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| − | '''FreeMed''' is one of the longest running opensource electronic medical record and practice management systems. | + | '''FreeMed''' is one of the longest running opensource [[EHR|electronic medical record and practice management systems]]. <ref name="freemed">Freemed website http://freemedsoftware.org/</ref> <ref name="freemed wiki">Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeMED</ref> |
| − | == | + | == History == |
| − | It was founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Buchbinder in Connecticut, United States. FreeMED Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation. | + | |
| + | It was founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Buchbinder in Connecticut, United States. FreeMED Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation. <ref name="freemed wiki"></ref> | ||
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| + | == Medical Specialties Covered == | ||
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| + | The sole purpose of an EMR is to access patient data more easily. FreeMED allows physicians to group medical content by specialty. This grouping enables the physician to view medical content relevant to his/her practice. <ref name="emr consultant freemed"></ref> | ||
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| + | The following is a list of specialties that can be found in FreeMED: | ||
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*Allergy | *Allergy | ||
*Family Medicine | *Family Medicine | ||
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*Urology | *Urology | ||
| − | == | + | ==Medical Office Environment == |
| − | Since FreeMED is an open source EMR, it has the liberty to be updated very frequently and grow through user support groups. | + | |
| + | Since FreeMED is an open source EMR, it has the liberty to be updated very frequently and grow through user support groups. <ref name="emr consultant freemed">EMR Consultant Website http://www.emrconsultant.com/emr/freemed/</ref> In addition, the large number of members within a support community gives FreeMED the stability and support that other traditional EMR systems lack. The vast amount of capabilities are: <ref name="emr consultant freemed"></ref> | ||
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*Integrated Scheduling | *Integrated Scheduling | ||
*Document Management | *Document Management | ||
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*Claims Management & Accounts Receivable Functionalities | *Claims Management & Accounts Receivable Functionalities | ||
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| − | *It is based on LAMP or LAMPS (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) | + | |
| + | *It is based on LAMP or LAMPS (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) <ref name="freemed wiki"></ref> | ||
*GWT-based “web 2.0″ user interface | *GWT-based “web 2.0″ user interface | ||
*Data relay for remote services | *Data relay for remote services | ||
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*XML-RPC interface | *XML-RPC interface | ||
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Revision as of 08:06, 27 January 2015
FreeMed is one of the longest running opensource electronic medical record and practice management systems. [1] [2]
Contents
History
It was founded in 1999 by Jeffrey Buchbinder in Connecticut, United States. FreeMED Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation. [2]
Medical Specialties Covered
The sole purpose of an EMR is to access patient data more easily. FreeMED allows physicians to group medical content by specialty. This grouping enables the physician to view medical content relevant to his/her practice. [3]
The following is a list of specialties that can be found in FreeMED:
- Allergy
- Family Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Internal Medicine
- Mental & Behavioral Health/Physiology
- Occ Med/Physiatry/Pain Mgmt
- Podiatry
- Psychiatry
- Surgery &Surgical Specialties
- Urology
Medical Office Environment
Since FreeMED is an open source EMR, it has the liberty to be updated very frequently and grow through user support groups. [3] In addition, the large number of members within a support community gives FreeMED the stability and support that other traditional EMR systems lack. The vast amount of capabilities are: [3]
- Integrated Scheduling
- Document Management
- Prescription Writing
- Faxing & Printing
- Modular EMR
- HL7 Interface
- Reporting Services
- Internal Messaging Facilities
- Full Billing Capabilities through REMITT
- Claims Management & Accounts Receivable Functionalities
Technical Specifications
- It is based on LAMP or LAMPS (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) [2]
- GWT-based “web 2.0″ user interface
- Data relay for remote services
- REMITT external billing system
- XML-RPC interface
References
- ↑ Freemed website http://freemedsoftware.org/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeMED
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 EMR Consultant Website http://www.emrconsultant.com/emr/freemed/
