Dolimed review for personal injury practices.
Dolimed is a free, open source medical office module built on Dolibarr ERP and CRM. Here's what it covers, what it costs, and how it compares with Ambula when your clinic treats personal injury patients.
Written by
The Ambula team
Updated
October 2026
Checked against
3 public sources
Ambula makes a competing EMR. We review from public sources only and link every one. How we review
Dolimed
Open source and small practice
- Starting price
- Freeopen sourcepaid module and hosting optional
- Our comparison
- 1/9needs described publicly
Our verdict
Choose Dolimed for solo doctors and small medical offices, often outside the U.S., that already run Dolibarr or want a free, self-hosted patient and consultation record they can modify.
Choose Ambula for u.S. pain management, orthopedic, chiropractic and surgery center practices that treat personal injury patients and need insurance billing, liens, attorney access and case reports in one EMR.
Pros
- Free to download, use and modify under an open source license
- Runs on your own server or as a hosted instance
- Adds onto Dolibarr's invoicing, contacts and agenda if you already use it
- Interface available in English, French, Spanish and Dutch
Cons for personal injury practices
- No lien workflow or attorney portal described publicly
- No U.S. clearinghouse billing or e-prescribing described
- Self-hosting means your team owns updates, backups and security
- Support is offered in English or French through the publisher
What Dolimed is.
Dolimed is a specialized version of Dolibarr, an open source business suite, extended with a medical office module to track patients, consultations, history, exams and documents. It's published by DoliCloud SARL, based in France, under the GPL license. The module is still maintained: its Dolistore listing shows version 24.0, compatible with Dolibarr 18 to 24, last updated in September 2026, though the news section on dolimed.com hasn't been refreshed in several versions.
Dolimed vs. Ambula, feature by feature.
Dolimed’s column comes from its public materials as of October 2026.
Personal injury work
Liens on personal injury cases
Ambula: Lien forms signed digitally at intake, with the lien balance on the case ledger through settlement
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Liens on personal injury cases
Lien forms signed digitally at intake, with the lien balance on the case ledger through settlement
Not listed publicly.
Attorney access to records and bills
Ambula: Lawyer Portal, where firms see only the records and bills you approve
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Attorney access to records and bills
Lawyer Portal, where firms see only the records and bills you approve
Not listed publicly.
Bills sent to law offices
Ambula: Itemized bills, CMS 1500 and UB04 forms, sent to the firm automatically
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Bills sent to law offices
Itemized bills, CMS 1500 and UB04 forms, sent to the firm automatically
Not listed publicly.
Case reports for the attorney
Ambula: Case reports built from the chart
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Case reports for the attorney
Case reports built from the chart
Not listed publicly.
Digital intake with the accident history
Ambula: Patients describe the accident and their pain at home, before the first visit
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Digital intake with the accident history
Patients describe the accident and their pain at home, before the first visit
Not listed publicly.
Clinical and front desk
Controlled-substance prescribing
Ambula: Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) with prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) checks
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Controlled-substance prescribing
Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) with prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) checks
Not listed publicly.
Surgery center and office on one record
Ambula: Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) charting, anesthesia record and office charting share one record
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Surgery center and office on one record
Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) charting, anesthesia record and office charting share one record
Not listed publicly.
Scheduling and reminders
Ambula: Online scheduling with email and SMS reminders
Dolimed: Partly or by plan. Patient events use Dolibarr's agenda; online booking and reminders aren't described.
Scheduling and reminders
Online scheduling with email and SMS reminders
Partly or by plan. Patient events use Dolibarr's agenda; online booking and reminders aren't described.
Billing and price
Insurance and personal injury patients
Ambula: Both in one EMR, with insurance claims sent through clearinghouses
Dolimed: Not listed publicly.
Insurance and personal injury patients
Both in one EMR, with insurance claims sent through clearinghouses
Not listed publicly.
Published pricing$300Free
Ambula: $300 per provider per month; $750 per operating room per month for surgery centers
Dolimed: Free to download under the GPL open source license. The module is also sold on the Dolistore marketplace for €60 before tax with two years of updates, and a hosted instance is available through DoliCloud.
Published pricing
$300 per provider per month; $750 per operating room per month for surgery centers
Free to download under the GPL open source license. The module is also sold on the Dolistore marketplace for €60 before tax with two years of updates, and a hosted instance is available through DoliCloud.
See it in Ambula.
The three personal injury rows above, in the product. Pick a workflow.
- 01The case starts complete.Patients finish the intake packet on their own device before the first visit, and the answers land in the case record.
- 02Firms check the case themselves.The practice decides what each firm can see. Lawyers open approved records, bills, lien documents and status in their browser.
- 03Reports built from the chart.Pick the encounters that belong in the report, apply your template, and share it with the authorized recipient.
What each costs.
Dolimed
Freeopen source
Ambula
$300per provider, per month
Dolimed: paid module and hosting optional. Ambula surgery centers: $750 per operating room, per month.
Written by the Ambula team
Ambula sells a competing EMR
How we review
We read each vendor's public website, pricing pages and documentation, link our sources, and mark anything we couldn't find as “not listed publicly.” We don't test competitors' products. Ambula sells a competing EMR, so ask every vendor, including us, to show the workflow in a demo.
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Dolimed is a trademark of its owner. Ambula is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dolimed.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
What practices ask about Dolimed and Ambula.
Still have a question?
Book a demoHow much does Dolimed cost?
Dolimed is free to download and use under the GPL open source license. The module is also sold on Dolistore for €60 before tax with two years of updates, and DoliCloud offers hosted instances. Your own server, setup and support time are extra costs to plan for. Ambula is $300 per provider per month for an independent practice.
Does Dolimed handle personal injury liens?
We couldn't find a lien, attorney portal or settlement tracking workflow in Dolimed's public materials as of October 2026. Ambula signs liens digitally at intake, keeps the lien balance on the case ledger through settlement and gives firms a Lawyer Portal.
Is Dolimed built for U.S. practices?
Dolimed is published by a French company and its public materials don't describe U.S. insurance claims or e-prescribing. Ambula bills insurance through clearinghouses, supports electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) with prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) checks, and runs personal injury lien billing in the same EMR.
Can I move my records from Dolimed to Ambula?
If your records can be exported as structured data, such as Excel or CSV files, or as scanned documents, Ambula can migrate them. Migration is one of the services billed separately.
Coming from Dolimed? See your case in Ambula.
Thirty minutes. Bring a real personal injury case and we'll walk it from intake to the Lawyer Portal.