BackpackEMR is a light-weight, electronic medical records (EMR) system for use in rural areas. Our app is often used for medical outreaches to remote communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, where access to the internet and electricity is often limited.
This is the first EMR to share data with other clinic devices without using a local server, which requires electricity, or cloud server, which requires the internet.
BackpackEMR enables a "no single point of failure" system where data is stored on each device, and data is shared without consistent power or the internet. So in a clinic where the power goes out, the clinic seamlessly continues to run, and no data is ever lost.
Key features:
• Offline data-sharing network
• Easy-to-use screens
• Low-clicks and less typing with:
- Streamlined flow
- Modules by specialty
- Custom drop-down values
- Voice-to-text integration
• Secure, encrypted data
• Integrated patients and exam photos
• Available in multiple languages
• Patients flow through station queues
more Tras la nueva version no logro ejecutar la aplicación, no hay ningún contacto para soporte
Tras la nueva version no logro ejecutar la aplicación, no hay ningún contacto para soporte
App Fix:
- Fix for new Vitals entries replacing previous visit data
2.7.2 2h ago
New App Features:
• Added lightweight Dental Module
• Added Wound Care Module
• Added Wheelchair Assessment Module (with more pieces coming soon!)
• Added Cervical Cancer Screening module
• Ability to upload organization logo into BackpackEMR
• Ability to see photo #’s count down as they download
• Physiotherapy updates in Posture, Motor, Range, and Gait Assessments, along with Treatment and Pharmacy tab updates to include Interventions, Equipment/Devices, and Medications
• Added Complaint Tab into Antenatal Module
• Added Discharge options for In-Patient module
App Fixes:
• Fix for date wheel when in iPad Dark Mode
2.7.1 1d ago
New App Features:
• Added “Copy from Previous” to Exam Tab in Pediatric module
App Fixes:
• Fix potential duplication with “Copy from Previous” in Exam Tab
• Updates for memory management
• Fixed Visit Date Change control
• Fixed jumping in Exam Notes with Exam Templates
• Fixed Search by full Patient ID
2.7 Jan 6
New App Features:
• Follow Up Enhancements
- Added Follow Up Date to the Follow Up Treatment section
- Added Follow Up Date Search
• Visit Summary
- Added Medication Dispensed Amount within the Visit Summary
• User Interface Updates:
- Updated Water Source list of values (new options added)
- Updated checkboxes to buttons for improved visibility in Read Only mode
- Added “Copy from Previous” button in the Exam tab that will copy the Diagnoses and Treatments from the previous visit (Primary Care module)
- Moved Insurance fields within the Profile screen to the bottom of the page
New Web Admin Features (Enabled with the new Web Admin interface):
• Added Admin settings to force users to select from a list of values rather than entering new/custom values
• Added “Community” as a custom list of values in the Profile screen so that you can select from a list rather than type in the patient’s community/village/area
• Added “Program” as a custom list of values in the Profile screen so that you can better track patients by your organization’s programs
App Fixes:
• Improved performance by changing back-end patient list/queue view
• Correctly display Z-score for Height/Weight (previously was showing blank)
• Updated some of the French translations in General Surgery module
2.6 10/31/2025
New Features:
- Expanded Search filters with drop-down field entry screen
- Added separate Search fields for Patient ID, Name, Date of Birth, Visit Date, and Clinic #
- Added Search button
Fixes:
- Improved performance by removing the single-input field for Search
- Updated Web Admin functionality to correctly read Custom List of Values for Diagnosis and Treatments
2.5 06/05/2025
New Feature:
- Added Modifier for Diagnosis (New, Existing, Recurrence)
- Added Pharmacy Notes
- Added Pharmacy Tab to Antenatal Visits
- Added Ganda Language Translations
- Added Screening for TB, HIV, Mental Health, and General Issues
2.4 02/28/2025
Fixes:
- Fix auto-scrolling too far within Exam Notes while typing
- Fix Search “By Date” to find both DD/MM/YYYY and MM/DD/YYYY formats
- Added note to Growth Charts for Weight Ages 10-19
- Add “by” to “Completed By” checkbox for the Exam Provider
2.3 01/16/2025
New Feature:
• Added Completed By checkbox for Exam Provider with auto-populated Name and Date
Fixes:
• Fix custom queues for multiple modules
• Fix missing Exam Provider Name
2.2 12/19/2024
New Features:
• Added Fetal Movement to Antenatal Visits
• Auto-calculate Estimated Delivery Date
• Added Antenatal Custom Lists of Values
Fixes:
• Fix Date of Birth display in Patient List
• Added “Search By Date” back into Search functionality
• Mapped Other History Notes to previous “Other History Notes” field
• Changed name of Prenatal Visits to Antenatal Visits
• Limited Weight Gain in Antenatal module to 2 decimal places
• Updated Fetal Position values in Antenatal module
• Updated language translations in Antenatal and Labor & Delivery modules
• Changed “Exam Doctor” to “Exam Provider” in Primary Care and Pediatric modules
• Updated Labor & Delivery Dashboard to include Mother and Newborn Discharge Status
2.1 10/29/2024
Upgrade:
