GNU HEALTH: Now with new patch 3.6.2 to start 2020
4 years ago, when we last published about «GNU Health», excellent an application or system of the ecosystem of «GNU/Linux» for the health sector. In that article, called "GNU / HEALTH: Systems for health within everyone's reach”, We refer to it in a very general way, so in this publication we will try to go into a little more detail, especially from a technical point of view.
In general terms, «GNU Health» It is an excellent «Sistema Libre de Gestión Hospitalaria y Salud». Therefore, it is intended for health professionals, health institutions and governments. In addition, this system has grown strongly in recent years and actively contributes to improving technology associated with the world of «Software Libre y de Código Abierto» and the ecosystem of «GNU/Linux».
It should be noted that this important «Software Libre y de Código Abierto» is based on a good idea for the benefit of the majority, so it is worth helping with your dissemination, financing and development.
"Medicine without medical humanism does not deserve to be practiced". | Professor Dr. René Favaloro
Since, its main objective is focused on facilitating, to Health Centers and Personnel associated with Medicine, the management of all possible hospital information related to the health center area, such as: medical records and records of medical activities carried out in them.
And being a «Software Libre y de Código Abierto», can be used in a way Delivery to Italy takes one or two business days in any type of health center, regardless of its size or specialty, thanks to its versatility and cross-platform capacity.
GNU HEALTH - Free Hospital and Health Management System
Facts about GNU HEALTH
- Creative company: Thymbra
- Creation date: On October 12, 2008 under the name of Proyecto Medical and on June 12, 2011 under the name GNU Health.
- Current allies of the Project: Thymbra Company, GNU Health Organization, GNU Solidario Organization, United Nations University and Free Software Foundation (FSF).
- Awards won: Second place in the category of the most revolutionary Free Software Program and ninth place in the category of Free Software Program with the most growth potential, from 2015 Award of the Year from the Web Portal Programs. Also got the Award for Social Benefit Projects of the FSF of the year 2011 and the Social Medicine Award from the GNU Solidario Organization.
- Development components: It mainly uses the following development and database environments: Python, PostgreSQL and Tryton. As of version 3.4 it also makes use of documentary databases, such as MongoDB.
Data on latest Patches
3.6.2
Patch (update) 3.6.2 fixes an issue in obstetric history (OBS command) when representing weeks to end of pregnancy.
3.6.1
Patch (update) 3.6.1 mainly fixed the bugs in drug calculation. It also added an update to the GNU Health Control Center
3.6.0
The released version 3.6.0 added among many new features, the following new features:
- Both the GNU Health Client and Server are now in Python3.
- Removed Python2 support.
- The GNU Health server now uses the Tryton 5.0 LTS kernel.
- The client is based on the Tryton GTK 5.2 client.
- Camera plugin integrated with the latest OpenCV.
- The GNU Health client now uses GI, replacing pygtkcompat.
Important consultation sites
- GNU Health on Wikibooks (In Spanish)
- GNU Health in Savannah (In English)
Note: These sites are the official source of documentation on «GNU Health» and in them you will find all the necessary information for downloading, installation, configuration and training (use).
Conclusion
We hope you are small but useful post about this excellent «Sistema Libre de Gestión Hospitalaria y Salud» called «GNU Health» which now brings us a new update, the number «3.6.2» for this year 2020, make it better known and support it in its dissemination and implementation in the field of health and for the benefit of many, in addition to rewarding its contribution to the world of «Software Libre y de Código Abierto» and the ecosystem of «GNU/Linux».
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