Top 10 Trending OpenEMR Blogs of 2025 [Must Read]

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the most impactful topics in the OpenEMR community. This year, we’ve explored more technical aspects, solutions, capabilities, and best practices surrounding OpenEMR. 

From tackling technical challenges to advanced integrations, our blog posts have provided valuable insights to help healthcare professionals optimize their OpenEMR systems.

In this post, we’re revisiting the top 10 trending OpenEMR blogs of 2024, highlighting the content that resonated most with our readers and continues to influence the conversation into 2025.

Top 10 OpenEMR Blogs of 2025

1. How to Overcome the Top 10 HIE Challenges with OpenEMR?

Health Information Exchange is the cornerstone of modern healthcare as it enables a secure exchange of health data between disparate systems. 

The HIE market value was projected at $1.2 Billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $3.8 Billion in 2032.

This creates the urge to implement HIE in healthcare practices. OpenEMR, an open-source EMR system plays a major role in improving Health Information Systems. 

However, implementing health information exchange is associated with many challenges and OpenEMR offers a comprehensive solution to overcome them. 

This blog post shares the top 10 HIE challenges and how OpenEMR’s Solution helps to overcome them.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/how-to-overcome-the-top-10-hie-challenges-with-openemr/ 

2. What Is OpenEMR? – A Complete Guide

When it comes to open-source EMR solutions, OpenEMR stands as the most popular choice among healthcare practices. 

OpenEMR is a powerful open-source electronic medical records system that has various capabilities such as billing, scheduling, e-prescription, patient data management, and practice management. 

According to the source, over 15,000 worldwide use OpenEMR, serving over 90 Million patients.

Read this blog post to learn more in-depth about what is OpenEMR, its features, benefits, and how it stands out from other EMRs in the Marketplace. 

If you want to learn the basics of OpenEMR, this complete guide will be your resource.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/what-is-openemr-a-complete-guide/ 

3. How to Install OpenEMR on Windows 2024 (The Ultimate Guide)

OpenEMR is an open-source EMR system that is available for free. This means anyone can download and host OpenEMR locally and utilize the system.

The most important part is that OpenEMR supports all OS such as MacOS, Linux, and especially Windows. Installing OpenEMR in Windows can be daunting as it involves technical steps and hurdles.

Without proper guidelines, the installation may lead to failure. 

If you want to learn the step-by-step process to install OpenEMR in Windows, This blog post will help you.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/how-to-install-openemr-on-windows-2024-the-ultimate-guide/ 

4. The Ultimate Guide to OpenEMR Complete Installation 2024 (MacOS)

OpenEMR has become the ideal open-source EMR solution for small clinics to medium-sized practices. If you want to use the OpenEMR, you must know how to install it without any missteps.

Installing OpenEMR on MacOS differs from the installation process in Windows.

Want to download and install OpenEMR in your MacOS? 

Read this blog post as we walk you through the complete process of OpenEMR installation on a Mac from start to finish.

We’ve covered everything like downloading the necessary files, configuring the web server, setting up your database, and finalizing the OpenEMR installation.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-openemr-complete-installation-2024-macos/ 

5. How Integrations Made Easy With OpenEMR [Undiscovered Features + Benefits]

OpenEMR is an open-source, free electronic medical record and practice management software. The system has revolutionized healthcare integration.

Its powerful features of HIPAA-compliant data security, integrated calendars, financial records, and patient communications enable clinics to operate with ease. The most recent developments with OpenEMR include its integration with lab systems, the automation of prescription refills, and the real-time generation of reports.

In this blog, we will look at some of the lesser-known features of OpenEMR that facilitate smooth integrations and the numerous benefits these connections bring about. 

From enhanced interoperability to streamlined workflows, we delve into how the integrations of OpenEMR can transform your healthcare operations.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/how-integrations-made-easy-with-openemr-undiscovered-features-benefits/ 

6. How to Install OpenEMR on Linux 2024

Healthcare practices may struggle to install OpenEMR since it necessitates technical labor and configurations, particularly with Linux, an operating system (OS) equivalent to MacOS and Windows.

In this straightforward article, we’ll walk you through the process of installing OpenEMR on a Linux system. 

This article will show you how to get OpenEMR up and running, whether you are constructing a new healthcare practice system or migrating from an existing EMR system.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/how-to-install-openemr-on-linux-2024/ 

7. Can large clinics use OpenEMR? [Top 8 challenges & shotgun solutions]

OpenEMR is a powerful open-source electronic medical records system that meets the needs of small clinics and medium-sized practices.

But does OpenEMR suit the need for Large Clinics?

This blog post shares OpenEMR for large clinics, their challenges, and how OpenEMR solves them with comprehensive solutions.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/can-large-clinics-use-openemr-top-8-challenges-shotgun-solutions/ 

8. How to Schedule Appointments in OpenEMR

Manually scheduling patient appointments can be daunting. 

OpenEMR offers a simple scheduling system that allows providers to create, schedule, and manage patient appointments.

Appointment scheduling in OpenEMR, however, requires a few steps.

This blog post will walk you through the OpenEMR patient appointment scheduling process if you are unfamiliar with it or are having trouble.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/how-to-schedule-appointments-in-openemr/ 

9. Custom Reporting Made Simple: An Example Guide to Building Reports in OpenEMR

In today’s healthcare landscape, accurate and tailored reports are important. OpenEMR, a widely used open-source EMR system, offers robust tools for custom reporting.

However, building reports in OpenEMR can seem daunting without a clear roadmap.

This guide breaks down the complexities, providing a step-by-step approach to creating insightful custom reports that meet your practice’s unique needs.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/custom-reporting-made-simple-an-example-guide-to-building-reports-in-openemr/ 

10. 6 Strategies to Migrate Patient Data From Any EHR to OpenEMR Efficiently

Healthcare practices may find it difficult to transfer patient data between EHR platforms. 

Medical practice administrators find it stressful to consider moving large amounts of sensitive patient data from one complicated platform to a whole new one.

Making the move from EHR systems, such as any EHR, to open-source platforms, such as OpenEMR, is a significant project that, if not managed properly, might lead to many problems.

However, healthcare practitioners might easily facilitate the transmission if they carefully organize the migration procedure with possible security protocols in place. 

Read this blog post to learn the best strategies and challenges to navigate data migration from any EHR to OpenEMR.

Read More: https://www.capminds.com/blog/6-strategies-to-migrate-patient-data-from-any-ehr-to-openemr-efficiently/