GNU Health(1)

NAME
GNU Health - Free Health and Hospital Information System

SYNOPSIS
GNU Health GNU Health is a Free/Libre project for health practitioners, health centers, research institutions and governments.

DESCRIPTION
GNU HEALTH is a Free / Libre, Health and Hospital Information System that provides the following functionality: Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) * Electronic Medical Record (EMR) * Health Information System (HIS) * Laboratory Information System (LIS) GNU Health combines the daily medical practice with state-of-the-art technology in bioinformatics and genetics. It provides a holistic approach to the person, from the biological and molecular basis of disease to the social and environmental determinants of health. GNU Health also manages the internal processes of a health institution, such as calendars, financial management, billing, stock management, pharmacies or laboratories (LIMS) The GNU Health Federation allows to interconnect heterogeneous nodes and build large federated health networks across a region, province or country.

HOMEPAGE
<http://www.gnuhealth.org/>.

AUTHOR
Luis Falcon <falcon@gnuhealth.org> and the GNU Health community