C4G BLIS
| Developer(s) | Georgia Institute of Technology; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
|---|---|
| Stable release |
3.8 (March 22, 2023) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| Website | BLIS.CC.GATech.edu |
C4G BLIS is a free open-source laboratory information system (LIS) designed to "track patient specimens and laboratory results"[1] and is primarily utilized in Africa.
Product history
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated a collaboration with the Computing For Good (C4G) group at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in the summer of 2009, with the goal of creating a LIS designed specifically for service-delivery level laboratories with limited resources.[2][3][4] The software — dubbed Basic Laboratory Information System or BLIS — was developed primarily by students at Georgia Tech with the feedback of the CDC and laboratory personnel in various parts of Africa[2], culminating in the first implementation of the software at Cameroon's Buea Regional Hospital laboratory in April 2010.[3][5]
Features
Hardware/software requirements
Videos, screenshots, and other media
Entities using OpenELIS
Further reading
- DeZalia, Mark. "Basic Laboratory Information System (BLIS)" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.afenet-lab.net/uploads/BLISS_presentation.pdf.
External links
References
- ↑ "C4G BLIS". Georgia Tech College of Computing. http://blis.cc.gatech.edu/index.php. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DeZalia, Mark. "Basic Laboratory Information System (BLIS)" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.afenet-lab.net/uploads/BLISS_presentation.pdf. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vempala, Santosh; Shintre, Amol; Phalnikar, Akshay (9 September 2011). "Welcome to the C4G BLIS community blog!". Computing For Good. http://bliscommunity.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/welcome-to-the-c4g-blis-community-blog/. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "BLIS Updates 10/15/09". Computing For Good. 19 October 2009. http://computingforgood.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/blis-updates-101509/. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "BLIS Project Now in Pilot Phase in Cameroon". Computing For Good. 10 June 2010. http://computingforgood.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/blis-project-now-in-pilot-phase-in-cameroon/. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
