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We are still working on tkFP and using it daily in practice. Our latest version is a complete Tkfp/Slackware Linux system set up for
VirtualBox. The VirtualBox .vmdk file seems to be too large to store here. Contact alcald3000 yahoo.com for download instructions.

The Tkfp EMR project released a new bootable CD incoporating the latest Puppy Linux version 2.12 with newest version of Tkfp (59). There are numerous addtitions and capabilities in both Tkfp59 and Puppy Linux 2.12, making it a very advanced EMR package for use in medical offices. This bootable CD has all of the features of Tkfp59 and incorporates all of the latest network security and pharmaceutical interaction database additions.

Tkfp version 59 was posted on Oct. 18, 2006. Enhanced for user friendly validation of insurance claims for catching common errors. Improved security between the network server and multiple clients. More extensive event logging on server.

We have released a new version of the Tkfp EMR designed to work with Puppy Linux http://www.puppylinux.org
Save and unzip our pup001.zip file to C:\ on a Windows 98/2000/XP computer and reboot with a bootable Puppy Linux 1.08 CD and you have a fully functional Tkfp ready to run along with a very nice version of Linux. Many thanks to Dr. Jerry Park D.O. who did almost all the work of getting Tkfp configured to run on Puppy Linux.

I posted a new version of Tkfp for Linux - version 58.
It is a snapshot of the working program I am using in our
2 physician office for medial records and billing. This version includes a number of new features, bug fixes and enhancements to make it more robust and
user friendly.

New release of Tkfp EMR for Windows XP. Fixed problem with slow rendering of prescription XML data into the Tk text widget. It is now as fast as on the Linux version. About 90-95% of functions now work as well on Windows XP as on
Linux. The GUI layout is not quite as pretty on Windows XP, but it works.

New Windows version of Tkfp. Runs on Windows XP. Up to date with Tkfp Linux Version 57. Requires Tcl/Tk, PYTHON, PERL, ImageMagick, Ghostscript for Windows.
Does prescriptions, insurance claims and most important features of the Linux version. Can be used as Client for Tkfp server running on a Linux machine. Faxing direct from Windows needs more testing. See release notes in Files section for detailed features and limitations/bugs/workarounds.

Tkfp Linux version 57 posted. It is basically the same as version 56 with all the patches added, plus a few new things. The release notes tell about some new changes not in any of the version 56 patches.

This is a preconfigured version of tkFP installed along with a complete version of Gentoo Linux. It is ready to run on Windows XP under coLinux. coLinux is a special version of the Linux kernel that allows Linux to run as a guest OS on a Windows XP host machine. See release notes for instructions on how to install.

Tkfp Live! 1.10 bootable Linux CD with Tkfp included, pre-configured and ready to run was posted to the file area today. This is the same as Tkfp 56 with the 10/30/2004 patch added. Please see release notes for details on new features.

Requires at least 384mb of RAM to run. Xwindow and Tkfp work out of the box on my system and start up automatically, but you may need to configure a new XF86Config file for your particular video card and monitor. Instructions included for that at login time after system boots. It runs entirely in RAM, nothing is installed on your hard drive. However it can mount Linux partions it finds. It might be useful with a removable USB drive with a Linux partition on it to enable a portable Tkfp package you can carry around. I haven't tried that yet myself.... read more

A bootable CD image based on SLAX Linux and containing a copy of the latest Tkfp medical practice management software. Good for trying out the program on an Intel X86 class computer without needing to install Linux. It requires at least 384mb of RAM due to the large virtual filesystem it contains. It does not install anything on your hard drive.

Clinical Medical Records. Mostly in Tcl/Tk. Some C,C++, PYTHON, PERL. For Family Physicians, Pediatricians, Internists or Primary Care. Used in a 4 doctor group for 5 years. Network enabled. Tk GUI and web browser based interfaces. HCFA1500 claim form. Tkfp version 56 for Linux is on SourceForge.net. This includes all the patches to version 55 plus all the remaining data sharing over a network set up that was dependent on NFS has now been moved over to use the Tkfp databaseserver program. This should allow you to network Tkfp clients to any Tkfp databaseserver. Using SSH to create a VPN connection with port forwarding works great.

