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Table 2 Reported characteristics of the mHealth application and eRecord systems: classification, standards, data formats, and APIs

From: Interoperability opportunities and challenges in linking mhealth applications and eRecord systems: Botswana as an exemplar

Facility

eRecord Systems Classification

Standards

Data Formats

APIs

MOHW

Both open source and commercial

HL7

PDF, HTML, PlainText, JPEG, BMP, GIF, XML, CSV

GxAlert

Public Hospital

Both open source and commercial

DICOM, HL7, ISO/IEEE 11073

PDF, HTML, PlainText, JPEG, PNG, CSV

IPMS API (RESTful APIs)

Private Hospital

Both open source and Commercial

HL7

ISO/IEEE 11073

DICOM

PDF, HTML, PlainText, JPEG, PNG, XML, CSV

RESTful APIs

Public Clinic

Both open source and commercial

HL7

PDF, HTML, PlainText, JPEG, PNG, GIF, XML, CSV

RESTful APIs

Private Clinic

Commercial

.NET

HL7

ISO/IEEE 11073

PDF, HTML, XML, CSV

HL7/XML based API