Release Features

Overview

This is for listing the new features in each release.

Version 6.0.0

• Numerous User Interface Improvements
• Speed and Performance Optimizations
• New Support for FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources)
• New Support for SMART on FHIR
• New Support for OAuth2
• New Support for OIDC (OpenID Connect)
• New Support For EasiPro (Patient Reported Outcomes)
• New Support for Kubernetes
• New Docker Support for Raspberry Pi
• New Support for Argon Password Hashing
• New Database Support for utf8mb4 Encoding
• Patient Portal Improvements
• REST API Improvements
• Installer Improvements
• Patient Dashboard Improvements
• LDAP Improvements Including SSL Support
• Billing Improvements
• Payment and Batch Payment Improvements
• Fee Sheet Improvements
• Patient Flow Board Improvements
• Calendar Improvements
• Encounter Improvements
• Messaging improvements
• Patient History Improvements
• Immunization Module Improvements
• Dicom Viewer Improvements
• Procedure Order Form Improvements
• Referral Form Improvements
• Prior Auth Form Improvements
• Newcrop Rx Improvements
• CDR (Clinical Decision Rules) Engine Improvements
• CCDA Improvements
• MedEx Improvements
• Multisite Module Improvement
• CouchDB Improvements Including SSL Support
• Access Control Improvements
• Cookie and Session Improvements
• Logging Improvements
• Docker Improvements
• ICD10 Code Set Updated
• Supported in 34 Languages
• Numerous Bug Fixes
• Numerous Security Fixes and Security Improvements
• Numerous Fixes to Ensure Compatible with Most Recent Versions of PHP, MariaDB and MySQL
• Modernization of Codebase
• Automated Testing
• Docker Development Environment Improvements

Version 5.0.2

• 2014 ONC Complete Certified EHR
• Numerous User Interface Improvements that Include Bootstrap and Responsive Web Design
• Numerous Security Improvements
• Multi-Factor Authentication Support (Support for TOTP and U2F)
• Robust Encryption Support
• Brute Force Login Prevention
• Access Control Improvements
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Improvements
• Optimization of Security for Sessions and Cookies
• Docker Deployment that Supports Best Security Practices
• New REST API
• New Support for Online Payment Universal Gateway (Authorize.Net and Stripe Supported)
• New Support for Insurance Eligibility Checking
• New Support for SNOMED Release Format 2 (RF2)
• New Support for Unique UUID to Identify Application
• New Howto Documentation and Tooltips
• External Module Support Improvements
• Patient Portal Improvements
• Patient Flow Board and Recall Board Improvements
• Patient Lookup and Searching Improvements
• Calendar Module Improvements
• CCDA Module Improvements
• Eye Form Module Improvements
• CAMOS Form Improvements
• Online Drug Lookup Improvements
• Online Drug Interactions Lookup Improvements
• Billing Module Improvements
• Collections Report Improvements
• Patient Documents Module Improvements
• CouchDB Support Improvements
• Lab Module Improvements
• Messaging Module Improvement
• MedEx Module Improvements
• List Editor Module Improvements
• Log Module Improvements
• Prescription Module Improvements
• WENO eRx Improvements
• NewCrop eRx Improvements
• Backup Module Improvements
• Birthday Alert Improvements
• ICD10 Code Set Updated
• SNOMED RF2 Support
• Supported in 34 Languages
• Internationalization Improvements
• Numerous Bug Fixes
• Numerous Fixes to Ensure Compatible with Most Recent Version of PHP
• Fixes to Ensure Compatible with Most Recent Version of MySQL and MariaDB
• Speed and Performance Optimizations
• Modernization of Codebase
• Complete InnoDB Database Support

