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OSCAR McMaster (Open Source Clinical Application and Resource and McMaster) is an open source browser-based EMR system developed by McMaster University used in Canadian health centers. It consists of five applications in its suite: OSCAR EMR, MyDrugRef, OSCAR CAISI, MyOSCAR, and OSCAR Resource. Its goal is to "offer a "royalty free" set of Clinic Applications and Clinic Resources for use by health care providers and clinics in Canada and everywhere" [1].

OSCAR was developed in 2001 by the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. Since August 2011, Oscar McMaster currently holds 16% of market share of other EMR systems in Canada [2].

Applications

• OSCAR EMR - Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system [3]
• MyDrugRef - facilitates knowledge transfer of perscription drug information amongst health professionals [4]
• OSCAR CAISI - Case and program management system to share patient information [5]
• MyOSCAR - Portal that enables patients to access and share medical records [6]
• OSCAR Resource - Bookmarking database for medical resources [7]

External Links

OSCAR McMaster OSCAR User Group

References

1. http://www.oscarcanada.org/about-oscar/faq-about-oscar

2. https://www.emradvisor.ca/compare

3. http://oscarmcmaster.org/?page_id=37

4. http://oscarmcmaster.org/?page_id=39

5. http://oscarmcmaster.org/?page_id=41

6. http://oscarmcmaster.org/?page_id=45

7. http://oscarmcmaster.org/?page_id=43