GNUmed
GNUmed is a Free/Libre electronic medical record (EMR) for Unix-like systems (BSD, GNU/Linux, and UNIX systems), Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and other platforms. GNUmed aims to provide medical software that respects the privacy of patients and that is based on open standards.
GNUmed is based on third party projects such as free software/open source DBMS PostgreSQL and is written mostly in Python. It is supported by a graphical user interface (GUI) based on WxPython.
The GNUmed practice management is developed and maintained by a community of developers.
History
The first version of the GNUmed was created by Horst Herb. When Herb ceased active development, the development of GNUmed was picked up by Karsten Hilbert who took over as project leader and partly overhauled the project.
Karsten Hilbert was not alone in his efforts. Several other developers joined the team and helped at one time or the other: Syan Tan, Ian Haywood, Hilmar Berger, Sebastian Hilbert, Carlos Moro, Michael Bonert, Richard Terry, Tony Lembke and many more. While some concentrated on coding, many others, like Jim Busser helped by creating documentation or by submitting other comments.
The name was initially chosen to give credit to the GNU project and GNUmed's connection to the medical profession. The logo depicts a Gnu as a reference to the GNU project accompanied by a Python as a reference to the programming language as well as to the medical profession.
At the time, GNUmed was just another free software project aiming to become an alternative to the established EMRs. It has since evolved to rival other EMRs in terms of functionality and performance.Template:Citation needed
Usage
GNUmed is primarily used to manage electronic medical records. It provides means of archiving paper records as well as collecting metadata on these records.
Features
GNUmed supports a variety of features, many implemented as plugins which extend the core functionality. These can range a medical paper record archiving system to vaccination status handling. A list of features is provided in GNUmed's documentation system.
The Wiki features a section called WhatCanIActuallyDOWithGNUmedToday which gives a broader overview. Each release adds a distinct set of polished features.
By making use of GNUmed's interface 3rd party software can interact with GNUmed to make use of its features.
See also
External links
- GNUmed official website
- GNUmed documentation system
- GNUmed source code repository
- GNUmed DevCenter
- GNUmed mailing list Archive
- GNUmed archived at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine
- GNUmed for the Masses Blog for non-technical audience (end-users and testers)