Version 5.0.1

• 2014 ONC Complete Certified EHR
• User Interface improvements
• New Feature Packed Patient Portal
• New Institutional Billing Support
• New FHIR Support
• New DICOM Image Viewer Support
• New WENO Rx With E-prescribing Support
• New Active Directory Support
• New Support for Role Based Menus and Custom Menus
• New Recall Board (for reminders)
• New Group Therapy Module
• New MedEx Communication Service
• New User Interface Themes
• New Patient Picture Icon
• New Patient Birthday Reminder
• New Support for MySQL/MariaDB SSL Connections
• CCDA Module Improvements
• Graphing Module Improvements
• Lab Module Improvements
• PDF Module Improvements
• Billing Module Improvements
• Patient Forms/Notes Module Improvements
• Prescription Module Improvements
• Immunization Module Improvements
• Access Control Improvements
• Patient Document Management Improvements
• Messaging Improvements
• Patient Tracker Board Improvements
• Eye Module Improvements
• Date and Time Localization Improvements
• Date and Time Selector Improvements
• Backup Module Improvements
• Nation Note Module Improvements
• Layout Engine Improvements
• RTL Support Improvements
• Form Validation Improvements
• Data Encryption Support Improvements
• ICD10 Code Set Updated
• Supported in 34 Languages
• Numerous Bug Fixes
• Numerous Security Fixes and Security Improvements
• Numerous Fixes to Ensure Compatible with Most Recent Version of PHP
• Speed and Performance Optimizations
• Standardized Styling of Codebase
• Modernization of Codebase

Version 5.0.0

• 2014 ONC Complete Certified EHR
• New Modern Tab Based User Interface
• New Modern Ophthalmology/Optometry Module.
• New Logo
• New Login Screen
• User Interface improvements
• New Recurrent Appointment Widget on Patient Summary Page
• New Daily Summary Report
• New User Interface Themes
• New Feature to Import and Set holidays
• New Product Registration Feature
• Patient Tracker Board Improvements
• Patient Billing Statement improvements
• ICD10 Code Set Updated
• Form Validation Improvements
• Patient Appointment Display Improvements
• Fee Sheet Improvements
• EDI Module Improvements
• Supported in 33 Languages
• Numerous Bug Fixes
• Numerous Security Fixes and Security Improvements
• Converted Database Engine to InnoDB
• Migrated Main Codebase Repository to GitHub

Version 4.2.2

• 2014 ONC Certified as a Modular EHR
• Compatible with PHP7
• Compatible with most recent versions of MySQL and MariaDB
• Added a modern user interface
• Added full support for right to left languages
• Added an About link/page
• Numerous Bug Fixes
• Supported in 30 languages
• Numerous Security Fixes and Security Improvements

Version 4.2.1

• 2014 ONC Certified as a Modular EHR
• New Patient Flow Board
• New Care Coordination Zend Module by ZH Healthcare
• New Random Drug Screening Module
• New Patient Ledger
• New Layout Based Transactions
• New Print Logging Feature
• New Support For CCDA files
• Clinical Decision Rule Engine Improvements
• Patient Portal Improvements
• Lab Module Improvements
• Immunization Module Improvements
• Patient Demographics Module Improvements
• Logging Module Improvements
• Billing Module Improvements
• Fee Sheet Module Improvements
• Patient Search Module Improvements
• Sales Report Improvements
• Collection Report Improvements
• Appointment Report Improvements
• ICD10 Support Improvements and Fixes
• Patient Scheduling Module Improvements and Fixes
• Esign Module Fixes
• Numerous Bug Fixes
• Supported in 30 languages
• Support for most recent ICD10 code set
• Numerous Security Fixes and Security Improvements

Version 4.2.0

• 2014 ONC Certified as a Modular EHR
• CMS Portal (Patient Portal via a Wordpress Module)
• E-Sign Patient Forms and Encounters
• Templates for Patient Documents
• Track Anything Form.
• PDF output printing; Patient Label, Patient Address Label, Barcode Label
• Modules Manager (supports both ZEND and native modules)
• Patient Form Searching
• Numerous Layout Based Visit Form Improvements
• 0 Option, read only, Layout Based Visit Form
• A Option, age in years in Date field, Layout Based Visit Form
• B Option, age in weeks in Date field, Layout Based Visit Form
• P Option, default to previous value, Layout Based Visit Form
• Field Skipping feature in Layout Based Visit Form
• Source attribute in Layout Based Visit Form
• Lab Module Improvements
• Patient Education Module Improvements
• Billing Module Improvements, amend/overwrite View Log
• Patient Statement with Dunning Messages (coming soon)
• End of Day Report (Day Sheet)
• Direct Messaging Module Improvements
• Log Module Improvements
• Supported in 26 languages
• Support for most recent ICD9 and ICD10 code sets
• Numerous Security Fixes and Security Improvements
• Numerous Bug Fixes

