Practice Management Suites
Feb-07-2009

This section lists the Practice Management Suites you will need to run a practice. Feel free to discuss you problems or opinions about them in our PUBLIC FORUM!

From this point on, the choice is yours to install whatever software you wish. So try the ones that work and pick your favourite.

GNUmed
Type: Python with PostgreSQL database backend
Description: Actively developed and capable of running a practice BUT DOESN'T DO BILLING YET.

Our 'Hakuna Matata' plugin will work with this suite.

The developers always put their lastest releases (currently 0.3.9) available for download in their Launchpad repositories. It is best if you add their repository to your sources.list file and install it with your package manager. Guides on how to do this are available in our 'Miscellaneous Downloads' section.

GNUmed has outgrown Ubuntu for versions earlier than 7.10, aka "Gutsy Gibbon" (LFC Alpha2's base). GNUmed will work on all Gusty and later versions provided they use version 0.3.9.

Also, GNUmed currently interfaces with many KDE programs. This means if you do not use the KDE desktop already, you can expect to download ~70 packages, totalling ~60 MB (which isn't that bad). Future releases will allow the use of other programs from other desktops.

There are English and German versions as well as a server package.


Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumed/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumed/ppa/ubuntu hardy main
Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumed/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumed/ppa/ubuntu intrepid main
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumed/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/gnumed/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
Project's Page(s): GNUmed Wiki
Installation Guides
Launchpad Project Page
Launchpad Project Archives


ClearHealth
Type: PHP with MySQL database backend
Description:
Ready for installation and fully operational. A minimalist approach to the practice management suite, but still containing all of the features you'll need. Fairly small learning curve and not hard to install as long as you follow the instructions in the PDF provided below.

IS CAPABLE OF BILLING.

Download our installation instructions for ClearHealth 2.2 HERE (PDF)
Project Homepage(s): https://sourceforge.net/projects/clearhealth/


FreeMed
Type: PHP with MySQL database backend
Description:
A very well-developed and fully-functional suite but it has >600MB of dependencies. We simply can't have those dependencies on our ISO so I would only suggest installing this one if you have reliable broadband internet service.

You MUST download and install BOTH the FreeMED and Remitt packages!

FreeMED 0.8.4-1 (and the Remitt 0.3.3-1 backend)
Project Homepage(s): http://www.freemed.org/


OpenEMR
Type: PHP with MySQL database backend. Uses FreeB 0.12 as a billing backend (pre-installed)
Description:
Download the Version 2.8.2 DEB here
Project Homepage(s): https://sourceforge.net/projects/openemr/
http://www.openemr.net/