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Open Source Medical Billing Software

Posted by timothy on from the doctor-my-wallet-hurts dept.

tr0tt3r writes "There is a thriving community of people who are devoted to using Free and Open Source Software to run Medical Practices. While there are many projects that are capable of tracking patient data and scheduling functions, there has been no way to run a Doctors office using GPL software because there was no GPL Medical Billing. This is mostly due to the difficulty of handling HCFA 1500 alongside EDI formats like X12.Recently several different projects have banded together to create FreeB the first GPL medical billing system."

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  2. Great for all those poor doctorts out there by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    The doctor I know is earning over $250 K per year. Commercial applications in the field come in $500-1500 range. There is no incentive for doctor to go to something with open source, since that money will be spent on something else anyway, like new chairs for the office, to have more tax write-offs.

    Of course, you can give him a lecture on Richard Stallman's philosophy, but that might not work next time you need an eye exam or dental appointment.