OSCAR User Feature Matrix

UpdatedJanuary 25, 2026

By Peter Hutten-CzapskiPeter Hutten-Czapski

Note that this is an impossible task to compare all features as all OSCARs are under continual development and what might be true today will be incorrect tomorrow. Furthermore how some features are implemented sometimes is more important than the presence or absence of a feature. In addition there is no master list of features, and any ad hoc list will introduce bias (here our knowledge of OSCAR 19 and lesser knowledge of the others).

NOTES:

If there are multiple implementations and one is deemed superior in design it is bolded.
*’d items are known to be scheduled for update by the relevant fork maintainer

Feature	Module/Page	OSCAR 19	Open-O	OSCAR Pro	Avaros
MFA two factor login	login	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Suppress browser saving of pin	login	Yes	No	N/A (no pin as of 2026)	No
Visibility toggle for pw, pin	login	Yes	No	Yes	No
Search next available appt	Schedule	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Visibility toggle for cancelled Appointments	Schedule	Yes	No	As user preference but not toggled from the schedule	No
Wild card name searching	Schedule +	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Name searching to match any of first/Alias/Alternate/Preferred/Used name eg Forget, Alice will match Mary Forget if Alice is her Alias	Schedule +	Yes	No	No?	No
Auto logout with delay settings	Schedule	Yes	No	Yes	No
Current Time line A horizontal line across the schedule to indicate current time	Schedule	Yes System Preference	No	No	Yes
Real time updates of Labs Messages counters	Schedule	Yes	Yes	Yes	Delayed
Quick Links in the schedule with tokens for demo etc	Schedule	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Drag and drop / resize appointments	Schedule	No	No	No	Yes
Privacy toggle (pin to unlock)	Schedule	No	No	No	Yes, reduces appt view to initials, however it does not prevent opening the charts etc
Appointment Alert at Booking	Add Appointment	No (alert only shows on edit)	No (alert only shows on edit)	Yes	Yes
Address lookup/autocomplete.	MDR, Specialists	No	No	No	Yes (google maps API)
Open in Tabs	System	User Preference	No	No	Always
Attachments	Consult Request	Documents Labs eForms	Documents Labs eForms	Documents Labs eForms Encounter Notes Forms	Documents Labs eForms Encounter Notes Medical histories Ongoing concerns Reminders Social Histories
Immun. brand lookup	Prevention	Brand and Lot No lookup (National Vaccine catalog integration)	No	No	No
Ability to mark a Message as unread	Messaging	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Rich Text Messages	Messaging	Yes (Markdown)	No	No	No
Default Tickler Assignee	Tickler	Yes	Yes	Yes and can vary by site	Yes you can set templates with default Assignee subject and text
Rich Text eChart note	eChart	Yes (Markdown)	No	No	Yes (Quill delta)
Smart Templates	eChart	Yes (tab to next and click to select from options)	No	No	Yes (tab to next and click to select from options as well as apconfig.xml tags)
Timer starts when chart opens	eChart	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Print the chart (scope)	eChart	Notes CPP Rx Labs Preventions Documents HRM	Notes CPP Rx Labs Preventions	Notes CPP Rx Labs Measurements Preventions Documents HRM	Notes CPP Rx Allergy Labs Preventions eForms Documents/HRM
Inbox Macros	Inbox	Yes Macro Lab Comment Assigned To Tickler Service Date	Yes the setting UI is to directly edit JSON… yeah	No	No
Outstanding Ticklers alert	Inbox	Yes by bootstrap alert with links in HL7 and document	No	No	No
Outstanding Consults alert documents	Inbox	Yes	No	No	No
Sort by new	Inbox	Yes	No	Yes (but different)	No
See recently acknowledged labs and documents	Inbox	Yes (by toggle)	No	No	No
Rx signature stamp	Rx	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Multiple signatures support	Rx, eForm	No	No	No	Yes
Inpatient billing display number of hospitalized days/weeks	Billing ON	Yes	No	No	No
Quebec / Other	Billing	Quebec and third party billing forms open automatically	No	Yes, provider preference settings for Quebec and other	No
Inpatient optimisations	Billing	Sticky admission date Auto calculate days/weeks Inpatient billing forms open automatically	Sticky admission date Auto calculate days/weeks Inpatient billing forms open automatically	Sticky admission date Inpatient billing forms open automatically	No
Auto bill by appt type	Billing	No	No	Yes	No
eForm Generator HTML editor	eForm with js	eForm Generator 7.4 eForm HTML editor	eForm Generator 7.4 eForm HTML editor	eForm Generator 6.0 eForm HTML editor	No
Drag and drop / resize eForm Editor that opens edits and saves	eForm with js	Visual eForm Editor	No	No	PDF based / AI enabled no js