software founded 2002 key people jonathan jackson ceo co founder vikram kumar cmo co founder neal lesh cso carter powers coo cory zue cto products commcare www.commcarehq.org number of employees 100 website http www.dimagi.com dimagi inc. is a for profit social enterprise based in cambridge massachusetts that delivers open source software technology suitable for low resource settings and underserved communities . 1 the company designs clinical interfaces health information systems and mobile technologies to perform patient level disease management clinical decision support and health system monitoring . 2 it also provides implementation services on open source information and technology . 3 dimagi became a certified b corporation in 2008 and an incorporated benefit corporation in 2012 . 4 dimagi has additional offices in new delhi india cape town south africa maputo mozambique and dakar senegal . 5 contents 1 software products 1.1 commcare 1.1.1 commcarehq 1.1.2 commcare exchange 1.2 commcare supply 2 partnerships 3 research 4 recognition & awards 5 references 6 external links software products edit commcare edit commcare is an open source mobile platform designed for data collection client management decision support and behavior change communication . 6 commcare consists of two main technology components commcare mobile and commcarehq . the mobile application is used by client facing community health workers in visits as a data collection and educational tool and includes optional audio image and video prompts . 7 users access the application building platform through the website commcarehq which dimagi operates on a cloud based server . 8 commcare supports j2me feature phones android phones and android tablets and can capture photos and gps readings . 9 commcare supports multi languages and non roman character scripts as well as the integration of multimedia image audio and video . 10 commcare mobile versions allow applications to run offline and collected data can be transmitted to commcarehq when wireless gprs or internet wi fi connectivity becomes available . 11 commcare also supports sms including supports two way messaging broadcast messages and reminders that are scheduled for each end user based on configurable data elements such as date of signup or language preference . in 2012 the united states agency for international development development innovation venture funded dimagi to expand commcare in india to 50 new programs in health and social sectors . 12 since then dimagi has opened two requests for applications with its latest targeting organizations operating in francophone west africa . 13 as of 2013 commcare has been used in over 100 projects spanning 35 countries . 14 commcare and commcarehq are released under the apache v2 .0 and bsd licenses respectively . the commcare application is built on openrosa standard tools and protocols and leverages many different open source technologies . protocols are represented using xforms a w3c backed standard approach to more advanced forms that support nested and repeatable elements decision support advanced validation and extensive user interface controls . commcarehq edit commcarehq is an online web portal for mobile application management reporting and building forms . data submitted using commcare s mobile applications is transmitted to commcarehq . 15 users must create an account on commcarehq to customize a commcare mobile application for new projects and download the application onto their phones . 16 registered users may log into the mobile application to submit data in real time to commcarehq and to program managers through basic reporting features and data exports . commcare exchange edit commcare exchange is a mobile application store that allows individuals or organizations to access pre built applications from existing mhealth projects . commcare exchange hosts mobile applications built by implemetating partners in the areas of maternal and child health projects e learning and agriculture . 17 dimagi describes commcare exchange as an open source app store where participants can share their innovative ideas on thereby making sure the best ideas can rapidly replicate across the commcare community . 18 commcare supply edit commcare supply is an open source tool designed to strengthen logistics management through the use of mobile technology . 19 commcare supply s purpose is to support health workers in resource poor settings manage commodities and improve the performance of new and existing supply chains . 20 in partnership with john snow inc. commcare supply is currently being used in tanzania where it is known as ilsgateway ghana early warning system and malawi cstock . 21 commcare supply is in use in over 2 300 facilities in tanzania . 22 in malawi sms reports are used directly to calculate 1 500 community health workers just in time stock needs as part of the bill & melinda gates foundation funded john snow research and training institute s improving supply chains for community case management initiative . 23 partnerships edit since its founding dimagi has collaborated with more than 150 partners around the world . 24 in 2007 d tree international partnered with dimagi to evaluate whether the use of an electronic job aid on a mobile device improved adherence to the integrated management of childhood illness protocols in tanzania . 25 in 2011 dimagi joined the business call to action initiative . 26 in february 2012 dimagi and the grameen foundation partnered with care through the mobile technology for community health motech platform initiative in bihar india . 27 later in 2012 dimagi partnered with the core group a global health membership organization to establish the commcare learning collaborative to support non governmental organizations address maternal and child health issues . 28 in 2013 novartis partnered with dimagi in an effort to eliminate rheumatic heart disease in zambia . 