OpenEHR
OpenEHR
OpenEHR (pronounced "open EHR") 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).
Etymology
The term "OpenEHR" is derived from the words "open", indicating its open-source nature, and "EHR", an acronym for Electronic Health Records.
Definition
OpenEHR is a virtual community working on means of turning health data from the real world into electronic information that can be stored, shared, and manipulated by computers. It provides a common model for health data, enabling interoperability between different health systems.
Related Terms
- Electronic Health Record (EHR): An electronic version of a patient's medical history, that is maintained by the provider over time, and may include all of the key administrative clinical data relevant to that persons care under a particular provider.
- Interoperability: The ability of different information systems, devices and applications to access, exchange, integrate and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner, within and across organizational, regional and national boundaries.
- Health Informatics: The interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management and planning.
- Open Source: A type of software in which source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on OpenEHR
- Wikipedia's article - OpenEHR
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