# OpenEMR 8.2/8.3 Group Therapy Issues: Duplicate Tabs, Participant Update Errors, and Incorrect Navigation **URL:** \ **Category:** Management and Administration\ **Tags:** bug, question, infrastructure\ **Created:** [August 21, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-8-2-8-3-group-therapy-issues-duplicate-tabs-participant-update-errors-and-incorrect-navigation/26995 "2026-08-21T17:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sajanasigdel](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/sajanasigdel/32/23330_2.png) [@sajanasigdel](https://community.open-emr.org/u/sajanasigdel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-8-2-8-3-group-therapy-issues-duplicate-tabs-participant-update-errors-and-incorrect-navigation/26995/1 "2026-08-21T17:02:28Z")
I enabled **Group Therapy** in OpenEMR 8.2 through **Global \> Config**. I was able to successfully create a group and add participants. However, I have encountered several issues with the Group Therapy functionality. I also tested the same workflow in the **OpenEMR demo environment running version 8.3** and experienced the same behavior. This makes me believe these issues may be related to OpenEMR itself rather than our specific implementation or configuration. ### 1. Duplicate “Past Therapy Group Encounters” tab When I open a group either through **Groups \> Group Name** or by clicking the group name from a scheduled group appointment on the calendar, three tabs open: - Therapy Group Finder - The selected group - Past Therapy Group Encounters However, the **Past Therapy Group Encounters** tab opens twice. ### 2. Error when updating group participants When I open the desired group and go to the **Participants** tab, I can enter information such as the participant’s **exit date and comments**. However, when I click **Update** , I receive the following error: > “An Error has occurred” After this error appears, if I try to refresh any other OpenEMR screen using the OpenEMR refresh button, the same error appears across the screens and I can no longer access the application normally. The only way I have found to recover is to **log out of OpenEMR and log back in**. ### 3. Incorrect navigation from General Data While I am in the **Participants** tab, if I click the **General Data** tab to update information, I am unexpectedly taken to the **Past Therapy Group Encounters** screen. To return to the group details, I have to manually click back into the already-opened group details tab. This makes the workflow confusing and difficult to use. ### 4. Saving group information redirects to Past Therapy Group Encounters When I update information such as **Guest Counselors** or **Notes** and click **Save** , I would expect to remain on the group details screen. Instead, OpenEMR redirects me to the **Past Therapy Group Encounters** screen. I then have to manually return to the previously opened group details tab to see the confirmation message: > “Details group was saved successfully.” ### Additional observation Throughout these workflows, I also encounter multiple error pop-ups and unexpected tab/navigation behavior. I have attached a **screen shots showing the steps and issues described above**. Could anyone confirm whether these are known issues in OpenEMR 8.2/8.3 Group Therapy? If so, are there any existing fixes, patches, configuration changes, or GitHub issues related to these problems? Thank you. ![Error 1 while creating group](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/4/143acf3eec69ee2d8969836e79adc3ebc1d86a64.jpeg) ![duplicate path therapy group encoutner tab](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/3/43e306c7efdc027985b29ea04f0d3c6552c097b5.jpeg) ![Error has occured](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/3/f3e6f35b787ea8f7a75e2677c5130ae8e03688bf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nilesh\_Hake](https://community.open-emr.org/user_avatar/community.open-emr.org/nilesh_hake/32/13927_2.png) [@Nilesh\_Hake](https://community.open-emr.org/u/Nilesh_Hake)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/openemr-8-2-8-3-group-therapy-issues-duplicate-tabs-participant-update-errors-and-incorrect-navigation/26995/2 "2026-08-25T05:58:58Z")
@sajanasigdel Below is the issue that you have. I will try to fix this and provide you the PR Tue Aug 25 11:21:36.729044 2026] [php:notice] [pid 7700:tid 1996] [client ::1:58502] OpenEMR.CRITICAL: Uncaught exception! {“exception”:“[object] (TypeError(code: 0): OpenEMR\\Common\\Logging\\Audit\\Event::\_\_construct(): Argument #8 ($patientId) must be of type ?int, array given, called in C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\emr-diane\\src\\Common\\Logging\\EventAuditLogger.php on line 680 at C:/xampp/htdocs/emr-diane/src/Common/Logging/Audit/Event.php:34)\n[stacktrace]\n#0 C:/xampp/htdocs/emr-diane/src/Common/Logging/EventAuditLogger.php(680): OpenEMR/Common/Logging/Audit/Event-\>\_\_construct()\n#1 C:/xampp/htdocs/emr-diane/src/Common/Logging/EventAuditLogger.php(242): OpenEMR/Common/Logging/EventAuditLogger-\>recordLogItem()\n#2 C:/xampp/htdocs/emr-diane/src/Common/Logging/EventAuditLogger.php(728): OpenEMR/Common/Logging/EventAuditLogger-\>newEvent()\n#3 C:/xampp/htdocs/emr-diane/interface/globals.php(815): OpenEMR/Common/Logging/EventAuditLogger-\>logHttpRequest()\n#4 C:/xampp/htdocs/emr-diane/interface/therapy\_groups/index.php(28): require\_once(‘…’)\n#5 {main}\n”} , referer: [http://localhost/emr-diane/interface/therapy\_groups/index.php?method=groupParticipants&editParticipants=1&group\_id=1](http://localhost/emr-diane/interface/therapy_groups/index.php?method=groupParticipants&editParticipants=1&group_id=1)