Name: OpenEMR
Author: OpenEMR Foundation

Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Service Mesh

Development

K-12 Online Learning

Education

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Demand Planning

Policy Management

Enterprise

Accounting

Accounts Receivable

Crypto Accounting

Tax Compliance

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

HR Management

HR Service Delivery

Payroll

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Time Tracking

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

Application Infrastructure

Cloud Management

Cloud Storage

Code Review

Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)

Data Center Networking

Data Integration

Density-Optimized Servers

Embedded Database

Fraud Detection

Identity Verification

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Intranet

Low-Code Development

Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Network Performance Monitoring

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

Technology Business Management

WAN Optimization

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Account-Based Marketing (ABM)

Ad Serving & Retargeting

Affiliate

All-in-One Marketing

Click Fraud

Content Management

Customer Journey Mapping

Digital Rewards

Email Marketing

Marketing Automation

Mobile Analytics

Social Media Management

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

Video Conferencing

Professional Services

Auction Software

Call Recording

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Lead Management

Predictive Sales Analytics

Product Configuration

Quote to Cash

Sales Engagement

Sales

Application Security

Database Security

Virtualization Security

Security

Civil Engineering

Inventory Management

Mobility as a Service

Physical Therapy

Vertical-Specific

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OpenEMR is an open-source electronic health records (EHR) and medical practice management solution provided by the OpenEMR Foundation. According to the vendor, it aims to provide a robust alternative to proprietary EHR systems by offering fully integrated electronic health records, practice management, scheduling, electronic billing, and more. OpenEMR is designed to cater to medical practices of all sizes, from small clinics to large healthcare organizations. It is widely used by physicians, hospitals, clinics, behavioral health practices, chiropractic and physical therapy practices, and other healthcare professionals.

## Key Features

**Scheduling**: OpenEMR offers advanced scheduling capabilities, allowing clinics to create repeating events and automated workflows triggered by check-in and patient reminders.

**e-Prescribing**: Healthcare providers can efficiently enter prescriptions into patient encounters and electronically send them to the patient's pharmacy, streamlining the prescription process.

**Medical Billing**: OpenEMR provides integrated billing support, adhering to HIPAA ASC X12 Version 5010 Transaction and Code Set Standards, ensuring accurate and efficient medical billing processes.

**CMS Reporting**: Users can generate various reports related to patients, appointments, encounters, prescriptions, referrals, and more, providing valuable insights for healthcare providers.

**Lab Integration**: OpenEMR seamlessly integrates with labs, automating the process of sending lab orders and integrating the results directly into a patient's chart, improving efficiency and reducing errors.

**Clinical Decision Rules**: OpenEMR includes a clinical decision rules engine, empowering healthcare providers to navigate complex patient algorithms and make informed treatment decisions.

**Advanced Security**: OpenEMR prioritizes data security with its HIPAA-friendly features, fine-grained access control objects, and industry-standard password hashing, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of patient information.

**Multilingual Support**: OpenEMR supports over 30 languages and is customizable to add more, enabling healthcare providers to use the system in their preferred language and cater to diverse patient populations.

**Patient Demographics**: OpenEMR enables healthcare providers to efficiently track and manage patient demographics, primary information, contact details, insurance coverage, and other essential patient information.

**Patient Scheduling**: OpenEMR simplifies the process of managing patient appointments, including recurring events and patient reminders, enhancing scheduling efficiency and improving the overall patient experience.

WebPT

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EHR Only

EHR With Practice Management

RCM as a Service

OpenEMR

Medical Office EMR and EHR Software is designed to deal with the daily operations of a medical office.  It is available as desktop software, client-server software and internet-based software. While the terms EMR and EHR  are sometimes used interchangeably, EMR more often refers to digital records for internal use within the practice, whereas EHR refers to digital records that can be shared externally, with patients, other health care providers, insurance companies, etc.

Medical Office EMR & EHR

OpenEMR Foundation

Billing and Claims Management

Managing the entire revenue cycle to help improve collection rates

Real-time eligibility verification

The software checks a patient’s insurance and benefits eligibility and tracks co-pay and deductible information.

Coding

The software helps users find the correct codes – whether ICD-9 or ICD-10 – for claims.

