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Happy Charting vs OpenAcu:
Which EMR is best? [2025]
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By Georgie Johnson ~ April 25, 2025
Who does Happy Charting serve?
Practitioner Owned Clinics:
Acupuncturists & TCM Practitioners
Solo-Practitioners: Part Time & Full Time
Graduated students and New Clinics
Small Acupuncturist Mom & Pop Clinics
Solo Acupuncturist Contractors at
Hospitals or Multi-Disciplinary ClinicsCommunity Acupuncture Clinics
Holistic Health Practitioners with TCM or Acupuncture as a main offering
Who does OpenAcu serve?
Practitioner Owned clinics:
Community Acupuncture Clinics
Why Acupuncturists choose Happy Charting over OpenAcu
Our mission at Happy Charting is to help acupuncturists run efficient practices by saving time, balancing their growing practice with our affordable software and focusing on their patients’ needs.
Community acupuncture practices commonly use OpenAcu for online scheduling, invoicing and patient management.
Happy Charting is incredibly easy to use and doesn’t have all the bells & whistles.
Reason #1: Simple
Happy Charting is light on the wallet, so you can spend your savings elsewhere.
Reason #2: Affordable
Happy Charting saves you 100s of hours every year, on charting.
Reason #3: Time-Saving
You own your own data. We’ll never abuse your patients’ health information.
Reason #4: Trustworthy
So, you’re looking for the right EMR or EHR charting software?
Every software is different and serves different needs for acupuncturists. The good news is there is something out there for everyone.
Happy Charting vs OpenAcu at a glance
Happy Charting’s speciality is looking after solo practitioners, community-acupuncture and small practices by offering affordable subscriptions that give you access to all the essentials.
Look no further if:
You prefer a 20 day free trial to explore our key features before committing
You’re a sole or small practice on a budget
You’re a community acupuncture clinic who wants to chart between patients with speed
You’d like to use Happy Charting alongside other software you’ve grown fond of
You want a software that has customisable forms and charts with unlimited storage
You want a simple, quick and easy software that suits your essential needs.
Happy Charting was originally built for community acupuncturists who wanted to chart with speed. Check it out our features.
OpenAcu is a scheduling and EHR software offering patient portal, online scheduling, customisable SMS reminders and integrated payments.
A key reason acupuncturists opt for our competitor is:
You run a small to large practice with a high volume of patients
You don’t need customisable forms and charts
You want a software that has unlimited patient records and practitioners
You want a software that has a patient portal, online scheduling, customisable SMS reminders and integrated payments.
You want a software that has automated charges for no-shows and cancelled appointments.
OpenAcu offers integrated features for acupuncture clinics looking to invoice, book and schedule, but what about clinics seeking a more simplified software to use alongside other systems?
Happy Charting values Acupuncturists
Health & wellness
No more repetitive typing or hand pain
Save your evenings
Don’t spend another late night charting
Life-work balance
Weekends at home, free from admin
Helping people
Have more time to heal more patients
No paper waste
Save the trees and save the planet
What sets Happy Charting apart:
Free set-up with Happy Charting
Happy Charting offers a free set-up service. Send us your paper forms, paper charts, favorite points and point combinations, and we’ll customise the forms, charts and pre-saved options for you.
Do you have existing paper charts and forms? All you have to do is take a picture of them and email it to us. We’ll save you hours by customising the software to your preferred working mode.
We know how busy things get when starting a new practice or switching to a software after using paper records. Happy Charting will do a first-time set-up for free.
Learning a new software can be hard, but we see the benefit for acupuncturists by helping ease the transition into using our Happy Charting software.
If you still have questions, we offer video calls free of charge to answer any questions, make changes to the templates or walk you through any of our features you want to use.
Send us your patient imports from Square or other schedulers, and we’ll upload them so you can get started straight away with your 100+ patients.
Strengths of Happy Charting and OpenAcu:
Onboarding
A key service of Happy Charting is the opportunity to have a one-on-one video call with an expert. During this call, they’ll address your needs, concerns or questions, test your login details and give you an overview of the software. You’ll get pro tips for setting up your account the right way so you can get the most out of your EMR software by learning the best practices.
Happy Charting and OpenAcu provide access to video tutorials that address the key features of our software. With Happy Charting, you can request a free set-up to get you started.
Happy Charting’s training guide gives you everything you need to manage each unique software confidently.
Happy Charting is a streamlined software, so our essential services are easy to pick up and require little to no training to get the job done.
Privacy and security
Your privacy and security are crucial. If you’ve chosen Happy Charting, we can confidently say you’ve made a wise choice by putting your patient’s privacy first.
✔️HIPAA compliant
✔️Data encryption
✔️Multi-factor authentication
✔️Secure data storage
✔️Full data backup
✔️Maintaining audit trails
OpenAcu offers has multiple levels of encryption and encoding that are deployed to protect against even an accidental breach. Each account's data is segregated into its own database for a high level of integrity and privacy. OpenAcu is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) - a United States law. Visit the OpenAcu website to learn more about their privacy and security policy.
When considering your next EMR software you must check the requirements of where you’re operating in the world. For example, if you are an acupuncturist based in the US, if you do not satisfy HIPAA you will be fined. Happy Charting ensures your privacy by conducting regular security training to protect patient data.
Go paperless with unlimited storage
Managing endless paper charts, patient medical records and notes can be tiresome and inefficient.
Happy Charting offers unlimited storage within selected memberships.
This means you can save time manually flicking through patient records, save precious space within your clinic and most importantly, reduce your impact on the environment.
In addition, with our secure EMR software, you can file your patient records with the assurance that you’ll never lose a piece of paper again.
User-friendly interface
While the interfaces significantly vary between Happy Charting and OpenAcu, customers enjoy using the interface that suits their needs.
OpenAcu offers a range of features for acupuncture practices, focusing on scheduling, invoicing and record management.
Happy Charting prides itself on the essentials, where all your charting needs are accessible on the dashboard without clicking through to separate tabs and windows. Highlight features include:
✔️See-it-all dashboard
✔️Customisable templates and charts
✔️Save favourite points
✔️Repeat treatment
For features and functionality, Happy Charting is rated 4.9 on Capterra. There is no rating or reviews of OpenAcu on Capterra at this time.
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