29 research edit dimagi has participated in research for information and communications technology platforms and healthcare delivery in under served populations both domestically and abroad . dimagi has partnered with research firms non profit organizations governments and academic institutions to conduct research about our products and platforms which has led to peer reviewed publications . 30 dimagi has published 15 peer reviewed papers about its mobile health platform commcare . 31 research has shown that when used correctly commcare can improve community health programs across four areas access to care client engagement quality of care and accountability of care . 32 not in citation given recognition & awards edit the company was certified as a b corporation in 2008 and incorporated its status in massachusetts . 33 dimagi was named a 2008 legatum fortune technology prize finalist . 34 dimagi was selected a top innovator in mhealth by the mhealth alliance and rockefeller foundation in 2011 . 35 in 2011 the company was named one of bloomberg businessweek s america s most promising social entrepreneurs . 36 in 2012 gbc health presented the business action health award to dimagi inc. 37 in 2012 dimagi co founders jonathan jackson & vikram kumar were named to the schwab foundation s 2012 social entrepreneur awardees at the world economic forum meeting in tianjin china . 38 references edit the healthcare cure your cellphone http money.cnn.com 2008 12 26 technology mobile health.fortune dimagi seeks to better health care in third world http www.indusbusinessjournal.com me2 sites dirmod.asp sid & nm & type publishing & mod publications % 3a % 3aarticle & mid 8f3a7027421841978f18be895f87f791 & tier 4 & id 1d48db09a7e94ac3940790a6cbe7d09b & siteid main vikram sheel kumar software design http www.metropolismag.com january 2006 vikram sheel kumar software design custom software and support for domestic and international healthcare http www.bcorporation.net community dimagi inc mobile phones for global health http research.cens.ucla.edu events event id 281 commcare http cloudportal.nethope.org products view commcarehq usaid div portfolio by sector http www.usaid.gov div portfolio sector mbillionth mobile & telecom congress 2013 http www.webcontxt.com mbw iwg grantee scaling commcare for maternal and child health in india http www.healthunbound.org content iwg grantee scaling commcare maternal and child health india dimagi boosting healthcare through mobile technology http rise.mahindra.com dimagi boosting healthcare through mobile technology optimizing network connectivity for mobile health technologies in sub saharan africa http www.plosone.org article info doi % 2f10 .1371 % 2fjournal . pone .0045643 scaling commcare http www.usaid.gov div commcare rfa for commcare in french west africa http www.ghdonline.org tech discussion rfa for commcare in french west africa ref related content can empathy scale technology http www.huffingtonpost.com jonathanjackson can empathy scale technol b 2900890.html using power for good how rmf is using technology to transform humanitarian aid by michael matheke fischer commcare odk v2 https play.google.com store apps details id org.commcare.dalvik & hl en dimagi launches commcare exchange https www.commcarehq.org exchange dimagi launches commcare exchange http www.dimagi.com dimagi launches commcare exchange invention and technological ideas development organization http www.dimagi.com itido http www.dimagi.com commtrack innovative mobile phone use improves access to drugs and medical supplies in africa http www.jsi.com jsiinternet features article display.cfm txtgeoarea intl & id 371 & thissection features & ctid 1030 & cid 233 & tid 20 commtrack http www.dimagi.com commtrack jsi feature page http www.jsi.com jsiinternet features article display.cfm thissection features & thissectiontitle features & thispage stories & ctid na & cid na & tid 20 & id 414 link to dimagi s member profile http www.businesscalltoaction.org members 2011 09 dimagi dimagi http www.joycott.org fr component mtree internet dimagi.html business call to action dimagi http www.businesscalltoaction.org members 2011 09 dimagi commcare center for health market innovations http healthmarketinnovations.org program commcare display izpb . helping ngos use mobile phone technology to improve maternal and child health http www.coregroup.org component content article 261 novartis collaboration aims to eliminate rheumatic heart disease rhd in zambia africa http www.novartis.com newsroom media releases en 2013 1681877 . shtml motech suite partners http motechsuite.org index.php partners publications http www.dimagi.com about publications publications http www.dimagi.com about publications link to b corp company profile http www.bcorporation.net community dimagi inc link to legatum fortune award announcement http www.fortuneconferences.com brainstormtech2008 legatumtechprize techprize finalists.html link to un press release http www.prweb.com releases 2011 12 prweb9012988.htm business week america s most promising social entrepreneurs 2011 http www.businessweek.com smallbiz content jun2011 sb20110621 158462.htm gbc health commended company 2012 dimagi http www.gbchealth.org asset commended company 2012 dimagi inc. http www.dimagi.com 2012 social entrepreneur award external links edit official website commcarehq dimagi s away month to s o paulo as reported by inc magazine 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dimagi & oldid 736343010 categories mobile device management softwarehealth information technology companiescompanies established in 2002information and communication technologies for development2002 establishments in massachusettssocial enterpriseshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall articles with failed verificationarticles with failed verification from december 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces 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