OPENEMR

OpenEMR community open-source GPL EHR.

Definition

OpenEMR features: EHR (charting), Practice Management (scheduling, billing), Patient Portal, E-Prescribing (via SureScripts integration), Lab integration (LabCorp, Quest), Reporting (CCDA HL7), Multi-language (~30 languages). Tech stack PHP 8, MySQL 8/MariaDB, OAuth 2.0 + FHIR R4 API. Open source GitHub openemr/openemr ~30000 stars. Community ~250 contributors, sponsors: MI Squared (commercial support).

Origin

OpenEMR forked from MedicalManager 2002 by Synitech Industries ; ONC 2014 Edition certified ; v7.0 release published 2022 ; v7.1 published 2024.

Example in context

A Médecins Sans Frontières humanitarian clinic in Haiti uses self-hosted OpenEMR for 8 doctors ; zero license cost ; ePrescribing SureScripts integration.

Related terms

• OpenMRS — other open-source EHR.