OpenEMR is a medical practice management, electronic medical records, prescription writing, and medical billing application. It is a replacement for medical applications such as Medical Manager, Health Pro, and Misys. It features support for EDI billing to clearing houses such as MedAvant and ZirMED using ANSI X12. Major features include electronic billing (includes Medicare), document management, integrated practice management, e-prescribing, prescriptions by printed script, fax, or email, insurance tracking, multilanguage support, easy customization, easy Windows installation, integration with an external general accounting program (SQL-Ledger), and a built-in scheduler. It is multi-facility capable, voice recognition ready (on Windows), and Web based (secure access with SSL certificates).
| Tags | Information Management Records Management Office/Business Financial Scheduling Scientific/Engineering Medical Science |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | OS Independent POSIX Linux Windows Windows |
| Implementation | PHP |
| Translations | English Dutch Spanish Greek Portuguese |
Recent releases


Release Notes: This version continues to maintain Official ONC Complete Ambulatory EHR Certification and has numerous new features including 19 language translations, full support for ICD9, ICD10, and SNOMED coding, support for 5010 billing standards, compatibility with new PHP and MySQL versions, and improved performance.


Release Notes: OpenEMR is now ONC ATB Ambulatory Care-certified. The certifying organization is ICSA Labs.


Release Notes: A new customized form building tool (Layout-Based Form Method). The style and function of the default calendar have been improved. This release allows changing of calendar styles without logging out. Reports in the CAMOS module can be printed in PDF or HTML. It adds a configurable online help link, improved patient billing statements, and an improved X12 claims engine. The backup feature is cross-platform (now also compatible with Windows). Optimization of patient searching. An updated ICD codes loading script. Supports the Portuguese language (both Brazilian and European dialects). UTF-8 encoding bugfixes.


Release Notes: The new release has integrated practice management, improved multi-language support, and E-Prescribing. We have packaged a very easy to install Windows version using Xampp version 1.7.0. Thanks! “Friends of Apache.”


Release Notes: Electronic billing has been added to the OpenEMR code (FreeB is no longer needed). Dutch language support has been added. There are multiple upgrades and bugfixes.