Full clinical implementer responses
| EMR system | OpenMRS | DREAM–Sant Egidio | GHIS | iSanté | WorldVista | OSCAR |
| EMR design | ||||||
| Designed for what level of care/specialty care | Primary care | HIV/AIDS | HIV/AIDS and primary care | HIV/AIDS | Primary care | Primary care |
| Languages | Eng, Sp | Port, Ital, Eng, Fr | Eng | Fr, Eng | Eng | Eng, Fr, Sp |
| Patient registration | ||||||
| Form-based data entry for patient registration | X | X | X | X | – | X |
| Auto generate unique patient ID | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Patient arrival/flow | ||||||
| Able to search/retrieve info on various criteria? | X | – | X | X | X | X |
| Office visit scheduling system? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Retrieve records and mark ‘arrived’ on f/u? | X | X | – | X | X | X |
| Vital signs | ||||||
| Enter and retrieve ALL vitals? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Templates | ||||||
| Form-based templates? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Coded data entered in templates? | – | X | X | X | X | X |
| PMH, FH, Smoking, and ETOH coded as variables? | – | – | X | X, but not editable on follow-up visits | X, but difficult to edit on follow-up visits | X |
| Procedure notes | ||||||
| Template-based provider procedure notes? | X | – | – | – | X | Boilerplate text notes |
| Problem list | ||||||
| List based on ICD-9 or ICD-10? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| List in local language? | X | – | X | X | X | English but ability to load ICDs in other language |
| Short pick list AND comprehensive list? | X | X | X | Only short pick list, not comprehensive | X | X |
| MED list and RX | ||||||
| Allows for allergy AND drug interaction check? | – | – | – | – | X | X |
| List updated to Rx availability? | – | X | – | X | X | X |
| Rx sent to on-site pharmacy? | – | X | X | X | – | X |
| Track inventory in pharmacy? | – | X | X | – | X | – |
| Option to print Rx? | – | – | X | – | X | X, also with bar code |
| Flow sheets and remainders | ||||||
| Customised info retrieval flow sheets for common dx? | – | – | X | X | X | X |
| Health maintenance remainder? | – | X | X | X | X | X |
| Labs and results | ||||||
| Print labs request? | X | X | X | – | X | X |
| Electronic labs request? | X | X | X | – | X | X |
| Manual entry of results? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Imaging and results | ||||||
| Print imaging requests? | X | – | X | – | X | X |
| Manual entry of results? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Reporting | ||||||
| Reports of pt. demographics? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Reports of dx or ICD code? | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Meds Rx report? | – | X | X | X | X | X |
| Quality report cards? | – | – | X | X | X | X |
–, No, not present; EMR, electronic medical record; Eng, English; Fr, French; ICD, International Classification of Disease; Ital, Italian; Port, Portuguese; Sp, Spanish; X, Yes, present.