OHIE Blog
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Building Better Digital Health in the Warm Heart of Africa: What Happened at #OHIE23
On the first through the fifth of May, around 280 members of the OpenHIE community came together in Lilongwe, Malawi, the “Warm Heart of Africa” for our third Annual Community Meeting and the ten year anniversary of the community. Government …
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Supporting a Worldwide Culture of Solidarity
The African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone – if you want to go far, go together,” may be translated into a single working concept: solidarity. As a community, OpenHIE chooses to step in with the meaningful …
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OHIE23: Returning to an In-Person Community Meeting Experience
2023 OpenHIE Community Meeting 1-5 May 2023 Lilongwe, Malawi In 2023—the 10 year anniversary of OpenHIE— the community meeting will take place in Lilongwe, Malawi on the 1st through 5th of May! This year’s theme is OHIE23: A Decade Journey …
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Two Years of the OpenHIE Academy
In January of 2021, the OpenHIE Academy website was launched with two courses. The Academy grew out of the need to support in-person training at the 2019 OpenHIE Community meeting in Addis, Ethiopia. As the team began planning for the …
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OpenHIE Community Structure Updates for 2023: Architecture & Standards
In an effort to improve support for the growing OpenHIE Community, refinements are being made to the community structure in 2023. This will include changes to Architecture & Standards calls. These changes are designed to get input from various community …
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Who is an Implementer?
Over the past decade, the term ”implementer” has been used frequently, especially in communities of practice where members can contribute to the mission or a technical solution. “Implementer” is a term that is widely used outside of OpenHIE, and is …
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How to Host the OpenHIE 2024 Community Meeting! Application Now Live
Greetings! Over the years our OpenHIE (OHIE) community has gathered to learn from one another and to celebrate each others’ accomplishments during annual community meetings. OpenHIE In-Person Meetings Through the Years In 2018, at our inaugural face-to-face meeting in Tanzania, …
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The Academy Terminology Learning Pathway & New Advanced Courses
The Academy Websites hosts many free, self-paced courses, external content we link to, and the new certification program. New to the website are a few updated and advanced courses, in addition to the newest course along what is being called …
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Announcement: Version 5.0 of the Architecture Specification Has Launched & Includes Translations
The latest version of the OpenHIE Architecture Specification is now available! OpenHIE is a global, open community of practice dedicated to improving the health of the underserved through open and collaborative development and support of country driven, large scale health …
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OpenHIE Becomes a Silver Level Endorser of Digital Principles
In March of 2016, the OpenHIE community of practice officially endorsed The Principles for Digital Development, an initiative to take lessons learned in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in development projects and put them into practice. We …
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How Did We Become OpenHIE?
How did OpenHIE come to be what it is today? Before evolving into the OpenHIE community of practice in 2013, OpenHIE originally began with the work in 2009 that established the Rwandan Health Information Exchange (RHIE). The health information exchange …
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Impact Stories: Teamwork & Solving Real World Problems
One of our core values at OpenHIE is sharing the “big picture”. We want to showcase the contributions of this growing community to demonstrate the impact of our shared mission. The OpenHIE Vision is our dedication to continued positive health …