@mdsupport , timelime for the GSoC projects are not meant for immediate results:
https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/#timeline
@im-Amitto , would be good to develop a list of features to support (barcode/qr scanner would be good since could be used to support @Rachel_Ellison work on implantable devices). Also, will this app be to support OpenEMR users or OpenEMR patients or both?
@brady.miller All suggestions are centered around images which was @im-Amitto’s original proposal. They are also expected to be few lines invoking built-in device services i.e I hope he won’t be writing qr image analyzer code but rely on other app if necessary to provide text object. Same would be true of video or photo features.
But sure.
@mdsupport , btw, agree there is a need for telehealth with covid (this is something the institution I work at is trying to tackle now that we are migrating patients that don’t need to be seen in person to phone visits); just that goal for gsoc students at this time is to get their proposals in 
The current OpenEMR API supports OpenEMR users(ie. providers) auth, but not patient auth. If need to support patient auth, though, it wouldn’t be too tough to add support for that.
Thanks for the ideas @brady.miller and @mdsupport.
After hearing thoughts I have planned to implement the feature shown below.
We will see how many I can complete before March 29.
Also, I am assuming that this app is for both patients as well as users/admin because we are adding features that can benefit both sides.
Now a few questions that I have.
Hi Amit,
For provider to provider messaging they use a sql table called pnotes.
So to send a message you’d need to send a command to the SQL database, you’d need to know the login username of the person you’re sending the message to and the patient the message is about. The text goes in the body field.
There’s also the ability for patients to send messages to their providers through the patient portal.
When a patient sends a message there are two copies stored in the database. A copy for the clinician and a copy for the patient. That way they each can delete, archive, etc. their copy.
This is table onsite_mail
Thanks! for the explanation.
Hey @brady.miller,
I have submitted the draft on gsoc dashboard, let me know if their is any changes required.
Thanks
-Amit
Hi @brady.miller,
Just wanna update you with current situation. It’s been a week since my laptop stopped working, you must have already noticed my inactivity. I have asked a friend of mine to lend his laptop and i will receive it by end of this day or in tomorrow morning.
See you @ GitHub
Thanks
-amit
@brady.miller @mdsupport @sjpadgett
Updated the HOME UI. Let me know your thoughts .
@im-Amitto,
When it comes to UI, start with a target profile for the user and form-factor. For example,
So it is important for you limit the scope and do it well to get feedback on interface elements - be it lists or cards etc. You always have the expanded menu to provide full scope, including upcoming features.
Currently i just created a quick HOME UI so one can easily test the functionalities.
Once i will be done with the api for patient login and few GUI functionalities i will develop the interface as you suggested.
Also, we can allow the user to customize the interface as per his need similiar to smartphone where we can order apps and widgets.
Currently present scrollbar(Teleheath/Tools) are common UI which will automatically move to the bottom once i start customizing it based n user.
@RachelEllison
I have added the QR/Barcode scanner to GitHub - openemr/app-flutter-openemr: app-flutter-openemr. Currently, it scans and copies the scanned data to the clipboard.
Can you please tell me how the scanned code is saved or used in the openemr system so I can connect them.
P.S. Let me know if you plan to build the app and face any difficulty
Hi Amit,
Great job so far. So there’s a couple of places I can think of where you’d need the barcode/QR code scanner.
Let’s start with vaccines:
Vaccines generally use 1D barcodes to encode vaccine ID, CVX.
https://www2a.cdc.gov/vaccines/IIS/IISStandards/vaccines.asp?rpt=cvx
But are trialing 2D (QR)
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/2d-vaccine-barcodes/index.html
But there’s another type of vaccine ID system VIS.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/iis/code-sets/vis-barcode-lookup-table.html
Basically, see whatever information you can pull out from the barcode. If it’s VIS you’ll want to look up the VIS/CVX mapping.
https://www2.cdc.gov/vaccines/iis/iisstandards/vaccines.asp?rpt=cvxvis
The information in the barcode and on the label + other information e.g the clinician name, date, etc. is logged into a SQLtable “immunizations”, and “immunization_observations”.
To get info on what options to put for route, and administration site look at Administration -> Forms -> Lists and look up drug routes. For administration site, look up Immunization administered site list.
You can look this up with SQL query: SELECT * FROM list_options WHERE list_id = “drug_route”
and
SELECT * FROM list_options WHERE list_id = “immunization_administered_site”
data in returned column list_id will be a reference to that option throughout the codebase. The title field should get translated from language to language.
Next Target:
Checkpoint 1. Implement Patient Finder
Checkpoint 2. Edit Immunization
Sounds good?
@brady.miller @RachelEllison @mdsupport
@brady.miller @sjpadgett @stephenwaite @RachelEllison
Update:
New Patient List Implementation
Make sure to build some intelligence in the list. Many practices could have 1000s or 10000+ records. On small form factors any list beyond 15-20 hits degrades user experience.
I would also recommend that you go to pharmacy and take pictures of few packages - medications and injections. Be sure simulate real world for image quality, background and effort involved vs manual data entry. Then review how well formatted the recognizable data is. That will guide your next steps.
@mdsupport The List constructor creates items as they’re scrolled onto the screen and automatically destroy the previous ones so no need to worry about performance degrade or high ram usage.
Currently my city is under total lockdown till April 14 thus we aren’t allowed to leave home till their is a emergency. I will grab some once the lockdown gets over.
Thanks
-Amit
