OpenEHR

OpenEHR is an open standard specification in health informatics that describes the management and storage, retrieval and exchange of health data in electronic health records (EHRs). The openEHR specifications are developed and maintained by the openEHR Foundation, a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee. OpenEHR has been implemented in a number of countries worldwide.

Overview[edit | edit source]

OpenEHR is a virtual community working on means of turning health data from the real world into electronic health records without losing meaning. It is also about providing a platform upon which innovative and well-tailored local solutions can be built. The key to achieving this is a shared, common model of the content of health records, in the form of archetypes and templates, that is understood by all, from domain experts to software engineers.

Architecture[edit | edit source]

The openEHR architecture is based on a dual model approach, comprising a reference model and archetypes. The reference model captures the generic properties of health record information, including data types, and structures for content, identifiers, dates and times, etc. Archetypes are computable expressions of domain content in the form of structured and constrained combinations of the entities defined in the reference model.

Implementations[edit | edit source]

OpenEHR has been implemented in a number of countries worldwide, including Australia, Brazil, China, Russia, Sweden, and the UK. Implementations range from small scale, research and pilot studies, to national scale implementations.

References[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

Official openEHR website

OpenEHR Resources
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