Users will need one of the commonly available unzip type utilities, such as PKUNZIP or WinZip, tar for Linux, etc. Programs are distributed with source, when appropriate, and some programs in C, for example, will have to be compiled.
These packages are particularly attractive because the source code is provided, and therefore maintainability of installed systems is assured for a long time. In addition, some of these packages are supported by commercial enterprises.
The various packages are at different levels of maturity
and completeness, and I cannot certify that they are all worthwhile for
any particular purpose. You will have to judge for yourself, but there
is a lot to choose from.
| FreeMED - An Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management system for medical providers. FreeMED uses a Web based interface, and the makers claim that it runs in any web browser in multiple languages. FreeMED© may be used by physicians and healthcare providers in any setting, from small practices to multispecialty groups to clinics and indeed even in hospitals. FreeMED© provides a comprehensive electronic medical record and billing system giving the physician control and immediate accessibility to patient data while protecting that data from unauthorized access or intrusion. |
| JEngine is suitable for use in healthcare systems, EMR, and Practice Management Systems. Mature application, but development continues. It is licensed persuant to the GNU Library or Lesser General Public License. It is written in Java, and therefore is relatively Operating System Independent JEngine used a web based interface. JEngine is a co-development efforwas deveolped by Intalgent Technologies, LLC and Shasta NetWorks LLC. |
| Office Manager - Office management software for medical practices, doctors groups, DMEs, retailers, etc. It does User/patient management, point of sale, scheduling, sign-in, inventory, insurance claims, accouting, etc. Office Manager is written in Java, and therefore is relatively Operating System Independent. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Further information can be had from mike@ez-softinc.com. |
| ITIL Service DeskTop - A project to create a solution for Incident and Configuration Management. It is based on the international 'best-practice' standard ITIL. It is an Add-On to the popular Double Choco Latte Project. It is writen in JavaScript, PHP, Unix Shell, and Visual Basic, and uses a web-based user Interface. It can be run on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. ITIL Service DeskTop is distributed persuant to the GNU General Public License, and the PHP License. |
| Double Choco Latte is included here as infrastructure needed for ITIL Service Desktop (see above). It supports managing some IT departments including software development and call center activity. It is written in JavaScript and PHP. It runs on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, and all Linux/BSD/UNIX type systems. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. JavaScript, PHP. |
| OpenEMR - Pennington Firm OpenEMR - A practice management, electronic medical record (EMR), prescription writing and medical billing software package. It is written in PHP, and uses a Web-based User Interface. OpenEMR supports ANSI X12 medical billing, HL7, and customization of the open source EHR. Pennington Firm OpenEMR is suitable for all Linux/BSD/UNIX type operating systems. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. OpenEMR has these important features: Practice Management features for patient scheduling, patient demographics; Electronic Medical Records, creating an on-line record of your encounters; Ability to enter CPT and ICD codes at the end of a patient encounter; Advanced reporting capabilities with phpMyAdmin, which is now packaged with OpenEMR; Prescription writing capability with ability to email or print prescriptions; HL7 support to parse HL7 messages; ANSI X12 support allowing clinics to send billing claims electronically to payers; Support for two clearinghouses, ProxyMed and Zirmed; and HIPAA compliance. |
| PatientRunner - A mental health medical records system. PatientRunner Windows client software is written in Delphi 7, and connects to a MySQL database. The package is designed to collect progress notes, diagnoses, medications, and scales. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License. It rRuns on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. |
| tkFP - A package for Clinical Medical Records. It is mostly written in Tcl/Tk, but has some C/C++, PYTHON, and PERL. It is intended for use by Family Physicians, Pediatricians, Internists, and Primary Care practitioners. The tkFP package uses the Tk GUI and web browser based interfaces. The package is distributed under the GNU General Public License. It runs under all Linux/BSD/UNIX type operating systems, and a version runs on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. |
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OpenClinic - An easy to use medical records system written in PHP. It
has been used mainly by private clinics, surgeries, and individual
doctors. It is written in PHP, and therefore relatively platform
independent. It uses a Web based interface, and is designed with
multiple languages capabilities in mind for the user interface. These
include Bulgarian, Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English,
Spanish. OpennClinic is distributed persuant to the GNU General Public
License.
OpenClinic requires PHP4 version 4.2 or later, compiled with MySQL support (tested with versions 4.2.x and 4.3.x); MySQL; a web server prepared to execute PHP code (like Apache); and a web browser with JavaScript and good CSS2 support, such as Mozilla or FireFox. |
| Castor is a medical information management system for basic health care. Castor is written in PHP, with a Web based interface for Spanish speaking and English speaking users. It runs on all Linux/BSD/UNIX type operating systems. Castor is distributed under the GNU General Public License. |
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OpenEMed - A distributed healthcare and medical information system
built on open standards including those of the healthcare taskforce of
the Object Management Group (http://www.omg.org). It provides sample
implementations of those standard components in Java, and is therefore
relatively system independent. It is distributed under the BSD License.
OpenEMed includes a complete JSP client implementation of a infectious disease monitoring system (B-SAFER) for use in an Urgent Care setting. This includes filters for a variety of data feeds including HL7, CSV, SQL, flat files, and XML. It is being used to acquire a variety of data from multiple hospital systems. Also included is a example of a simple immunization registry pilot. Fully distributed medical records accessible by a patient can be achieved. OpenEMed has SSL security implemented for positive identification of the user and the servers. More information is available at http://OpenEMed.net. |
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MedSurvey - A medical information system for Windows-based
systems. MedSurvey is written in C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, and Visual
Basic. It runs on Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, and WinCE (PDA). It uses a
Web based interface, and has versions for English, French, German, and
Russian.
MedSurvey is available under the Apache Software License, Artistic License, Common Public License, GNU General Public License, GNU Library or Lesser General Public License, and Other Licenses. |
| HAPI - A Java-based HL7 2.x parser with support for traditional (ER7) and XML encoding. HL7 (www.hl7.org) is a messaging standard for healthcare information systems. HAPI is written in Java, and is therefore relatively system independent. HAPI is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and the Mozilla Public License 1.1. |
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Mediboard - A set of PHP-MySQL Web applications for managing medical
patient files and healthcare centers. It is based on dotProject
architecture and is composed of inter-connected and standalone modules.
Mediboard is distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is written in JavaScript, PHP, and PL/SQL and is relatively operating system independent. Mediboard has many advanced administrative features including secure access, and it is designed to share data with other software packages |