Open-Source Healthcare Systems in Nepal
A case study surveying the landscape of open-source healthcare systems in Nepal — data standards, interoperability practices, and how patient records are handled across deployments.
Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 • 5 months
Tech Stack
ResearchHealthcare InformaticsData Standards
Summary
Nepal’s public-health infrastructure increasingly relies on open-source EMR/HMIS deployments. This case study examines:
- Which open-source systems are in active use (e.g., DHIS2, OpenMRS, Bahmni)
- The data standards adopted (HL7, FHIR, ICD coding)
- Interoperability gaps between facility-level and national-level reporting
- Patient privacy and data-handling practices in observed deployments
Outcome: a written report with recommendations for standardization and a path toward better interoperability.