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List of open-source health software

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The following is a list of notable software packages and applications licensed under an open-source license or in the public domain for use in the health care industry.

Tables

· Electronic records and medical practice management
EHR/EMR
EHR/EMR
Name
EHR/EMR
Maintainer
HIS?
License
Practice management?
Programming language/Software stack
Other
ClearHealth
ClearHealth
Name
ClearHealth
Maintainer
ClearHealth Inc.
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
PHP, JavaScript
Operating system
?
Features
EMR
Features
?
Features
Scheduling & billing
Features
HIPAA security
ERPNext
ERPNext
Name
ERPNext
Maintainer
Frappe Technologies
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
Python; JavaScript
Operating system
?
Features
EMR
Features
Yes
Features
Yes
GaiaEHR
GaiaEHR
Name
GaiaEHR
Maintainer
?
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
PHP & Ext JS
Operating system
?
Features
EHR
Features
?
Features
?
GNUmed
GNUmed
Name
GNUmed
Maintainer
GNUmed
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
Python (wxPython); PostgreSQL
Operating system
Cross-platform
Features
Yes
Features
No
Features
?
GNU Health
GNU Health
Name
GNU Health
Maintainer
GNU Health (GNU Project)
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
Python; PostgreSQL
Operating system
Cross-platform
Features
EMR
Features
Yes
Features
Yes
Hospital OS
Hospital OS
Name
Hospital OS
Maintainer
?
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
Java
Operating system
Linux & Windows
Features
?
Features
Yes
Features
?
Target setting
Small Thai hospitals
HOSxP
HOSxP
Name
HOSxP
Maintainer
?
License
Public domain
Programming language/Software stack
Delphi/Kylix
Operating system
Windows
Features
EHR
Features
Yes
Features
Financial
Target setting
Thai hospitals
MedinTux
MedinTux
Name
MedinTux
Maintainer
MedinTux team
License
CeCILL
Programming language/Software stack
C++
Operating system
Cross-platform
Features
?
Features
?
Features
Yes
Features
Modular design; web & desktop interfaces
Target setting
French hospital emergency departments & smaller practices
OpenEMR
OpenEMR
Name
OpenEMR
Maintainer
?
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
PHP, JavaScript; MySQL
Operating system
Cross-platform
Features
Yes
Features
?
Features
Yes
Features
Patient portal & prescriptions
OpenMRS
OpenMRS
Name
OpenMRS
Maintainer
OpenMRS Inc.
License
MPL with Healthcare Disclaimer
Programming language/Software stack
Java, JavaScript
Operating system
Cross-platform
Features
EMR
Features
?
Features
?
Features
Extensible & scalable
Target setting
Clinic, Hospital System, Country Level Health System
OSCAR McMaster
OSCAR McMaster
Name
OSCAR McMaster
Maintainer
?
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
Java
Operating system
?
Features
EMR
Features
?
Features
Billing
Features
Web interface; PHR
Target setting
Canadian healthcare providers
Spinnaker
Spinnaker
Name
Spinnaker
Maintainer
Dental IT Ltd
License
GNU GPL
Programming language/Software stack
?
Operating system
?
Features
Dental record
Features
?
Features
Yes
Features
Open Dental fork
Target setting
UK dental practices
THIRRA
THIRRA
Name
THIRRA
Maintainer
?
License
MPL
Programming language/Software stack
PHP5 (CodeIgniter), JavaScript (jQuery); PostgreSQL
Operating system
?
Features
EHR
Features
?
Features
?
Features
Disease surveillance; web interface
Target setting
Ambulatory care & public health
VistA
VistA
Name
VistA
Maintainer
US Department of Veterans Affairs
License
Free
Programming language/Software stack
MUMPS
Operating system
?
Features
EHR
Features
?
Features
?
Target setting
Veterans Health Administration facilities
ZEPRS Zcore
ZEPRS Zcore
Name
ZEPRS Zcore
Maintainer
Research Triangle Institute
License
Apache
Programming language/Software stack
Java
Operating system
?
Features
Yes
Features
?
Features
?
Features
Web interface
Name
Maintainer
License
Programming language/Software stack
Operating system
Features
Target setting
EHR/EMR
HIS?
Practice management?
Other
ClearHealth
ClearHealth Inc.
GNU GPL
PHP, JavaScript
?
EMR
?
Scheduling & billing
HIPAA security
ERPNext
Frappe Technologies
GNU GPL
Python; JavaScript
?
EMR
Yes
Yes
GaiaEHR
?
GNU GPL
PHP & Ext JS
?
EHR
?
?
GNUmed
GNUmed
GNU GPL
Python (wxPython); PostgreSQL
Cross-platform
Yes
No
?
GNU Health
GNU Health (GNU Project)
GNU GPL
Python; PostgreSQL
Cross-platform
EMR
Yes
Yes
Hospital OS
?
GNU GPL
Java
Linux & Windows
?
Yes
?
Small Thai hospitals
HOSxP
?
Public domain
Delphi/Kylix
Windows
EHR
Yes
Financial
Thai hospitals
MedinTux
MedinTux team
CeCILL
C++
Cross-platform
?
?
Yes
Modular design; web & desktop interfaces
French hospital emergency departments & smaller practices
OpenEMR
?
GNU GPL
PHP, JavaScript; MySQL
Cross-platform
Yes
?
Yes
Patient portal & prescriptions
OpenMRS
OpenMRS Inc.
MPL with Healthcare Disclaimer
Java, JavaScript
Cross-platform
EMR
?
?
Extensible & scalable
Clinic, Hospital System, Country Level Health System
OSCAR McMaster
?
GNU GPL
Java
?
EMR
?
Billing
Web interface; PHR
Canadian healthcare providers
Spinnaker
Dental IT Ltd
GNU GPL
?
?
Dental record
?
Yes
Open Dental fork
UK dental practices
THIRRA
?
MPL
PHP5 (CodeIgniter), JavaScript (jQuery); PostgreSQL
?
EHR
?
?
Disease surveillance; web interface
Ambulatory care & public health
VistA
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Free
MUMPS
?
EHR
?
?
Veterans Health Administration facilities
ZEPRS Zcore
Research Triangle Institute
Apache
Java
?
Yes
?
?
Web interface

