The following is a list of software packages and applications licensed under an open source license or in the public domain for use in the healthcare industry. Software that is freely available, but not licensed under an open source license should be placed in the List of freeware health software.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_healthcare_software
We felt that clinical staff should be the ones to contribute and choose the clinical applications from those available. At first look, however, we felt that PatientOS and GnuMed were the lead candidates.
Patient OS
PatientOS (pronounced Patient-oh-es where O and S stand for Open Source) has been designed from the outset to be a Healthcare Information System (HIS). The software architecture, design patterns and framework has been built for the complexities and challenges of an enterprise wide information system. Internationalization and localization are expected, even translation into multi-byte languages such as Japanese.
http://www.patientos.org/
GnuMed
The GNUmed project builds free, liberated open source Electronic Medical Record software in multiple languages to assist and improve longitudinal care (specifically in ambulatory settings, i.e. multi-professional practices and clinics). It is made available at no charge and is capable of running on GNU/Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It is developed by a handful of medical doctors and programmers from all over the world. It can be useful to anyone documenting the health of patients including, but not limited to, doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, acupuncturists, nurses, psychologists ... Also available via the Ubuntu Software Centre.
http://wiki.gnumed.de/bin/view/Gnumed
The following functionality is identified by Connecting for Health as required for NHS working:
Patient Administration System (PAS)
Order communications and diagnostics reporting
including all pathology and radiology tests and tests ordered in primary care
Discharge Letters with coding
discharge summaries, clinic and Accident and Emergency letters
Resource Scheduling for beds, tests, theatres, etc
E-Prescribing
including medicines for use after non-inpatients
High Resolution Image examination
Ultrasound, X-ray, MRI, etc - Aeskulap DICOM Viewer available from the Ubuntu Software Centre
Clinical Reporting System
able to produce reports from any combination of Clinical Applications
Smartcard
physical card, and authentication software - Open Smart Card Development Platform (OpenSCDP)
The Open Smart Card Development Platform (OpenSCDP) is a collection of tools for the development, test and deployment of smart card applications. It uses the capabilities of Global Platform Scripting, Profile and Messaging technology to provide unparalleled flexibility and development speed.
http://www.openscdp.org/
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