Claims management

This includes claim scrubbing, electronic claim submission, and automated claim tracking.

Claim scrubbing

Electronic Claim Submission

Electronic Claim Submission refers to the ability of the software to submit claims electronically to insurance carriers from directly within the application.

Automated Claim Tracking

Automated Claim Tracking includes features related to tracking claims throughout their lifecycle through automation.

Patient billing

The software can generate statements, send them to patients via mail or email, and process payments.

Payment Processing

Payment Processing features enable the medical office to receive payments for co-pays or out-of-pocket payments via popular payment methods directly from patients from within the application.

Electronic Bill Pay

Online Bill Pay

Online Bill Pay allows patients to remit payment for co-pay and services via an online interface

Create Patient Statements

The software can generate billing statements for patient on-demand for any time period.

Mail or Email Patient Statements

Patient statements may be delivered via postal mail or electronically via email

Automated Alerts for Overdue Claims

The software automatically generates and sends overdue payment notifications to delinquent accounts.

Superbill Generation

The software generates Superbills which encompass multiple practices, services, visits, time periods, etc.

Denial / Underpayment Management

Denial and underpayment management features

Patient Payment Histories

The system can generate historical balance and payment reports for patients.

Electronic Remittance Advice

The software automatically provides electronic notifications upon remittance of payments

Streamlined Data Entry

Streamlined Data Entry refers to the usability and seamlessness of billing and claims management function data entry.

HIPAA Compliance

Billing and claims features requirements for compliance with HIPAA

SiHCFA Compliance

Electronic processing for compliance with SiHCFA workers compensation regulations

Credit Card Processing

Credit Card Processing refers to the ability to receive payment from patients via credit card

CodeCorrect

Clearinghouse Integration

The software supports integration with medical payments clearinghouses out of the box.

Accounting Integration

Refers to the medical office software's ability to integrate out of the box with accounting applications

Reporting

Support for reporting features specifically designed to support billing and claims management.

Financial Reporting

Reports and dashboards allow users to understand the financial health of a practice.

Revenue Cycle Management

Revenue Cycle Management features enable a medical practice to easily report on and manage cash flow across payables , receivables with both insurance carriers and patients, etc.

Integration with EMR/EHR

The medical office software integrates out of the box with EMR/EHR software.

Patient Scheduling

Managing patient scheduling, appointment reminders, and patient check-in

Drag-and-drop Scheduling

The software supports a graphical calendar interface for easy scheduling of facilities, equipment, physicians, and other staff.

Facility Scheduling

Refers to the ability of medical office software to manage facilities scheduling.

Physician Scheduling

Physician scheduling features enable for dynamic and flexible scheduling of physicians

Rule-based scheduling

The software sets schedules based on a set of rules or criteria that account for various institutional and individual needs.

Automated patient check-in

The software streamlines the check-in process, with features like co-pay notification, digital ID photos, insurance card scanning, waiting time updates, and self-check-in kiosks.

Automated appointment reminders

Patients receive automated reminders via text, phone or email in advance of appointments to help decrease the number of no-shows.

Multi-location support

The software can coordinate scheduling across multiple locations, facilities or practitioners.

ZocDoc Integration

The practice software supports integration to ZocDoc for online patient scheduling out of the box

Calendar interface

The software provides a user-friendly calendar from which users can track and schedule appointments.

Medical Inventory Management

Inventory Management allows medical practices to track supply levels and manage re-ordering.

Automated Supply Tracking

Triggered Reorder Notifications

The medical practice software automatically triggers notifications for supply reorders to office staff when supplies run below set thresholds.

Electronic Medical Records

Digital charting of a patient’s medical and treatment history

Charting / document management

Practitioners can easily create a patient record, take notes, update patient information, and understand a patient’s history at a glance.

Templates

The EMR software includes pre-built and customizable templates to allow for easy, standardized organization of clinical data and notes.

E-prescribing

Practitioners can write and send prescriptions electronically, as well as approve or deny renewal requests.

SOAP Notes

E&M Coding Advice

The software provides advice on E&M coding.

OpenEMR

Overview

What is OpenEMR?