References

  1. CDC
    https://www.cdc.gov/epiinfo/index.html
  2. Eclipse
    https://www.eclipse.org/stem/downloads.php
  3. Eclipse
    https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl/notice.php
  4. GitHub
    https://github.com/clearhealth/clearhealth/blob/master/LICENSE
  5. GitHub
    https://github.com/clearhealth/clearhealth
  6. GitHub
    https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/tree/develop/erpnext/healthcare
  7. GitHub
    https://github.com/gaiaehr/gaiaehr/blob/master/LICENSE
  8. Gnumed
    http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed/GnumedFaqs
  9. Savannah
    http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/health
  10. SourceForge
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/hospital-os/
  11. SourceForge
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/hosxp/
  12. Medintux
    https://medintux.org/about/
  13. Medintux
    https://wiki.medintux.org/doku.php?id=dev
  14. Medintux
    https://medintux.org/installation/
  15. Medintux
    https://wiki.medintux.org/doku.php?id=medwebtux
  16. OpenEMR
    http://www.open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/OpenEMR_Features
  17. OpenEMR Project Wiki
    http://open-emr.org/wiki/index.php/Development_Policies
  18. OpenMRS
    http://openmrs.org/license/
  19. OSCAR User's Manual
    http://oscarmanual.org/home
  20. Spinnaker
    https://www.dentalit.ltd.uk/spinnaker/welcome
  21. "Spinnaker"
    https://www.dentalit.ltd.uk/spinnaker/
  22. SourceForge
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/thirra/
  23. WorldVistA
    https://www.worldvista.org
  24. ICTedge
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140910045625/http://www.ictedge.org/node/793
  25. iHRIS
    https://www.ihris.org/about/
  26. iHRIS
    https://www.ihris.org/ihris-suite/faq/
  27. DHIS2
    https://www.dhis2.org/overview
  28. Breathing Games
    http://breathinggames.net/?q=en/get-involved
  29. "The Nightscout Project"
    http://www.nightscout.info/
  30. GitHub
    https://github.com/nightscout/android-uploader/blob/master/LICENSE
  31. GitHub
    https://github.com/nightscout/cgm-remote-monitor/blob/master/LICENSE
  32. GitHub
    https://github.com/nightscout/nightscout-apple-watch/blob/master/LICENSE
  33. GitHub
    https://github.com/nightscout/fda-presubmission/blob/master/LICENSE
  34. GitHub
    https://github.com/tidepool-org/Loop
  35. Tidepool
    https://www.tidepool.org/blog/tidepool-loop-has-received-fda-clearance
  36. NITRC
    http://www.nitrc.org/projects/camba/
  37. GitHub
    https://github.com/nci/drishti/blob/master/license.md
  38. SourceForge
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/vwb/
  39. GIMIAS
    http://www.gimias.org/index.php/support/license
  40. "Ginkgo CADx"
    http://ginkgo-cadx.com/en/
  41. ITK
    https://itk.org/ITK/project/license.html
  42. GitHub
    https://github.com/invesalius/invesalius3/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
  43. NITRC
    https://www.nitrc.org/projects/itk-snap/
  44. MITK
    http://mitk.org/wiki/License
  45. Orthanc
    http://www.orthanc-server.com/download.php
  46. ParaView
    https://www.paraview.org/paraview-license/
  47. SlicerWiki
    https://www.slicer.org/wiki/License
  48. Voreen
    https://www.uni-muenster.de/Voreen/
  49. VTK
    http://www.vtk.org/licensing/
  50. StudierFenster
    http://studierfenster.icg.tugraz.at/
  51. arXiv
    https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.02701
  52. weasis.org
    https://weasis.org/en/faq/
  53. Caisis
    http://www.caisis.org/faq.html
  54. cTAKES
    https://ctakes.apache.org/history.html
  55. Galaxy Wiki
    https://moin.galaxyproject.org/Admin/License
  56. LabKey Support
    https://www.labkey.org/Documentation/wiki-page.view?name=homeFAQ&_docid=wiki%3Ae7a161d1-ed4e-1034-b734-fe851e088836
  57. GitHub
    https://github.com/Glucosio/glucosio-android/blob/develop/LICENSE
  58. GitHub
    https://github.com/openaps/oref0/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
  59. GitHub
    https://github.com/ushahidi/platform/blob/develop/LICENSE.md
  60. Debian
    https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/
  61. Mirth Connect
    http://www.mirthcorp.com/community/wiki/display/mirth/Source+Code+Contribution+Guidelines
  62. SourceForge
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/laika/
  63. "FHIR Foundation"
    http://www.fhir.org/
  64. FHIR
    http://hl7.org/fhir/foundation-module.html
  65. FHIR
    http://hl7.org/fhir/license.html
  66. GitHub
    https://github.com/openEHR/specifications-BASE/blob/master/LICENSE
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