Version 4.1.2

• Continues to have Official ONC Complete Ambulatory EHR Certification: Certification Page
• Interoperability Support with Electronic Transfer and Incorporation of Patient Records via Standardized Continuity of Care Records
• Send and Receive Medical Records via Direct Messaging
• Patients Can Send Their Records within Patient Portal via Direct Messaging
• Electronic Lab Ordering and Result Collection
• Merging of Duplicate Patient Records
• Searching of Patient Forms/Notes
• Lab Results in Patient Reports
• EDI Claim History Analysis Module
• Patient Reports Created in Multipage PDF
• Ability to Clear the Active Patient
• Extended SNOMED Support to Import US Extension Code Set and Non-English SNOMED Code Sets
• Extended SNOMED Support to Clinical Terms
• Expanded Options for Recurring Appointments
• Option to Show Configurable Number of Past Clinic Appointments on Patient Summary Screen
• CDR Engine Reporting Improvements
• Patient Portal (both onsite and offsite) Improvements
• Lab Module Improvements
• Immunization Module Improvements
• Fee Sheet Module Improvements
• Billing Module Improvements
• Patient Form Module Improvements
• Code Type Module Improvements
• Improved Configuration Options and Support for Adding Code Types/Sets
• Improvements to Date of Birth calculations, formatting and options
• Improved Configuration Options for Growth Charts
• Improved Configuration Support for Issues
• Improved Interface for Adding, Modifying and Configuring Codes
• Support for lb and ounces in vitals
• New Forms
• Support for Background Services and a Background Services Manager Interface
• Automated Installation Script Improvements
• Document Module Engine Improvements
• Upgraded Embedded PhpMyAdmin
• Session Management Improvements
• Numerous Security Fixes and Security Improvements
• Numerous Bug Fixes
• Supported in 20+ languages. (not including a dummy language)

Version 4.1.1

• Continues to have Official ONC Complete Ambulatory EHR Certification: Certification Page
• Supported in 19 languages
• Supports ICD10 diagnosis and billing coding
• Supports SNOMED diagnosis coding
• Supports 5010 X12
• Ability to add support for region specific diagnosis/billing coding sets.
• Importing mechanism to support importing and upgrading of ICD9, ICD10, SNOMED and RxNORM standardized data.
• Modernized login screen
• Calendar layout improvements
• Reminders and Dated Reminders
• Compatible with MySQL 5.5 and PHP 5.4
• Ability to customize prescription layout, DEA, NPI and state license number
• Explicit support for a separate primary provider and referring provider in patient demographics
• Billing and Payment module improvements
• Supports multiple billing code modifiers
• Support for procedure specific claim notes
• Supports CouchDB storage of documents
• Additional patient searching mechanism added (Patient List)
• Customizable Facility specific user information tracking
• CQM and AMC reports with options for assigning patient-provider relationships
• Sort fax/scan pages to match the original order in a displayed document
• Ability to enter/modify Vital Signs timestamps
• The disclosures display screen supports pagination
• Additional contributed forms
• Multiple bug and security fixes
• Multiple database performance enhancements
• Patching mechanism
• Patient Notes module and the Message module are fully integrated/compatible
• Translation module supports comments in constants and translations
• ADODB framework upgraded
• Jquery framework upgraded
• Ubuntu package supports upgrading of Multisite Module OpenEMR instances