• Local app database and coding dependencies upgraded to latest versions
• Enhanced app response and performance
• Better/faster data transfer with large volumes of patient data
New Features:
• Added NEW Prenatal Module
• Added NEW Labor & Delivery Module
• Added NEW Physiotherapy Module
• Added Social History within the History section
• Added Maternal History within the History section
• Added Orthopedic Module updates: Several changes and enhancements, including adding Exam Templates and Imaging
• Added Cleft Lip & Palate Updates: Several enhancements, including adding Custom Lists of Values, Vitals, Imaging, and Exam Templates
• Added Lab Notes to Visit Summary Printed form
• Display Age 0-5 yrs in Months within Patient List
• Regionalize all date formats: DD MMM YYYY
• Added GV2020 Vision fields (to be used with Global Vision 2020 kit)
• Added manual button to “Reconnect to Peers” (forces device to reconnect to all other devices)
• Added manual switch to “Disable Photo Loop” (turns off photo sharing)
• Added Other History / Conditions
• Added RA Factor and Dengue Lab Tests
Fixes:
• Fix high-volume data crashes with local data sharing
• Fix slow data transfers with high patient volumes
• Retain device association data after crash (to alleviate need to connect to internet after a crash)
• Rename “Widal” test as Typhoid
• Fix Weight rounding in Growth Charts
• Fix Date of Birth rounding in Patient List
• Fixed A1C decimal display in lab summary grid
2.0 09/11/2024
New Features:
• Text Formatting available in Exam Templates - includes bold, italics, and underline
• Add a Logo and Health Center Address/Phone# to the printed Visit Summary
• Exam Templates will be compressed in the Web Admin
Fix:
• Printing will work with the new Labs Results format
• Follow Up Exam Notes are no longer duplicated in the General Surgery module
1.34 01/09/2024
New Features:
• Growth Charts by Age for Length/Height, Weight, BMI, and Head Circumference are displayed in the following screens:
• Primary Care Module / Vitals
• Pediatric Module / Vitals
• Visit Summary / Vitals
• Lab-Specific Results fields are now available, along with Normal Ranges (which may vary by region, but can be used as a guideline)
Fix:
• Device Name is now displayed in the Web Admin tool for easier association to Accounts and Campaigns
• Photos for Injury Site and X-Rays are no longer duplicated in the Orthopedic module
1.33 12/19/2023
New Features:
• Role Based Security allows administrators to restrict access to patient information by individual user
• Exam Templates will allow user-defined templates for any Exam or Surgical Note
Fix:
• Within the In-Patient module, Weight is now saved/displayed in Vitals tab
1.32 10/25/2023
New Features:
• Family History, including names, relationship to patient, education, occupation, contact information, and emergency contact
• Family Medical History, including relationship to patient
• Visit Summary, which includes Visit, Labs, and Vitals
• Visits include diagnosis, medications, and treatments
• Labs include test and results
• Vitals include all vitals taken in each visit
Fixes:
• Age is now immediately displayed on the Profile after Date of Birth entered
• Renamed “Summary” to “History” to better indicate that section
1.31 09/27/2023
New Feature:
• General Surgery: Added Quality Improvement, Imaging, and other minor fields
Fixes:
• Fixed error in Vitals toggling in/out of Weight field
1.30 07/17/2023
• Updates for iOS 16.2
• Update/Fix to Date of Birth dropdown
• Fix to display Weight on In-Patient grid
1.29 05/13/2023
• Added Developer Tool to Collapse Local Database
1.28 04/12/2023
• Added Developer Tools for Couchbase DB Logs
1.27 04/03/2023
Fixes:
• Added Spanish translations for Public Health Tab
• Changed default for Vitals to Metric
• Fix for partial Custom Queue download error
• Disabled swipe as a way to close a patient
1.25 02/06/2023
• Improved performance for Custom List of Values
1.24 12/30/2022
New Features:
• Ability to copy orders for in-patient daily visits from previous entry for medications, labs, and other treatments
• Added toggle switch for vitals to view metric v. standard units
• Changed “Edit” option to be more prominent as a button
Fixes:
• Fixed error when viewing lab photos in In-Patient visits
1.23 11/18/2022
New Features:
• Custom Queues - set your own clinic station names for each module/specialty as patients flow through your clinic
• Custom Global Queue - set a single queue list to be used across all departments/modules
Fixes:
• Primary Care and Pediatric Module - Vitals were not editable after entry
• General Surgery - Added “Local” for Anesthesia options
• In Patient - Fixed Lab photo error
1.22 10/10/2022
• Date of Birth selection fix
• Update Visit Date selection fix
• Drop down display adjustment
1.21 09/27/2022
• New In-Patient Module
• New Pediatric Module
• Added Other History notes field in Patient Summary
• Fixes for General Surgery custom lists of values
• Fix to General Surgery/Surgical field saves
1.20 09/22/2022
• Immunization History will always be available in the Patient Summary
• Site Location field has been added to Immunizations
• General Surgery Module is now available
• Clinic # can now include letters
• New Spanish Translations have been added for several fields/values
1.19 08/12/2022
App Fix:
- Fix for new Vitals entries replacing previous visit data
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