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The OpenEMR Documentation Wiki

Overview of OpenEMR

• Frequently Asked Questions go here.
• The main official OpenEMR website can be found Here
• Have a question to ask?

• Ask Here at the official OpenEMR forums.
• Or try our new IRC channel #openemr (if your using firefox, I recommend trying the ChatZilla plugin)

• The Roadmap tries to define what direction this project is going in the future.
• Is OpenEMR HHS or CCHIT certified? - This page has all the details about the certification projects
• Commercial Help: Professional OpenEMR installation and support

Demos

Online demos of OpenEMR are available from various sources. For brevity, we've sorted them into the following classes:

• OpenEMR Version 3.1.0 Demo -- This demo is the current stable release of OpenEMR.
• OpenEMR Version 3.3.x Development Demo -- This demo is of the newest development versions of OpenEMR, and may contain features known not to work yet.
• OpenEMR Version 3.2.x Development Demo -- IN TESTING PHASE, planned release of version 3.2.0 in February of 2010.
• OpenEMR Version 3.1.x Development Demo -- This demo is of the current stable release of OpenEMR with patches applied.

Downloads

• OpenEMR Downloads : This is the main OpenEMR download page.
• Patches : Most recent patch for OpenEMR version 3.1.0 can be found here.

Installation and Upgrade Manuals

• OpenEMR Install Howtos
• OpenEMR Upgrade Howtos
• Obsolete Install Howtos: These are installation documents that cover packages (php-Gacl,Sql-Ledger, and Freeb) that have all been obsolete since OpenEMR 3.0.0 .

Configuration Manuals

• Backup Tools: Backup methods and scripts
• Billing Setup Howtos: How to configure OpenEMR to bill.
• Database Conversion Tools
• Facility Setup: configuring a newly installed OpenEMR instance with your facility information.
• Form Creation Tools: These are tools for creating new forms for OpenEMR.
• Language Translation Configuration: OpenEMR has a thriving translation community with languages already available. If you have an interest in translating OpenEMR into your native language, please let us know.
• Layout Selection: OpenEMR now has three visual layouts to choose from. These instruction show how to configure this along with comparison screenshots.
• Patient Statement Printing/Configuration Howtos
• SSL Install Howtos
• UTF-8 Upgrade Howto

Configuring Modules

• Pharmacy Dispensary Module Configuration
• Sms/Email Notification Howtos

User Manuals

• 3.1 User Manual [HTML] [PDF]
• 3.0 User Manual [HTML] [PDF]
• 3.0 User Training Videos
• 2.8.0 User Manual
• CAMOS module: CAMOS (Computer Aided Medical Ordering System) is, on the surface, just a fancy interface for organizing and choosing pieces of text to insert into a patient's chart. It is designed to be intuitive and easy to use. It can be turned on in OpenEMR via the admin->forms menu.
• Cross Reference of Radio Button Menu and Tree View
• Pharmacy Dispensary
• Simple Note Templates

Developer Manuals

• Information For New Developers: If you are a developer looking to contribute to the project, check this page for details on how to get started.
• Policies for Developers: Agreed upon policies developers must observe (or provide a good reason not to).
• Active Projects: Listing of currently active projects.
• Language Translation Development: A HOWTO on helping with translation of OpenEMR in your native language.
• Typical Work Flow in a Medical Clinic: A guide for developers who need to improve their knowledge of the work flow in an ambulatory clinic
• Architecture Overview: Overview of OpenEMR's system architecture.

Modules and Modular Interfaces

• Jquery Javascript Ajax Widget Integration: These are notes describing recent integration of JQuery, Javascript, Ajax, and Widget functions and tools into OpenEMR.
• The Forms API: Forms may be added to OpenEMR via a plugable form interface. This page attempts to document that interface.
• Lists and Layouts: Ongoing project to ensure standarized usage of OpenEMR lists and layouts.
• PhpGacl: OpenEMR's embedded php-GACL (access controls).
• PhpMyAdmin: OpenEMR's embedded phpMyAdmin.
• Prescribing Module: Walk-through of the prescribing module.

Troubleshooting

• Common Installation Problems -- problems people have experienced installing OpenEMR, and (hopefully) their solutions.

Virtual Appliances

• Virtual Appliances Overview
• OpenEMR 3.1.0 Virtual Appliance
• OpenEMR Developer Virtual Appliance: Only for OpenEMR Developers and Testers; configures with most current development version of OpenEMR.

Documents on the Web

• Technical Aspects of OpenEMR. Julia Weatherby
• OpenEMR Architecture. T. Simbini
• The OpenEMR Community. Margaret Donahue
• Open Source Electronic Health Records: In Public Policy. Bob Hoyt
• Open Source Electronic Health Records: in Practice. Bob Hoyt
• OpenEMR Review
• OpenEMR on Wikipedia

Open Source Medical Software

Open Source Medical Software is a not-for-profit company that supports oemr.org and the development of OpenEMR.

• About Open Source Medical Software
• Open Source Medical Software Board of Directors
• Open Source Bylaws
• Why use OpenEMR
• OpenEMR Funding and Donations for Open Source Medical Software
• Contact Information

Affiliated Projects

• Mumbai Health Maintenance Organization Project
• Women's Health Services of Sante Fe, New Mexico

Wiki Instructions

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

• Scope Of This Wiki -- What this wiki should, and should not contain.
• Policies And Procedures Of This Wiki -- Things to keep in mind when editing wiki pages.
• Configuration settings list
• MediaWiki FAQ
• MediaWiki release mailing list
• Help - Formatting tips and other user assistance