Tkfp Live! a bootable CD version of Tkfp running on Slackware 9.0 is available. It was created with SLAX, http://slax.linux-live.org Run Tkfp on any Intel computer with no installation of Linux or Tkfp required. Requires 384 MB of RAM or more, a fast CDROM and better have a Pentium 3 or better class of CPU.

A new Windows version has been posted. This is now current with the Linux version again as of March 08, 2004. The windows version has some quirks and is not tested extensively, but quite a bit of it appears to work the same as on Linux. But we cannot say it a production quality application at this time. It is for experimenters mainly.

The Tk_familypractice_55_patch.tar.gz file adds functionality to produce the HIPAA ANSI X12 837 4010A1 insurance claim file format. It is integrated with the demographic/insurance and note writing modules so a provider can produce the claim at the time a progress note is completed without any other employee help, providing the demographic/insurance info is maintained correctly.

This version is current with the Tkfp Linux 55 release. Most of the functions work. Needs ActiveTcl, ActivePython and ActivePerl from http://www.activestate.com to enable all the functions. It has some problems running in the tabbled notebook GUI as the entry box widgets do not accept focus in that mode due to lower level problem in Tcl/Tk. Runs best in a multi-window mode outside the tabbed notebook GUI.

This version is in production status for submitting medical insurance claims with a large nationwide clearinghouse. It is a almost complete medical records system including notes, medications, past history, demographics, insurance and accounting information. It is being used in 2 active medical practices with 2 doctors each in Califonia and Iowa.

Tk_familypractice is a clinical Medical Records system, written mostly in Tcl/Tk. Some C, C++, PYTHON, PERL. For Family Physicians, Pediatricians, Internists or Primary Care. Used in a 4 doctor group for 5 years. Network enabled. Tk GUI and web browser based interfaces. HCFA1500 claim form. Another new Windows version. Using the file notebook_start2.tcl, you can run all the windows now inside a tabbed notebook. The look and feel is now exactly the same as the Linux version.

New Windows Version - almost everything working similar to Linux version now. Some things still need work but files are now
the same as Linux version which will make it easier to maintain
both the Windows and Linux versions.

Version 54 has new features and bug fixes Released in April 2003.

New update of Windows version. Program files are now the same on Windows or Linux version. Windows version can connect to Tkfp server running on a Linux box. Use ActiveTcl 8.4 from Active State to run Tkfp on Windows. Some features using auxillary helper apps not running yet on Windows version.

XPATH and XSLT being used for queries on the XML database.
Demographics, accounting, patient drug profiles, progress notes and the new drug database are in XML and funcional. Improved progress note generator with past history, ROS, medication list having own structure in working note so they can be manipulated independently. Trapping of XML incompatable user inputs in the data. Improved insurance billing with print image format working for submitting claims electronically.

Clinical Medical Records. Mostly in Tcl/Tk. Some C,C++,PYTHON,PERL. For Family Physicians, Pediatricians, Internists or Primary Care. Tkfp 52 Improved accounting module linked with status of HCFA 1500 claim forms. Improved data structure of notes in progress note generator. Note structure closely follows E & M coding guidelines.

Completely new and redone Web Browser interface. SSL security enabled using tclhttpd3.3.1 WebServer with TLS 1.4.1. Provider level access - read and write to all records. Patient level access - read their own personal record and can update their own demographic and past history sections.

Improved more reliable installation. 2 new template menu objects. Auto install of provider signature file.
Backup data menubutton. Demographic form toggles between 4 languages. Viewer window for fax spool directory. A number of other small improvements.
It's the most stable release yet.