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What is OpenEMR?

OpenEMR is Open Source electronic medical record and medical practice management software.
OpenEMR includes electronic health records, scheduling software, insurance billing, accounting, and fine-grained access controls.

What is the quickest way for me to evaluate OpenEMR?

We host an online demo here at: http://www.oemr.org/demo/openemr The user is "demo" and the password is "pass". Several online demos are hosted at: http://www.bradymd.com/appliance/demos.html

Is OpenEMR CCHIT certified?

There is currently a certification effort underway. those interested should check out The CCHIT RoadMap.

What is FreeB?

FreeB is now obsolete. Previous to OpenEMR version 2.9.0, FreeB was a separate program that created insurance claims. However, in OpenEMR versions 2.9.0 and later the insurance billing engine is included in OpenEMR.

What is SQL-Ledger?

SQL-Ledger is now obsolete. Previous to version 3.0.0, SQL-Ledger was a separate accounting program to manage accounts receivable. However, in OpenEMR versions 3.0.0 and later the management of accounts receivables is included in OpenEMR.

What is GACL or php-GACL?

GACL or gacl is a short cut form for phpGACL. This is an acronym meaning Generic Access Control Lists. It allows fine grained control over OpenEMR. As an example, the physician can be permitted to view sensitive patient information, while the receptionist is unable to view this sensitive patient information.

Since OpenEMR version 3.0.0, access controls (php-GACL) is included in OpenEMR, thus requiring no separate installation or configuration. Administration of access controls is performed within OpenEMR in the admin->acl menu.

In OpenEMR versions 2.9.0 and earlier, php-GACL was actually installed separately.

What is OpenEMR's default password?

The default password is 'pass'

Are other languages supported?

Currently OpenEMR is functional in several languages. If you have an interest in helping translate OpenEMR into your native language, please let us know. We will be glad to add your language to the list and help get you started on the translation.

What are the correct PHP settings (can be found in the php.ini file) ?

We recommend the following PHP setting, which can be set in the php.ini file. If you do modify this file, remember to restart your web server (usually Apache) to apply the new settings.
short_open_tag = On
max_execution_time = 60
max_input_time = 90
memory_limit = 128M
display_errors = Off
log_errors = On
register_globals = Off
post_max_size = 30M
magic_quotes_gpc = On
file_uploads = On
upload_max_filesize = 30M
error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT