Help with Very Basic OpenEMR set up

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Situation
I am a retired Physician and have a very small concierge practice in a home office. I want to set up OpenEMR on a laptop just to keep medical records for these patients. (Not cloud based.) I would also like to electronic prescribe scripts, receive lab results / faxes, and print notes. I would like to do this on free basis since monthly charges can’t be justified with very small patient load.

I am not a huge EMR Tech, but I can work a PC pretty well. I tried several years ago to set up OpenEMR and ran into problems and deleted it all.
Is there a very simple installation process I can use for this sort of thing?

Browser:
Chrome or MS Edge

Operating System
MS Win 11 home.

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

Dave

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Hi Dave,
Yes! You can set up OpenEMR on your Windows 11 Home laptop with a simple installation process. Since you want offline use, electronic prescriptions, lab results, and printing notes, you’ll need the XAMPP-based OpenEMR package for an easy setup.

:small_blue_diamond: Step-by-Step OpenEMR Installation (Windows 11)

:one: Download OpenEMR

  • Go to the OpenEMR website: https://www.open-emr.org/
  • Click on Download, then choose Windows (XAMPP Package).
  • Download the latest stable version.

:two: Install XAMPP & OpenEMR

  • Run the .exe installer you downloaded.
  • Follow the on-screen instructions.
  • Once installed, launch XAMPP Control Panel and start Apache & MySQL.

:three: Open OpenEMR

  • Open Chrome or Edge and enter:

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http://localhost/openemr
  • Log in with default credentials (provided in installation).

:four: Configure Electronic Prescriptions

  • OpenEMR supports NewCrop eRx for electronic prescriptions, but it requires paid integration.
  • Alternative: Use Free E-Prescribing websites (like GoodRx, RxNT Free Plan) alongside OpenEMR.

:five: Set Up Lab Results & Faxing

  • Most labs require HL7 interfaces, which need third-party services.
  • Workaround: Manually enter lab results into OpenEMR’s patient records.

:six: Enable PDF Note Printing

  • OpenEMR allows you to print patient notes as PDFs.
  • Go to Patient Chart → Reports → Print Summary → Save as PDF. If you not comfortable with this, we are providing OpenEMR setup services. Book your free consultaion
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Thanks!

Unfortunately, GoodRx, RxNT aren’t free e-prescribing websites.

I spoke with both:

GoodRx says they have not e-prescribing in their system.
RxNT does not have a free plan.

Does anyone know of a free web based or app based program to e-prescribe?

Thanks!

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@DJM I hope you’re doing well. Unfortunately, I don’t know of any free web-based options, but one that has been tested with OpenEMR is WenoExchange. It’s easily integratable and works well. I belive you can get a free trial by contacting them https://wenoexchange.com/sign-in/

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Thank you for the information.