Table 1.

Modules and functionalities of the OpenMRS-Ebola electronic health record (EHR) desktop and tablet applications.

Modules and functions		Description	Application typea	Rollout phaseb
Patient tracking
Registration		Date, name, demographics, contact information, ID # allocation, quick assessmentc	Desktop	1
Bed allocation		Selection of ward and bed #	Desktop	1
Discharge		Date and patient outcome	Desktop	1
Clinical input
Medications		Ordering, medication administration, and discontinuation	Tablet	1
IVd fluids		Ordering and administration (with start, hold, restart, and stop functions)	Tablet	2
Patient vital signs		Key vitals, including temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and consciousness level	Tablet	2
Symptoms		Key symptoms, patient status, and observations	Tablet	2
Laboratory tests		Ebola and malaria results by date	Desktop	3
Clinician notes		Time-stamped free text note entry	Desktop	3
Clinical output
Detailed patient summaries		Full patient details: patient demographics and bed location, vitals, symptoms, medications, full medication administration chart, IV fluids, labs, and clinician notes	Desktop	2
Abridged patient summaries		Patient demographics and bed location, recent vitals and symptoms, active prescriptions, and IV fluids (expandable to full history)	Tablet	2
Additional functionalities
Active patients		List of active patients by ward with bed #s	Desktop	1
Data editing		Ability to retrospectively edit data as needed	Desktop	1, 2
Data export		Export data from modules to CSVe files	Desktop	3

^aFunctionality designed for the tablet application is responsive to different screen layouts and can also be used on the desktop or laptop.

^bRollout phases: Phase 1 (deployed in mid-February), phase 2 (deployed in mid-March), and phase 3 (development completed in late March but not deployed because of Ebola treatment center [ETC] closing).

^cType of patient (confirmed or suspect), stage of illness.

^dIV: intravenous.

^eCSV: comma separated values.