Computerized medical records have a number of clinical benefits, however recent proprietary systems are expensive, making the task difficult for some physicians. A profitable alternative is the use of OpenEMR. OpenEMR is a free open source application, practice management, electronic medical records, prescription writing and medical billing. Have multilanguage support, free updates, free online support, insurance tracking, voice recognition, integration with the external general ledger program SQL-Ledger and an integrated scheduler. Its scheduling supports multiple installations and notifies patients of appointments via email and sms. It has a compact and flexible appointment calendar, features include finding open spaces for appointments, categories for appointment types, colors associated with appointment types, repeating appointments, and the ability to restrict appointments based on type. It is useful for tracking patient demographics including primary information (name, date of birth, gender and identification), marital status, patient contact information and the patient’s employer, primary provider, HIPAA information, and language and ethnic origin. Prescriptions are submitted via print script, fax or email and search for medications online. Medical Billing has a flexible coding system that includes CPT, HCPCS and ICD codes and the ability to add others and also support for electronic billing to clearinghouses, support for paper claims, medical claims management interface, tracking interface of insurance, accounts receivable interface and EOB input interface. OpenEMR supports the use of multiple languages within the same clinic. It currently supports English (American), English (Indian), Dutch, Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, and Swedish. Any language can be added and translated in a collaborative Google Docs spreadsheet maintained by the OpenEMR community. It also supports detailed access controls per user and, with a security certificate installed, is accessible from any web browser. It is also easy to customize and install.
It is one of the most multifaceted electronic medical records, it operates on Unix-like systems (Linux, UNIX and BSD systems), Microsoft systems, Mac OS X and other platforms. Its members are made up of software developers, security specialists, as well as doctors and others with extensive medical and billing knowledge. It is released under the GNU General Public License. With its source code available to the general public, it is free to view, download, use, and modify. There are currently seven companies that have been supporting OpenEMR by donating software using this license. Some of its guiding principles include keeping OpenEMR 100% free software under the GNU GPL; maintain a spirit of openness, kindness and cooperation; give back to the free software community; document changes and improvements; do not hide the problems; do not discriminate against individuals or groups, subject to their focus on the medical field and encourage the use of OpenEMR in other languages; and avoid unnecessary complexity, to include the design, installation, maintenance and usability of the software. OpenEMR has the broadest user and developer support. Currently there are practitioners in the United States, Puerto Rico, Australia, Sweden, Holland, Israel, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Indonesia, Bermuda, Armenia, and Kenya. His clients include clinics from two-person offices to large multi-vendor clinics. These clinics have everything you need, bringing safe, reliable, and affordable electronic medical records to your practice. Let’s take this opportunity to get the software and service we need without the bank cost.
