ottehr

JSON twin: https://www.healthaidb.com/software/ottehr.json

Company Name

MassLight

Product URL

https://www.ottehr.com/product

Company URL

https://www.masslight.com

Categories

Summary

Ottehr is an open-source, FHIR-native, modular EHR and patient portal designed for developers to fork and deploy production-ready ambulatory and telehealth workflows.

Description

Ottehr provides a React/Node.js front-end EHR and patient intake portal built on Oystehr backend services. Features include scheduling, queuing, patient intake, telehealth (secure video/chat), messaging (SMS/chat), eRx, clinical charting modules, and extensible modules for orders and revenue cycle management; distributed as a forkable, production-ready codebase with deployment scripts and integration guidance.

Api Available

yes

Certifications

Company Founding

2000

Company Offices

Compliance

Customers

Data Residency

Self-hosting allows customer-controlled region (AWS/GCP); vendor SaaS offered on major cloud regions (US and configurable cloud regions)

Data Standards

Deployment Model

Features

Id

P1223

Integration Partners

Integrations

Languages Supported

Last Updated

2025-09-07

License

MassLight custom permissive (MIT-like) with required attribution to Oystehr/Ottehr/MassLight; see LICENSE in repository

Links

Market Segment

Optional Modules

Os Platforms

Pricing Details

Open-source and free to fork/use. Runs with a free Oystehr account; commercial/attribution-free licensing available by contacting vendor (info@oystehr.com).

Pricing Model

free

Privacy Features

Ratings

Regions Available

Release Year

2025

Security Features

Specialties

Support Channels

System Requirements

Can be self-hosted: Linux, Docker/Kubernetes, Node.js services, PostgreSQL; or use Oystehr SaaS (AWS/GCP).

