OpenClinic

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: version 0.4

Notes:
OpenClinic: Web Medical Records System
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Welcome to OpenClinic!

OpenClinic is free software, released under GNU GPL Licence version 2.0 (see LICENSE file for details)

Introduction
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OpenClinic is an easy to use, open source, medical records system written in PHP. It has been mainly thougth for private clinics, surgeries and private doctors. It is platform independent and it has multilanguage architecture.

Currently OpenClinic has the following options:

    * Medical Records

      Use this option to manage your patient's medical records.
          o Patient's Administration:
                + Search, new, delete, edit
                + Social Data
                + Clinic History
                + Problem Reports
    * Admin

      Use this option to manage administrative options.
          o Config settings
          o Clinic theme editor
          o Staff members
          o System Users
          o User profiles
          o Dumps
          o Log Statistics

Requirements
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    * PHP4 >= 4.2 (due to session variable changes in PHP 4.2) compiled with MySQL support (tested with versions 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3 and 4.3);
    * MySQL (tested with versions 3.23.36, 3.23.49, 3.23.51, 3.23.52 and 3.23.54);
    * a web server prepared to execute PHP code;
    * and, of course, a web browser (best if it has JavaScript support).

Features
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    * Environment: Web Environment

    * Intended Audience: Education, Healthcare industry

    * License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

    * Natural Language: English, Spanish, Bulgarian

    * Operating System: OS Independent

    * Programming Language: PHP

    * Topic: Dynamic Content

Download
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You can get the newest version at http://sourceforge.net/projects/showfiles.php?group_id=70742

Farewell
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Please, enjoy OpenClinic and remember that this is free GPL software and comes without any warranty and without technical support, so please don't email me asking how to make this or that, I'll ignore that type of emails.

OpenClinic isn't perfect, but your suggestions, feedback and bug reports can help us to have a very well done medical records system!

PS: Please, excuse my English, I'm not a native speaker. Also, remember I receive too many emails, so I can't answer to all you, but for sure I'll read all emails I receive.


-- Jose Antonio Chavarría <jachavar@terra.es>


Changes:
Changes since 0.3

    * Added bulgarian language (pazoff)
    * Added showNavLinks() function (navigation_links.php file)
    * Improvements in search engine (patient_fields.php, patient_search.php, Patient_Query.php)
    * Added getCurrentRow, getRowCount, getPageCount, search methods to Problem_Query class
    * Added problem_search.php, problem_search_fields.php files to the project
    * Added freeResult method to DbConnection and Query classes
    * Fixed print_medical_record.php errors ($staff)
    * Fixed problem_view.php errors ($staff, new != reset)
    * Fixed patient_view.php errors ($staff)
    * Added numRows method to Query class
    * Fixed problem_new.php and problem_edit.php errors (key=)
    * Fixed connection_new.php errors (key=)
    * Added visited_list.php file to the project
    * Added new themes to the project: XP Style (jact), Autumn Violets (pazoff)
    * New patient list (3 last visited patients) in normal version
    * More visual improvements (CSS and images)
    * Fixed more XHTML 1.0 errors (nested lists)
    * Fixed stranger characters introduction in login_form.php (urlencode in login.php)
    * Added validator_lib.php file to the project
    * Added fetchAll method to DbConnection class
    * Added fetchRow and fetchAll methods to Query class (changes in all *_Query.php files)
    * New feature in Admin tab: Log Statistics
    * Added fetchAccess and select methods to Access_Query class
    * Added fetchRecord and select methods to Record_Query class
    * Added log_stats.php, log_access_list.php and log_record_list.php files to the project
    * Added htmlspecialchars(), intval() functions to classes files
    * Use of showInputHidden() function in the web forms
    * Added showCheckBox() function (input_lib.php file)
    * Checking of magic_quotes_gpc in setter methods
    * Added emulation of transactions in critical operations (ignore_user_abort function)
    * Added coding_guidelines.html file to the project