Open Health Stack is an application for Android devices designed for developers of medical utilities. This tool is created by Google and is an SDK – a set of open-source components and building blocks.
General information
With this app, developers can create standalone solutions for healthcare professionals. The set of components is based on the modern healthcare standard Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources or FHIR.
Thus, it makes it easier for healthcare professionals to access information. These standards are used by most major electronic health record providers.
Opportunities
The composition of the Open Health Stack includes:
- SDK for creating secure applications that can work offline;
- design guide to simplify data collection;
- block of FHIR analytics;
- FHIR Info Gateway for access to data.
Please note that this program is designed in collaboration with the World Health Organization, similar to GenMove. On the statements of the developers, user information is protected in accordance with the requirements of the Digital Public Goods Alliance. The main task of Open Health Stack is to create medical applications for healthcare workers who collect data and serve the population in remote areas.
Features
- is a set of components for creating medical utilities;
- helps to make standalone solutions for healthcare professionals;
- contains a set of open-source components;
- app is free to download and use;
- compatible with current Android versions.
