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| genre = [[Medical practice management software]]
| genre = [[Medical practice management software]]
| license = [[GPL v2]]
| license = [[GPL v2]]
| website = {{URL|https://worldoscar.org/}}
| website = {{URL|https://oscargalaxy.org/}}
}}
}}
'''OSCAR McMaster''' is a web-based [[electronic medical record]] (EMR) system initially developed for [[academic medicine|academic]] [[family medicine|primary care]] clinics. It has grown into a comprehensive EMR and billing system used by many doctor's offices and private medical clinics in Canada and other parts of the world. The name is derived from where it was created and an [[acronym]]; ''OSCAR'' stands for ''Open Source Clinical Application and Resource'' and ''McMaster'' refers to ''[[McMaster University]]'', where it was developed. It enables the delivery of evidence resources at the point of care.
'''OSCAR McMaster''' is a web-based [[electronic medical record]] (EMR) system initially developed for [[academic medicine|academic]] [[family medicine|primary care]] clinics. It has grown into a comprehensive EMR and billing system used by many doctor's offices and private medical clinics in Canada and other parts of the world. The name is derived from where it was created and an [[acronym]]; ''OSCAR'' stands for ''Open Source Clinical Application and Resource'' and ''McMaster'' refers to ''[[McMaster University]]'', where it was developed. It enables the delivery of evidence resources at the point of care.
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* eForms allow you to create (and import) custom "templates" which are useful for pre-filling patient data into commonly used forms, such as requisitions. eForms can be fully customized as they are simple HTML elements on top of a background image, and they can be imported/shared.
* eForms allow you to create (and import) custom "templates" which are useful for pre-filling patient data into commonly used forms, such as requisitions. eForms can be fully customized as they are simple HTML elements on top of a background image, and they can be imported/shared.
* Report by Template: able to run custom reports on any information in the OSCAR database and import report templates
* Report by Template: able to run custom reports on any information in the OSCAR database and import report templates
* REST API and SOAP API: OSCAR has a full API for programmatic integration with other software systems.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=OSCAR’s API - World OSCAR |url=https://worldoscar.org/knowledge-base/oscar-emr-api/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |language=en-US}}
* REST API and SOAP API: OSCAR has a full API for programmatic integration with other software systems.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-07 |title=OSCAR’s API - OSCAR |url=https://oscargalaxy.org/knowledge-base/integration-management/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |language=en-US}}
* Electronic Referral Network integration: Integration with OCEAN eReferral network and other features.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-06 |title=About our EMR Integrations - OceanMD |url=https://www.oceanmd.com/emr-integrations/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.oceanmd.com |language=en-US}}
* Electronic Referral Network integration: Integration with OCEAN eReferral network and other features.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-06 |title=About our EMR Integrations - OceanMD |url=https://www.oceanmd.com/emr-integrations/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.oceanmd.com |language=en-US}}


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=== Support Sites ===
=== Support Sites ===


* The oscarcanada.org and oscarmanual.org support sites are outdated and no longer updated.{{Cite web|title=OSCAR CANADA USERS SOCIETY (historical) — OSCAR Canada Users Society|url=http://oscarcanada.org/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=oscarcanada.org}} The support site for current versions of OSCAR is [https://worldoscar.org/ worldoscar.org] which is supported by volunteers of the OSCAR community, including [[Peter Hutten-Czapski]] and [[Adrian Starzynski]].{{Cite web|title=World OSCAR – Open Source Clinical Applications and Resources|url=https://worldoscar.org/|access-date=2021-05-16|language=en-US}}
* The oscarcanada.org and oscarmanual.org support sites are outdated and no longer updated.{{Cite web|title=OSCAR CANADA USERS SOCIETY (historical) — OSCAR Canada Users Society|url=http://oscarcanada.org/|access-date=2021-05-16|website=oscarcanada.org}} The support site for current versions of OSCAR is [https://oscargalaxy.org/ oscargalaxy.org] which is supported by volunteers of the OSCAR community.{{Cite web|title=World OSCAR – Open Source Clinical Applications and Resources|url=https://oscargalaxy.org/|access-date=2021-05-16|language=en-US}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.oscarmanual.org Online Help Manual for OSCAR McMaster for OSCAR versions 9-15 (outdated)]
*[http://www.oscarmanual.org Online Help Manual for OSCAR McMaster for OSCAR versions 9-15 (outdated)]
**[https://worldoscar.org/ OSCAR Help Site for Current Versions]
**[https://oscargalaxy.org/ OSCAR Help Site for Current Versions]
*[https://worldoscar.org/links-for-oscar-developers/ OSCAR Development Links]
*[https://oscargalaxy.org/knowledge-base/category/developers/ OSCAR Development Links]
*[[sourceforge:p/oscarmcmaster/mailman/|OSCAR Mailing Lists]]
*[[sourceforge:p/oscarmcmaster/mailman/|OSCAR Mailing Lists]]


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