
will be given to applications that demonstrate the availability to provide all
specified requirements development resources for this consultancy.
Concepts notes should be submitted to procurement@itech.kenya.org (Subject: Consultancy for CPAD Upgrade) not later than 8th June 2013.