OpenEMR 5.0.2 Users Guide

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Users Guide

Main Topics

Wiki Format

OpenEMR 5.0 Users Guide:

OpenEMR 4.2x Workflows:

Supplementary Topics

ACL

Apps

Apps

Backup

Lest you rue the day.

Linux.
Windows.

Take note of this Forum thread.

System Image: Creation and recovery in 32/64 bit devices.

Billing

837P

X12 837p Reference, Version 4010.
Version 5010.

Charges Panel.
Credit Card Processing.
Review EDI History Module.
Fee Sheet Custom Service Categories
Fee Sheet Review Button and CPT4 Link
Red Notification, Patient Billing Widget.
Patient Ledger
Patient Statement with Dunning Messages.

Clinical Decision Rules

CDR in OpenEMR 5 - Survey of CDRs.
CDR in OpenEMR 5 - Create a CDR.
CDR in OpenEMR 5 - Using a CDR.
CDR in OpenEMR 5 - Administering CDRs
CDR User Manual.
CDR Guide: How to add rules for Clinical Quality Measures.

Coding

Configure OpenEMR for ICD-10.

Communication

Data Import

Standard Tables: An ICD9, ICD10, SNOMED & RxNorm import guide.
RxNorm and SNOMED.
Other Data Sets - Other Methods.

Diagnostic Studies

Step wise explanation of how to configure Procedures:

Diagnostic Laboratories Orders.
Laboratory Catalogue Configuration.
Laboratory Orders & Results.
Procedures Module Configuration for Manual Result Entry: A pictorial guide.
Laboratory Exchange User Documentation: Communication with external laboratory facility.

Sample: Create and Use Procedure Orders 4.1-4.2

Documents

Faxing & Scanning.
OpenEMR 5.0.2+ Patient Portal Document Templates
Templates for Patient Documents: How to download, modify & upload templates. (superseded in OpenEMR5.0.2)
Patient Education: Providing preprinted materials to patients.

Efficiency Tools

Forms

Contributed Forms: 60 forms.
HOWTO Register OpenEMR Contributed Forms OpenEMR 5.0.x

CAMOS module: An intuitive interface for text organization and insertion in a patient's chart.
Eye Exam: The Comprehensive Ophthalmic Exam.
Graphic Pain Map: Image uploading & annotations guide.
Form Previews.
Track Anything: A graph generating form for any data.

Layout Based Visit Forms.

LBV Forms.
Sample Layout Based Visit Form.
LBV FORMS FOR OPHTHALMOLOGY: A pictorial tutorial.
Layout Based Validation.

Nation Notes: LBV Form with a WYSIWYG editor.

Sample NationNotes Form.

Simple Note Templates.

Illustration

Videos and Animations.

Meaningful Use

OpenEMR 4.2.0 AMC Reports.

Navigation

Cross Reference Views.
Find - Search HowTos: Finding things in OpenEMR - various search methods used.
Patient Note and Form Searching.
HOWTO: Change Search Columns in Patient Finder.

Practice Setup

Prescription

Reports

End of Day Report.

Scheduling

Calendar Categories: Guide to change name, color & interval of appointments.
Holidays: How to set up holidays for the clinic.

Chart Tracking

Chart Tracking: How to seamlessly combine digital and paper charts in your practice.

Configuration Topics

General

Description of Access Controls: Documentation of the settings in Administration->ACL.
ACL Fine Granular Control: A guide with examples and screenshots.
Client Sided Validation
HOWTO: Create And Use Database Views.
Backup - Backup Tools: Backup Methods and Scripts in OpenEMR - Protecting Your Data.
Database - Database Conversion Tools: Changing Data For Use in OpenEMR.
OpenEMR Deletion.
Forms - Form Creation Tools: Tools for editing existing forms and creating new forms in OpenEMR.
DIY Implementation of OpenEMR: A do-it-yourself guide with encouragements.
Installation in a hosted environment.
Layout Selection: Configuration and selection of three visual layouts with comparison screenshots.
Language Translation Configuration: Translation of OpenEMR into your native language.
Multiple Sites Module: Configuration and maintenance of multiple sites from one OpenEMR instance.
Operating Systems.
Securing OpenEMR: Advice from the community on how to secure an OpenEMR instance.
Description of Settings: Documentation of the settings in Administration->Globals and Administration->Lists.
Patient Statement Printing/Configuration Howtos.
SSL Install Howtos.
UTF-8 Upgrade Howto: Configuration of non-Latin scripts.
Windows Package Dual Upgrade: Simultaneous upgrades of XAMPP and OpenEMR.