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Acronym
openEHR
Type
Standards Development Organisation

openEHR is a non‑profit organisation that publishes technical standards for an Electronic Health Records (EHR) platform along with domain‑developed clinical models to define content.

The principal architectural concepts include the lifelong, patient‑centric shared health record, future‑proof data and clinical process support. At the heart of the openEHR mission is the construction of an open, vendor neutral platform for electronic health records and computable clinical and research data.  

The openEHR Foundation vision is of a world in which healthcare routinely obtains benefit from ICT, in particular:

  • life-long, patient-centric EHRs (electronic health records);
  • computable health data that fulfils its key role at the centre of professional health care practice, research and education
  • a trusted balance of privacy for citizens and accountable, appropriate information sharing among care-givers.

openEHR International’s work is performed by four 'programs' which focus on specifications, clinical modelling, software, and education. Find out more(link is external).

Find out more about openEHR(link is external).

Resources

Archetype Definition Language 1.4 (ADL1.4) vAM 2.3.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
AM 2.3.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Apr-23
This document describes the design basis and syntax of the Archetype Definition Language 1.4 (ADL 1.4). It is intended for software developers, technically oriented domain specialists and subject matter experts.

Archetype Definition Language 2 (ADL2) vAM 2.3.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
AM 2.3.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Dec-22
This document describes the design basis and syntax of the Archetype Definition Language (ADL) 2.x, a new major version of ADL that contains structural changes with respect to the ADL 1.x versions. It is intended for software developers, technically oriented domain specialists and subject matter experts.

Archetype Identification vAM 2.3.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
AM 2.3.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2018
Updated
Dec-19
This document describes an identification system for openEHR archetypes (including templates).

Archetype Object Model 1.4 (AOM1.4) vAM 2.3.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
AM 2.3.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Apr-23
This document contains the definitive statement of archetype semantics in the form of an object model for archetypes (AOM1.4). This model can be used to build software that processes archetypes or to develop the output side of parsers that process archetypes in a linguistic format.

Archetype Object Model 2 (AOM2) vAM 2.3.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
AM 2.3.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Nov-22
This document contains the normative description of openEHR Archetype and Template semantics in the form of an archetype object model (AOM2). This model can be used to build software that represents archetypes and templates and to develop the output side of parsers that process archetypes in a linguistic format.

Archetype Query Language (AQL) vQUERY 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
QUERY 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2020
Updated
Feb-21
This document describes the syntax of the openEHR Archetype Query Language (AQL), which is used to search and retrieve the data found in archetype-based repositories.

Archetype Query Language Examples vQUERY 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
QUERY 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
2020
This document provides examples of use of the openEHR Archetype Query Language (AQL). It includes AQL syntax examples and examples of how to use AQL in various complex scenarios.

Archetype Technology Overview vAM 2.3.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
AM 2.3.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
This document provides a high-level description of the Archetype-based model environment that is designed to assists developers in understanding the environment’s formal specifications.

Architecture Overview vBASE 1.2.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
BASE 1.2.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Jan-20
This document is the key technical overview of openEHR and should be read before all other technical documents. It provides an overview of the openEHR architecture in terms of model overview, key global semantics, deployment and integration architectures, relationship with published standards, and the approach to building Implementation Technology Specifications (ITSs).

Base Model (BASE) Component – 1.2.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
1.2.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Apr-21
This document provides an overview of Base Model (BASE) Component Release 1.2.0. It includes relevant specifications, releases, and work in progress.

Base Types vBASE 1.2.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
BASE 1.2.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Nov-20
This document describes the openEHR Base Types, a collection of general types used by other openEHR specifications.

Basic Meta-Model (BMM) vLANG 1.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
LANG 1.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Trial
Created
2016
Updated
May-20
This document describes the Basic Meta-Model (BMM), a model of object models that can be used for reasoning about the models, performing validation and consistency checking, building software and generating documentation.

BMM Persistence Model and Syntax vLANG 1.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
LANG 1.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2016
Updated
Sep-19
This document describes a persistence model for the Basic Meta-Model (BMM) that may be used as a basis for serialisation of BMM models.

BMM Schemas (ITS-BMM) Component - development

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Draft
This document captures the specifications, work in progress, and computable expressions for the development of the BMM Schemas (ITS-BMM) Component.

CDS, Guidelines and Planning Overview vPROC 1.6.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
PROC 1.6.0
Access
Open
Status
Trial
Created
Dec-20
Updated
Mar-21
This document provides an overview of the openEHR PROC component, which assists healthcare professionals in following care pathways and guidelines via automated features such as checklists, reminders, decision support, training, verification, long-term planning and staff coordination.

Common Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Sep-20
This document describes the architecture of the openEHR Common Reference Model, which contains patterns used by other openEHR reference models.

Conformance Certificate

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
CNF development
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Jan-22
This document defines a template for openEHR Conformance Certificate, a document generated as the result of executing a conformance test schedule against a running system or application.

Conformance Guide

Category
Guideline
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
CNF development
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Jan-22
This document provides a framework and methodology for the conformance testing of openEHR-based systems and products to the intended specifications.

Conformance Test Schedule

Category
Guideline
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
CNF development
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Jun-17
Updated
Mar-22
This document specifies the openEHR Platform Conformance test schedule, which can be used to determine the conformance of openEHR products to openEHR platform-related specifications.

Data Structures Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Dec-19
This document describes the common data structures used in openEHR reference models, including lists, tables, trees and history.

Data Types Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Apr-20
This document describes the openEHR Data Types Information Model, which contains scientific and clinical data types used in other openEHR models.

Demographic Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Dec-19
This document describes the architecture of the openEHR Demographic Information Model, which includes a general model of what a demographic server might contain.

