GNU/Linux And Open Source Medical Software News

The FreeMedForms project updated to v0.8.2

The FreeMedForms project was updated today to the version 0.8.2. This version is mainly a debug version with some new features.
Please note that the debug process was by real doctors in their "day-to-day practice".

Please visit:
- Main website and full changelog
- French non-profit association. Official support

NOSH ChartingSystem version 1.3 released!

The NOSH ChartingSystem v1.3 was released on December 27th and is available for download via Launchpad at https://launchpad.net/~shihjay2. More details about the project are available at http://noshemr.wordpress.com.

FreeMedForms project reaches version 0.8.0

It is always a pleasure to announce the official release of the new stable version 0.8.0 of the FreeMedForms project. This anniversary version (the FreeMedForms EMR one and its main admin) brings two major innovations:

one structured Alert Manager, which is built on an analysis of the most recent scientific publications;
the ability to use your webcam to take pictures for your patients. This is the first step of importing image in general.

Please visit:
Main website
French non-profit association. Official support

NOSH ChartingSystem v1.0 released!

The NOSH ChartingSystem v1.0 was released on October 5th available for download via Launchpad at https://launchpad.net/~shihjay2. More details about the project are available at http://noshemr.wordpress.com.

Astronaut VistA 12.10 (Glenn) is Out

Astronaut 12.10 (Glenn) Astronaut VistA Installer Suite (Astronaut) is a easy install package for VistA. More information here.

Latest MSC Fileman 1043. It is now located in routines directory no longer in patches directory.

Latest dEWDrop based distribution with VA VistA patches up to early 2011 (thanks to all).

Latest Enterprise Web Developer with easy to install yum or apt-get install ewd-astro (gets you all the way to a browser session) https encryption installed by default.

Regression tested and bug fixes so that all the TMG goodies work (tmg-cprs, VistA-config).

Stand Up Workstation

Living a sedentary life in front of a sit down type computer workstation is an occupational hazard. It definitely statistically shortens your life. As a software engineer weird back aches belly bulge and other minor health problems despite much exercise have been a chronic problem for me. After thirty years of sitting at a workstation, I have finally changed to a stand up workstation to safeguard my health. It came about almost by accident when I purchased a used steel file cabinet.

OpenEMR 4.1.1 is released

The OpenEMR community has released version 4.1.1. This new version continues to maintain Official ONC Complete Ambulatory EHR Certification and has numerous new features including 19 language translations, full support for ICD9, ICD10 and SNOMED coding, support for 5010 billing standards, compatibility with new PHP and MySQL versions and improved performance. OpenEMR 4.1.1 can be downloaded from the OpenEMR Project website at www.open-emr.org . Thanks goes to the OpenEMR community for producing this release.

GNU Health 1.6.3 released

Dear all

We are proud to announce the release of GNU Health 1.6.3, the Free Health and Hospital Information System. This version brings major improvements in the hospital information system, both from the administrative and patient management. Here is a quick summary of the main changes :

New Features

Patient Nutrition management. Complex combinations that take into account therapeutics, pre-existing conditions, surgeries, lifestyles, vegetarianism and other belief-based diets.
Inpatient medication medication and history log.
New nursing module
Nursing roundings ( evaluations, procedures, medications ... )
New user profiles (doctors, nurses, clerks, ...)
New appointment reports
Improved standard security profiles
The translation project is now entirely done from Transifex, so the health center will install only the languages they need
Revised and improved look and feel, from views to icons
Many models datafiles ( medicaments, WHO essential meds, .. ) can be now modified from the client.
Improve installation scripts and Archlinux / Parabola support
Improve search patient methods
Bugfixes

Credits

Thanks to all of you who have collaborated in the mailing lists and IRC channels. The end users, developers, tryton community. Many thanks to the GNU community and to the Free Software Foundation for hosting GNU Health !

Thanks to organizations like the United Nations International Institute for Global Health - UNU IIGH - for their commitment with GNU Health. UNU is giving GNU Health trainings and capacity building to countries in Asia and Africa.

Upgrade Notes

There is no specific notes for this upgrade, so upgrading your previous GNU Health version will be straight forward. Please follow the general upgrade instructions at the GNU Health Wikibook : http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/GNU_Health/Upgrade

More information at : http://health.gnu.org

FreeMedForms 0.7.6 release

This new debug version of the 0.7.x series mainly corrects the FreeMedForms EMR's MySQL configuration.
Update is strongly recommended.

Please visit freemedforms.com for more information.

GNUmed 1.2 series released

I am glad to be able to announce the immediate availabilit of the GNUmed 1.2.0 Feature Release.

Downloads available from:

http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/client/1.2/
http://www.gnumed.de/downloads/server/v17/

and http://wiki.gnumed.de