OpenEMR 4.2.0 is going to be released before 1/1/15 and it will have 2014 EHR Modular Certification(note OpenEMR will NOT have full 2014 certification by this time). We had to go to 4.2 so it doesn’t interfere with 4.1 which is 2011 Certified.
This will be a very rushed release; so far the branches are set up and will build packages sometime over the next week. Would be great if could get help on the following wiki sections/pages:
(As an aside, note there is also a 4.1.3 branch in the git repository; this is basically same as 4.2.0 but with MU wordage to make it compliant with 2011 certification but not 2014 in case this would be needed in the future)
Also note packages are built daily which can be tested: http://demo.open-emr.org:2101/files/
(note these are just test packages and are not yet the official release)
Let us know if any issues on testing,
-brady OpenEMR
OpenEMR users have no choice but to use 2011 CEHRT for 2014.
No indications that there will be a month extension for registration & attestation that occurred for 2013. Safer to assume that the 2014 deadline will be February 28, 2015.
Unless CMS adopts even more flexibility, 4.2.0 cannot be used for MU2 attestation if certification is delayed to 2015.
All the packages have been built/tested (still some work to do for testing the xampp package). I am holding on the release until confirm it has MU2 Modular Certification from Tony(as of Christmas Eve there were a couple snags); when I release them, I’ll do the downloads page and link it to the new wiki pages(I’ll also fill in the placeholders).
When the Downloads page is updated, it will probably be time to retire Peppy & “A Special Appeal”. Solicitations which run too long tend to be ineffective.
I’m in the process of collecting names of philanthropies (a benefit derived from watching PBS) who are likely to help the Project fund work on MU3.
Once it is finalized, I will try to get an early start on grant proposals & coordinate the effort closely with Tony. None of us would want to see another round of delays.
If fund raising becomes necessary again, another appeal message & mascot can be whipped up quickly.
Tested 4.2 Demo today. Could not import ICD10 to be coded. I also downloaded it using backup and recreated it on my stahdalone computer for testing. I also imported the backup (emr_backup.tar) openemr.sql from 4.1.2 patch 7 to 4.2. I had the same problem of not being able to update/save changes in the demographics especially changing the primary insurance.
MU2 development is still in full force and still need more funds for development cost (CQM will be expensive…). Contributions still continue to trickle in, and will keep the aggressive donations request for now since the new release will bring in some traffic to the project.
(and thanks for all the work on the release wiki pages, which made the release documentation smooth sailing)
If you’re running 4.1.3-dev can you bring over these files and then go into the database to change the version number to 4.2.0 to get around having to create an upgrade sql script?