Electronic health records for medical practices

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Problem

Medical practices need to manage patient records, document clinical encounters, and coordinate care. Existing commercial EHR and practice management solutions are often expensive, inflexible, and create vendor lock-in.

Solution concept

A better EHR and practice management system would provide the core functionality of commercial solutions—patient records, clinical documentation, scheduling, billing—but with lower or no licensing costs, easier customization for specific practice needs, open standards support (like FHIR), and the ability to self-host or migrate data freely without vendor lock-in.

Who has it

Medical practices, clinics, and healthcare providers of all sizes, from solo practitioners to small hospital networks

How they handle it today

Today, practices use proprietary EHR and practice management software that typically requires licensing fees, implementation services, and ongoing vendor support. Many are locked into systems that are difficult to customize or leave.

Why now

Not stated in the source.

How it could charge

Inference: subscription support and hosting services, implementation and customization services, training, or cloud-hosting options layered on top of the open-source core.