EHR Extract Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
This document describes the architecture of the openEHR EHR Extract Information Model, which defines the concepts of ‘extract request’, ‘extract’, various content including openEHR and non-openEHR, and a message wrapper.

EHR Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Sep-20
This document describes the openEHR EHR Information Model, which defines a logical EHR information architecture rather than just an architecture for communication of EHR extracts or documents between EHR systems.

Expression Language (EL) v LANG 1.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
LANG 1.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
2016
Updated
May-20
This document describes the openEHR Expression Language (EL). The EL defines a syntax and grammar which may be considered the default syntax for the openEHR Basic Meta-Model (BMM).

External terminologies v3.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
3.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
This file contains external terminologies, such as codes that represent countries, languages and media types.

Foundation Types

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
BASE Release-1.2.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2020
Updated
Mar-21
This document describes the openEHR Foundation Types, which are a collection of built-in and library types for programming language used by other openEHR specifications.

Guideline Definition Language (GDL)

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
CDS latest
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2015
Updated
May-19
This document provides the design specifications of the Guideline Definition Language, which is a formal language for expressing decision support logic in openEHR systems.

Guideline Definition Language v2 (GDL2) vCDS 2.0.1

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
CDS 2.0.1
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
May-19
This document contains the design specifications of the Guideline Definition Language version 2, which is a formal language for expressing decision support logic.

Integration Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
This document describes the architecture of the openEHR Integration Information Model, which is designed for use in external systems and other situations where integration of data is needed.

JSON Schemas (ITS-JSON) Component – development

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Access
Open
Status
Draft
This development version of specifications of JSON Schemas (ITS-JSON) Component is for use with openEHR systems and tools.

Object Data Instance Notation (ODIN) vLANG 1.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
LANG 1.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2016
Updated
Nov-18
This document describes the syntax of ODIN and is intended for software developers, technically oriented domain specialists and subject matter experts.

openEHR Archetype Profile v1.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
1.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2007
This document describes the openEHR Archetype Profile (AP), which defines custom constraint classes for use with the generic archetype object model (AOM).

openEHR CDS, Guidelines and Planning Examples vPROC 1.6.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
PROC 1.6.0
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
2020
Updated
Mar-21
This document contains examples of the openEHR Process framework, including task plans and decision logic modules, with diagrams in TP-VML.

openEHR Terminology vTERM 3.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
TERM 3.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Nov-17
Updated
Jun-23
This XML file contains the openEHR Terminology in English language.

Operational Template 2 (OPT2) vAM 2.3.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
AM 2.3.0
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Jun-15
Updated
Jun-16
This document provides the formal specification for the Operational Template (OPT) for Archetype Definition Language 2 (ADL2) artefacts.

Platform Profiles

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
CNF development
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Jan-22
This document specifies the openEHR Platform profiles, which are used during conformance testing to capture the required functionality for a particular category of solution.

Platform Service Model

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
SM development
Access
Open
Status
Trial
Created
Sep-17
Updated
Dec-21
This document specifies core components of the openEHR platform in a formal, abstract form. It provides platform implementers with a standard reference definition for mapping agreed functionality (such as requested in a tender or other solicitation) into their own architectures.

PropertyUnitData XML File vTERM 3.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
TERM 3.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
This file contains Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM)-related Properties and Units used by Archetype Definition Language (ADL) tools.

Resource Model vBASE 1.2.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
BASE 1.2.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Nov-19
Updated
Feb-21
This document describes the openEHR Resource Model, including identification, metadata, annotations and translations.

REST API Specifications (ITS-REST) Component v1.0.2

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
1.0.2
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Dec-18
Updated
Apr-21
This document lays out the latest versions of REST API Specifications (ITS-REST) Component as at April 2021.

Serial Data Formats (SDF)

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
SM development
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Aug-20
This document describes the Serial Data Formats (SDF), which define compact serialisations for the openEHR Foundation Types and the openEHR RM Data Types. SDF can be used to generate simplified Data Templates.

Simplified Data Template (SDT) vITS-REST 1.0.2

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
ITS-REST 1.0.2
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Jul-19
Updated
Mar-21
This document describes a simplified template (ST) format that enables easier creation of openEHR content.

Simplified Information Model ‘B’

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
SM development
Access
Open
Status
Draft
Created
Jul-19
This document describes the Simplified Information Model 'B' (SIM-B) format, which enables the easier creation of openEHR content.

Support Information Model vRM 1.1.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
RM 1.1.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
2019
Updated
Dec-19
This document describes the openEHR Support Information Model, whose semantics are used by all openEHR Reference Models.

Support Terminology Specification vTERM 3.0.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
TERM 3.0.0
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Feb-23
Updated
Jun-23
This document describes the openEHR Support Terminology and code sets, which define the vocabulary and codes needed for the openEHR Reference, Archetype and Service models.

Task Planning (TP) Specification vPROC 1.6.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
PROC 1.6.0
Access
Open
Status
Trial
Created
May-20
Updated
Dec-20
This specification of the openEHR Task Planning facility addresses clinical process automation requirements in which granular planning of clinical work is required.

Task Planning Visual Modelling Language (TP-VML) vPROC 1.6.0

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
PROC 1.6.0
Access
Open
Status
Trial
Created
Jun-20
Updated
Nov-20
This document describes a visual modelling language for the openEHR Task Planning Model (TP-VML). This language is designed to enable visually efficient visual representations of Task Plans to be authored with appropriately configured tools.

XML Schemas (ITS-XML) Component v1.0.2

Category
Specification
Organisation
openEHR
Type
Standard
Version
1.0.2
Access
Open
Status
Active
Created
Nov-18
This document gives a high-level overview of the XML Schemas (ITS-XML) Component 1.0.2.