Version 4.1.0

• Official ONC Complete Ambulatory EHR Certification: Certification Page
• Clinical Decision Rules (CDR)
• E-Prescribing
• Embedded Internationalized Patient Portal
• Secure SOAP APIs to support third party patient portals
• Graphical form API
• Graphical pain form
• Patient education portal
• Calculation and reporting of Clinical Quality Measure (CQM)
• Calculation and reporting of Automated Measures Calculations (AMC)
• Addition of mechanisms to track/record AMC
• Added a medical record template and WYSIWYG editor (called "Nation Notes") to the Layout Based Forms (LBF) engine
• Support for standardized immunizations entry (CVX codes)
• Can record patient death (if patient is deceased, then is indicated in the patient summary screen)
• Ability to Hide/Show Left Pane Menu
• Option to color code calendar elements by facility
• Support for importing RXNORM data tables
• Support for importing SNOMED data tables
• New data object/types supported in Layout Based Forms(LBF) and the form generation tool, XMLformgen.
• New CSS theme, babyblue
• Chiropractor assessment form
• Ubuntu package is now compatible with Ubuntu 11.04
• Numerous bug fixes, cosmetic fixes and security fixes

Version 4.0.0

• Officially ONC certified as a modular EHR: http://tinyurl.com/4sgaw8a
• Profound GUI improvements throughout entire application with full support of four CSS themes.
• New layout (sliding menus) display option.
• Patient Summary Screen, which displays modular patient information.
• Graphical charting of vital.
• Graphical charting of pertinent layout based forms.
• New improved Billing/Payment module.
• Added ability to delete a payment or adjustment, and to reset statements-sent count.
• Support for checking insurance eligibility.
• Added option for HCFA text form output
• Administration settings can be modified within OpenEMR (ie. no longer need to modify the globals file).
• User specific settings to control display layout and internationalization options.
• Support for multiple sites/databases from a single installation.
• Lab/procedure exchange and viewing module.
• New markedly improved logging engine (optional support of ATNA).
• Electronic Syndrome Surveillance reporting.
• Ability to search patients by procedures.
• Appointment report upgraded to list available appointments and support repeating appointments.
• Address book upgraded to capture person or company centric items, such as Laboratories.
• Document corruption checking (via SHA-1 validation).
• Exporting and importing of encrypyted documents.
• Added ability to edit patient insurance information in the new patient form.
• Widened support for CAMOS prescriptions and improved integration of CAMOS in the patient custom report..
• Translation editor module upgraded to manage local definitions and synchronize them with official translation releases.
• Support sorting/searching translations by the definitions in the translation editor module.
• Imagemagick (conversion of pdf's to jpg's) in custom reports is now supported on Windows servers also.
• Increased document upload size limit to 64MB.
• Upgraded to phpMyAdmin 2.11.10
• Supports command line installation.
• Updated user manual.
• Ability to produce EOB statements in PDF format.
• Improvements in Invoice Module.
• Support for custom formatting of currency, date and time.
• Added improved Messaging Module.
• Support for emergency user access.
• Support for an xml based method of form creation, xmlformgenerator.
• Patient photo and ID card are supported without any additional customizations.
• Packaged ICD9 codes with release.
• Support for recording disclosures.
• Improved security model.
• Numerous bug fixes.
• Migrated our development repository from cvs to git.

Version 6.1.0

• Under construction

• Patient Portal new features and improvements

• User interface improvements
• New support for template profiles and patient groups
• Forum post covering new Patient Portal features at: https://community.open-emr.org/t/newly-revamped-patient-portal-v6-0-4-and-future-v6-1-0/17776
• Video covering new Patient Portal features at: https://youtu.be/UnYBr0wlAZk
• Documentation covering new Patient Portal features at: https://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/6-0-0-4_Patch_Special_Instructions

• New Support for Fully Integrated Payment Processing
• New Support for Fully Integrated Telehealth Modules

• Security fixes
• Clinical decision rules editor fixes
• Calendar fixes
• Newcrop eRX fixes
• Billing fixes

• Patient finder fix
• EDI history fixes
• Fee sheet fix
• Billing daysheet fix
• Collection report fix
• Demographics fixes
• Vitals form fix
• Unique installation ID fix
• Code types fix
• Pnote fix
• Added setting to turn on/off input of onset/hospitalization date for each visit
• WENO Exchange ePrescribing fixes
• Session and timeout fixes
• Eye form fixes
• Billing fixes
• New GAD-7 form
• Layout Based Form fix
• Backup fixes
• Messaging improvement
• PHP 8 fixes
• MySQL 8 fix
• sql upgrade optimizations (by Stephen Waite)