Target Users

Training Options

Type

product

User Reviews

Version

1.0

Canonical JSON

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  "company_name": "MassLight",
  "company_url": "https://www.masslight.com",
  "company_offices": [
    "United States"
  ],
  "company_founding": "2000",
  "product_url": "https://www.ottehr.com/product",
  "categories": [
    "clinical",
    "administrative",
    "patient-facing",
    "telehealth",
    "revenue cycle management",
    "interoperability",
    "open-source"
  ],
  "market_segment": [
    "enterprise",
    "smb",
    "developer-focused"
  ],
  "links": [
    "https://www.ottehr.com/",
    "https://www.ottehr.com/product",
    "https://docs.oystehr.com/ottehr/welcome/",
    "https://github.com/masslight/ottehr",
    "https://masslight.com/products/ottehr",
    "https://elion.health/products/ottehr",
    "https://www.capterra.com/p/10024445/Ottehr/",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/ottehr/",
    "https://www.ottehr.com/privacy-policy",
    "mailto:info@ottehr.com"
  ],
  "summary": "Ottehr is an open-source, FHIR-native, modular EHR and patient portal designed for developers to fork and deploy production-ready ambulatory and telehealth workflows.",
  "description": "Ottehr provides a React/Node.js front-end EHR and patient intake portal built on Oystehr backend services. Features include scheduling, queuing, patient intake, telehealth (secure video/chat), messaging (SMS/chat), eRx, clinical charting modules, and extensible modules for orders and revenue cycle management; distributed as a forkable, production-ready codebase with deployment scripts and integration guidance.",
  "target_users": [
    "developers",
    "clinicians",
    "practice administrators",
    "telehealth providers",
    "IT teams"
  ],
  "specialties": [
    "primary care",
    "ambulatory care",
    "telemedicine",
    "behavioral health",
    "chronic care management"
  ],
  "regions_available": [
    "United States",
    "Global"
  ],
  "languages_supported": [
    "English"
  ],
  "pricing_model": "free",
  "pricing_details": "Open-source and free to fork/use. Runs with a free Oystehr account; commercial/attribution-free licensing available by contacting vendor (info@oystehr.com).",
  "license": "MassLight custom permissive (MIT-like) with required attribution to Oystehr/Ottehr/MassLight; see LICENSE in repository",
  "deployment_model": [
    "open_source/self-hosted",
    "SaaS (hosted via Oystehr)",
    "cloud (AWS, GCP)"
  ],
  "os_platforms": [
    "Web (browser)",
    "iOS (mobile/web app)",
    "Android (mobile/web app)"
  ],
  "features": [
    "Patient registration and demographics",
    "Appointment scheduling and tracking boards",
    "Telemedicine (secure video, waiting rooms, chat)",
    "Provider documentation / visit notes",
    "e-Prescribing (eRx) and medication search",
    "Patient paperwork / forms",
    "Patient-facing portal / appointment management",
    "Lab ordering and results ingestion",
    "Billing / RCM workflows (eligibility, remits, claims)",
    "Messaging and transactional SMS",
    "Fax send/register integration",
    "Role-based access and staff management",
    "FHIR-native API and bulk data export",
    "Audit history / resource provenance",
    "Extensible modular architecture (Zambda serverless extensions)",
    "Theming and UI customization",
    "Developer SDKs / TypeScript SDK",
    "Console / developer tools",
    "Batch & transaction FHIR support",
    "Terminology management"
  ],
  "optional_modules": [
    "RCM / advanced billing module",
    "eRx advanced integrations (pharmacy networks)",
    "Telemed enhancements",
    "Lab integration/onboarding module",
    "Fax service connector",
    "Zambda serverless extension marketplace",
    "Radiology module"
  ],
  "integrations": [
    "Pharmacy e-prescribing networks (eRx) / pharmacy connectivity",
    "Laboratory providers / LIS onboarding",
    "Fax providers / fax gateway services",
    "Payment processors / billing clearinghouses",
    "Messaging/SMS gateways",
    "Cloud providers (AWS, GCP) for deployment"
  ],
  "data_standards": [
    "FHIR (R4+)",
    "HL7 v2",
    "FHIR Bulk Data (Export)",
    "SNOMED CT",
    "ICD-10",
    "LOINC",
    "DICOM (radiology support)"
  ],
  "api_available": "yes",
  "system_requirements": "Can be self-hosted: Linux, Docker/Kubernetes, Node.js services, PostgreSQL; or use Oystehr SaaS (AWS/GCP).",
  "compliance": [
    "HIPAA",
    "SOC 2",
    "ONC (documentation referencing ONC certification)",
    "ISO 9001"
  ],
  "certifications": [
    "SOC 2",
    "ONC Certification (referenced)",
    "ISO 9001"
  ],
  "security_features": [
    "Encryption in transit (TLS)",
    "Encryption at rest",
    "RBAC (roles/permissions)",
    "SSO/SAML support",
    "Audit logs / resource provenance",
    "2‑factor authentication (2FA)"
  ],
  "privacy_features": [
    "BAA available",
    "Consent management (configurable)",
    "Data minimization and configurable retention",
    "Anonymization/pseudonymization options (via platform extensibility)"
  ],
  "data_residency": "Self-hosting allows customer-controlled region (AWS/GCP); vendor SaaS offered on major cloud regions (US and configurable cloud regions)",
  "customers": [],
  "user_reviews": [
    "There's a fairly new open-source and production ready EHR called Ottehr.",
    "If you have a developer, you can fork and run this open source telemed platform — works out of the box, but you'll have to have an engineer.",
    "Ottehr has a fully developed telemed platform and allows you to build or customize other workflows you need for your EHR.",
    "A modular, FHIR-native open source EHR that began as a reference implementation and grew into production-ready software."
  ],
  "ratings": [
    "GitHub: 228 stars (repository masslight/ottehr, 2025)"
  ],
  "support_channels": [
    "email",
    "slack",
    "social_media",
    "schedule_demo"
  ],
  "training_options": [
    "documentation",
    "live_online (demo/schedule demo)"
  ],
  "release_year": "2025",
  "integration_partners": [
    "Oystehr",
    "ClickSend",
    "UMLS / NLM Terminology Services"
  ],
  "id": "P1223",
  "slug": "ottehr",
  "type": "product",
  "version": "1.0",
  "last_updated": "2025-09-07",
  "links_json": {
    "self": "https://www.healthaidb.com/software/ottehr.json"
  }
}