Table 3.

Concise summary of clinical functionalities

	OpenMRS	Dream–Sant Egidio	GHIS	iSante	WorldVista	OSCAR
Target conditions	Primary care, HIV	HIV	Primary care, HIV	HIV	Primary care	Primary care
Languages	Eng, Sp	Eng, Fr, Port, Ital	Eng	Fr, Eng	Eng	Eng, Fr, Sp
Auto generate patient ID	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Form-based demographic data entry	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Enter and retrieve metric vital signs including calculated BMI	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Coded and editable past medical history, family history, risk factors	No	No	Yes	Yes, but not editable	Yes, but difficult to edit	Yes
ICD coded problem list	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial list	Yes	Yes
Coded med list, med interaction and allergy checking	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Pharmacy inventory	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Prescription printing	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Flow sheets for common illnesses	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Health maintenance reminders	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Print lab order	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Print imaging request	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Demographics and diagnosis reporting	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Quality report cards	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

BMI, body mass index; Eng, English; Fr, French; ICD, International Classification of Disease; Ital, Italian; Port, Portuguese; Sp, Spanish.