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GNUmed practice software
Original author(s)Horst Herb
Developer(s)GNU Project[1]
Stable release
Client 1.6.8, Server 21.8 / August 1, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-08-01)
Repository
Written inPython
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeElectronic medical record
LicenseGPLv2
Websitewww.gnumed.org

GNUmed is a Free/Libre electronic medical record (EMR) for Unix-like systems (BSD, 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 and Rogerio Luz Coelho 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.[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

Further reading

Books
  • Hilbert, Sebastian (26 September 2002). Open Source: GNUmed Befundarchiv [Open Source: GNUmed finding archives] (in German). p. 21. Retrieved 6 November 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Hilbert, Sebastian (19 May 2006). Freie Software in der Arztpraxis: Open Source statt Blackbox [Free Software in the doctor's office: Open Source instead of black box] (in German). p. 26. Retrieved 6 November 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Notes and references

  1. ^ Template:En icon « GNUmed is part of the GNU Project.  », Savannah, June 13, 2011.
Web pages
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