OpenEMR is a leader in healthcare open-source software and is a popular, worldwide open-source electronic health record (EHR) and medical practice management solution. The OpenEMR community is committed to the education of students in the fields of open source software and electronic medical records and the OpenEMR community is a great place to cultivate your open source skills and become part of a project that has a direct positive impact on global health. Every line of code you write will have a positive impact on global health! The OpenEMR community is open, excited, passionate, respectful, inspirational, fun, and very active.

OpenEMR was originally developed in 2002 by physicians to help them run their practices. As an open-source project, it is maintained and supported by a vibrant community of volunteers and professionals that includes several hundred contributors spanning all professions including software developers, physicians, nurses, educators, projects managers, graphic designers and teachers. OpenEMR is a very popular open-source electronic health records and medical practice management solution used throughout the world. OpenEMR is downloaded more than 3,500 times per month, and it is estimated to be used by medical providers to serve more than 100 million patients. OpenEMR has been translated into 33 languages and is used by facilities in more than 100 countries across the globe.

The OpenEMR community is very excited to participate in the GSOC. Come check us out!