OpenClinic

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: version 0.6

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

First of all, thanks a lot to download this software, I hope that you can enjoy it.

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 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, 4.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3 and 4.3.4);

    * MySQL (tested with versions 3.23.36, 3.23.49, 3.23.51, 3.23.52, 3.23.54 and 3.23.55);

    * a web server prepared to execute PHP code;

    * and, of course, a web browser (with JavaScript and good CSS2 support).

Features
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    * Environment: Web Environment

    * Intended Audience: Education, Healthcare industry

    * License: GNU General Public License (GPL)

    * Natural Language: English, Spanish

    * Operating System: OS Independent

    * Programming Language: PHP

    * Topic: Dynamic Content

Multilingual Support
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OpenClinic offers multilingual support, so anyone who wants to contribute a language can create a new .po file (portable object) and enjoy his/her own language. Every language that it send to me will be included in the next release.

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 0.5

  * Added new themes to the project: LibXML, SerialZ, Closer, GG Interactive
  * Added exec() method to Query class (this implicates changes in all *_Query.php files)
  * classes/Install_Query.php file (Install_Query class) has been removed from project (this implicates changes in parse_sql_file.php and install.php files)
  * Changed passwords coded method in MySQL fields (it is MD5 now)
  * $HTTP_*_VARS now are $_* superglobals arrays
  * Now current password is needed to change the password
  * Added new options in dumps: DELETE * FROM __table__, USE __dbname__
  * Added new files to the project: lib/lang_lib.php, lib/nls.php
  * Translation method has been changed. Now it is made with GNU gettext and PO (and binary MO) files (classes/Localize.php file has been deleted from project)
  * Now OpenClinic installation is also translated (to the browser language if it is available)
  * Added showInputButton(), showInputFile(), showRadioButton() functions in lib/input_lib.php file
  * Created a directory to store medical problem tests
  * It is possible making a remote installation of a SQL file
  * OpenClinic CSS changed. New design does not use tables for layout purposes. Layout is made with div and span tags. It looks fine in last generation browsers
  * All visible pages have a title page
  * Various database fields have changed: subjetive -> subjective (problem_tbl, deleted_problem_tbl), objetive -> objective (problem_tbl, deleted_problem_tbl), wife_childs_status_health -> spouse_childs_status_health (deleted_patient_tbl, history_tbl), sur_name1 -> surname1 (staff_tbl, patient_tbl, deleted_patient_tbl), sur_name2 -> surname2 (staff_tbl, patient_tbl, deleted_patient_tbl)
  * In login_form.php direct connections, it redirects to home/index.php now

Regards.

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