We trace how records move through a facility before configuring open-source tools such as OpenMRS for patient records or DHIS2 for reporting. We integrate the tools with existing systems and train local teams to manage them.
Digital tools start with how care is delivered.
The challenge
What needs to change.
Moving to digital affects how people record visits, manage stock and report activity. We begin with the workflows teams already rely on, so the tools fit the facility and the wider health system.
Our approach
How we work with your team.
01
Understand the workflow
Trace how data moves today, identify gaps and design reporting forms around what staff actually need.
02
Configure the tools
Adapt existing platforms such as OpenMRS or DHIS2 when they fit, and develop what the workflows still require.
03
Integrate with existing systems
Connect the application to the surrounding health information system and plan how it will be maintained and expanded.
04
Train for local ownership
Train and mentor in-country teams to manage the applications, servers and databases themselves.
Benefits
What better systems make possible.
More consistent data
Standardised records are easier to find, check and use.
Better communication
Share information between care teams, programme staff and central authorities.
Real-time notifications
Notify patients, prescribers and decision-makers as soon as relevant results or updates are available.
Records at the point of care
Make relevant patient history available when care teams need it.
Less duplicate work
Reduce re-entry and avoid repeating work when records already exist.
Faster workflows
Streamline routine capture, reporting and follow-up.
Clearer stock and equipment records
Track supplies, inventory movements and maintenance needs.
Selected work
See the work in practice.
Niger
Taking hospital records from paper to OpenMRS
Savics worked with Niger’s Ministry of Health to replace paper patient registers and inventory workflows in two district hospitals.
Working with Guinea’s Ministry of Health and the Mérieux Foundation, Savics configured DHIS2 to bring existing field data into the platform and give programme teams a clearer view of it.
