FreeMED is a full featured, open source Electronic Medical Record system and Practice Administration package based on Apache, MySQL and PHP.
The software provides an XML-RPC backend and multiple import and export formats, as well as reporting and other features. FreeMED has been in development since 1998.
Key Features
- Web based interface.
- Stores and represents its medical data as a group of “modules”, which consist of a database model and a user interfaces.
- Uses external billing software called REMITT (REMITT Electronic Medical Record Information Translation and Transmission).
- Printing system.
- Patient scheduling.
- PDF form templating.
- HL7 interface.
- XML-RPC web services.
- Extensible, modular architecture.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant.
- Translations including French, German and Japanese.
Website: github.com/freemed/freemed
Support:
Developer: FreeMED Software Foundation
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
FreeMED is written in PHP. Learn PHP with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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