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OpenEMR is a “Free and Open Source electronic health records and medical practice management application” that includes applications for health records, practice management, scheduling, and electronic billing (2). It is unclear whether any medical centers are using OpenEMR but it is ONC modular “Meaningful Use” certified (1).
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'''OpenEMR''' "is a [[FOSSM|free and open source]] [[EMR|electronic health records]] and medical practice management application” [1]. OpenEMR is certified as an [http://www.healthit.gov Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)] Complete Ambulatory EHR (Electronic Health Record) by the [http://www.icsalabs.com International Computer Security Association] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Computer_Security_Association (ICSA) Labs] [1-3].
  
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A wiki page containing a download of the latest version of OEMR and other information about OEMR can be found at: http://www.open-emr.org/wiki.shtml
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==History==
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In 2001, the OpenEMR application was launched by Synitech [2]. In 2003, maintenance of OpenEMR was assumed by the Pennington Firm [2]. More recently, OpenEMR has been administered by Rod Roark and Brady Miller [2]. The [http://www.open-emr.org/ OpenEMR] website states “OpenEMR is supported by a strong community of volunteers and professionals all with the common goal of making OpenEMR a superior alternative to its proprietary counterparts” [1].
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The OpenEMR application was initially released under the name MP Pro (MedicalPractice Professional) [2]. The application was subsequently updated to accommodate [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)] regulations and re-released in 2002 as OpenEMR [2]. Since 2002, numerous updates have improved standards compliance, internationalization and interoperability [2]. Version 4.1.2 was released August 17, 2013 [2].
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==Features==
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As open source software, OpenEMR is free for download, use and modification under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License GNU General Public License] [4]. Free support is also available [4].
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===Clinical Applications===
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* Integrated Patient Demographics and Insurance Documentation
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* Patient Scheduling
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* Electronic Medical Records
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* Clinical Decision Support
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* Prescription Tracking and Ordering
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* Coding, Billing and Claims Management
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* Report Generation
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* Patient Portal <ref name='website_features'>Features: http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Features</ref>.
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OpenEMR currently supports more than 15 languages/dialects and includes access control and encryption capabilities [2,4].
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The OpenEMR application is built on the programming language [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP PHP] (Hypertext Preprocessor) and runs on Microsoft (Windows), Mac, and Unix operating systems [1,2,4].
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==Utilization==
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The OpenEMR application has been downloaded more than 200,000 times in more than a dozen countries [2,5].
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==Sustainability==
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[http://www.oemr.org/ OEMR] is a non-profit charitable foundation created to provide revenues in support of the OpenEMR project and community [2,6].
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==Software Download==
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The OpenEMR application can be downloaded from [http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Downloads OpenEMR], [http://www.oemr.org/download_openemr/ OEMR], and [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openemr/?source=directory SourceForge].
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== Related Articles ==
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* [[Leveraging_of_Open_EMR_Architecture_for_Clinical_Trial_Accrual]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
  
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1. OEMR – Open EMR 4. Certified Health IT Product List. The office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.  
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# OpenEMR. http://www.open-emr.org/.
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http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert/EHRProductDetail?id=a0X30000003jFmdEAE&retURL=%2Fehrcert%2FEHRProductSearch&setting=Ambulatory
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# OpenEMR - Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEMR.
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# OEMR – Open EMR 4.1. Certified Health IT Product List. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. http://oncchpl.force.com/ehrcert/ehrproductdetail?allClassification=BothEHR&attestationYear=None&browseBy=vendorName&completeOnly=false&counter=0&criteriaIds=&criteriaSearchByMeasures=false&doLastSearch=false&id=a0Aa000000aLcVVEA0&lastSearch=searchByField&modularOnly=false&pageNumber=1&pageSize=25&practiceRadio2014=Both&searchByType=productName&searchByValue=openemr&showSeachOption=BothEHR&sortAsc=true&sortBy=3&viewCertYear=2011&viewPracticeSetting=Ambulatory
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# OpenEMR Features. http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Features
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# Groen, P. [http://www.openhealthnews.com/hotnews/openemr-continues-grow-popularity-and-use OpenEMR Continues to grow in Popularity and Use]. Open Health News: The Voice for the Open Health Community. December 18, 2012. Accessed September 2, 2013.
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# OEMR. http://www.oemr.org/
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==External Links==
  
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2. Open EMR
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# [http://www.open-emr.org/ Open EMR].
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http://www.open-emr.org/
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# [http://www.oemr.org/ OEMR].

Latest revision as of 19:04, 28 September 2015

OpenEMR "is a free and open source electronic health records and medical practice management application” [1]. OpenEMR is certified as an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Complete Ambulatory EHR (Electronic Health Record) by the International Computer Security Association (ICSA) Labs [1-3].

History

In 2001, the OpenEMR application was launched by Synitech [2]. In 2003, maintenance of OpenEMR was assumed by the Pennington Firm [2]. More recently, OpenEMR has been administered by Rod Roark and Brady Miller [2]. The OpenEMR website states “OpenEMR is supported by a strong community of volunteers and professionals all with the common goal of making OpenEMR a superior alternative to its proprietary counterparts” [1].

The OpenEMR application was initially released under the name MP Pro (MedicalPractice Professional) [2]. The application was subsequently updated to accommodate Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and re-released in 2002 as OpenEMR [2]. Since 2002, numerous updates have improved standards compliance, internationalization and interoperability [2]. Version 4.1.2 was released August 17, 2013 [2].

Features

As open source software, OpenEMR is free for download, use and modification under the GNU General Public License [4]. Free support is also available [4].

Clinical Applications

  • Integrated Patient Demographics and Insurance Documentation
  • Patient Scheduling
  • Electronic Medical Records
  • Clinical Decision Support
  • Prescription Tracking and Ordering
  • Coding, Billing and Claims Management
  • Report Generation
  • Patient Portal [1].

OpenEMR currently supports more than 15 languages/dialects and includes access control and encryption capabilities [2,4].

The OpenEMR application is built on the programming language PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) and runs on Microsoft (Windows), Mac, and Unix operating systems [1,2,4].

Utilization

The OpenEMR application has been downloaded more than 200,000 times in more than a dozen countries [2,5].

Sustainability

OEMR is a non-profit charitable foundation created to provide revenues in support of the OpenEMR project and community [2,6].

Software Download

The OpenEMR application can be downloaded from OpenEMR, OEMR, and SourceForge.

Related Articles

References

  1. OpenEMR. http://www.open-emr.org/.
  2. OpenEMR - Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenEMR.
  3. OEMR – Open EMR 4.1. Certified Health IT Product List. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. http://oncchpl.force.com/ehrcert/ehrproductdetail?allClassification=BothEHR&attestationYear=None&browseBy=vendorName&completeOnly=false&counter=0&criteriaIds=&criteriaSearchByMeasures=false&doLastSearch=false&id=a0Aa000000aLcVVEA0&lastSearch=searchByField&modularOnly=false&pageNumber=1&pageSize=25&practiceRadio2014=Both&searchByType=productName&searchByValue=openemr&showSeachOption=BothEHR&sortAsc=true&sortBy=3&viewCertYear=2011&viewPracticeSetting=Ambulatory
  4. OpenEMR Features. http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Features
  5. Groen, P. OpenEMR Continues to grow in Popularity and Use. Open Health News: The Voice for the Open Health Community. December 18, 2012. Accessed September 2, 2013.
  6. OEMR. http://www.oemr.org/

External Links

  1. Open EMR.
  2. OEMR.


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