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Announcing the OCL FHIR Core (beta)!
We are excited to announce that the OCL FHIR Corebeta has been launched! Here’s a quick rundown: What is the OCL FHIR Corebeta? The OCL FHIR Corebeta integrates HL7 FHIR Terminology Service capabilities based on the R4 specification directly into the OCL core. Building FHIR directly into the OCL core means that users can seamlessly switch between FHIR requests and OCL API requests for the same content, providing flexibility and powerful capabilities that...
Using OCL for OpenMRS Concept Dictionary Management
This blog written by Joe Amlung. Joe is a Technical Advisor for the Regenstrief Institute's Global Health Informatics team. He has focused on terminology management for several years, particularly by working with the Open Concept Lab (OCL) tools and the OpenMRS and OpenHIE Terminology Services community. He works work community members to help them adopt terminology as part of their work, leading to standardizes data for better interoperability. This blog post serves as a guide for new...
Deprecating the OpenMRS Dictionary Manager and transitioning to OCL TermBrowser
This blog written by Suruchi Dhungana. Suruchi is a Total Product Management and Development fellow at OpenMRS who works basically for Dictionary Manager and OCL. She is passionate about solving the user’s problems and pain-points, and has been advocating the user's voice for content management in Dictionary Manager. She holds a bachelor degree in Computer Science for Tribhuvan University, Nepal. She has more than 5 years of experience working in OpenMRS, EHR and content management both as a...
2023 OCL Community Roadmap
This blog post was written by Jonathan Payne, who is a project lead for OCL, a public health informaticist, and an instructor in global health. Jonathan is also co-chair of the OpenHIE Terminology Services Sub-community and provides technical assistance to international development agencies. I'm excited to announce the launch of the 2023 OCL Community Roadmap. More than ever before, the roadmap represents the voices of the growing OCL community. It was developed through a series of open calls...
Upcoming Event: OCL Office Hours on November 3
Join OCL on November 3 from 9-10 a.m. (EDT) / 1-2 p.m. (UTC) for the next Office Hours event. At this event, all OCL users, community members, and those interested in these tools are invited to attend and bring questions and ideas to share with others on the call. This is an open, casual session to explore your terminology needs, ask questions about the OCL API, and connect with others in the OCL community! See Connection Details below: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or...
CIEL: Bridging Terminology for the Global Community
This blog written by Dr. Andrew Kanter, an Asst. Prof. of Clinical Biomedical Informatics and Epidemiology at Columbia University. He directs the Columbia International eHealth Laboratory. He is also a senior advisor and former Chief Medical Officer for Intelligent Medical Objects, the premier clinical interface terminology company. CIEL: Bridging Terminology for the Global Community What is the CIEL Concept Dictionary? The CIEL concept dictionary is a dictionary of over 53 thousand...
Basics of Collection Management in OCL – New Video Series Released
The OCL Community has launched a new and helpful video series all about OCL Collections. These videos will help you to understand what Collections can do and how you can build and manage them in OCL. It also includes demonstrations of Collection creation and management in the OCL TermBrowser. Start the playlist on the OCL YouTube Channel or watch below!
Designing for You
By: Paul Adams and Joe Amlung Paul Adams is a user experience design leader who prioritizes inclusivity, openness, trust, and collaboration. He enjoys taming complexity by immersing himself deeply in organizations to inspire positive change for users. Paul has recently joined the OCL community to contribute design expertise to OCL’s tools, and he is excited to help these tools meet their potential to fulfill the needs of the community. Joe Amlung is a business analyst and aspiring...
Driven by Real Needs: The OpenMRS Dictionary Manager Web App
The following blog was posted to the OpenMRS website to share more details about the OpenMRS Dictionary Manager and can be viewed on this page. The OpenMRS and OCL communities collaborated to build the OpenMRS Dictionary Manager. This blog written by Suruchi Dhungana. Suruchi is a Total Product Management and Development fellow at OpenMRS who works basically for Dictionary Manager and OCL. She is passionate about solving the user’s problems and pain-points, and has been advocating the user's...
Upcoming Event: OCL Office Hours on March 24
Join OCL on March 24 from 10-11 a.m. (EDT) / 2-3 p.m. (UTC) for the first Office Hours event of 2022. At this event, all OCL users, community members, and those interested in these tools are invited to attend and bring questions and ideas to share with others on the call. This is an open, casual session to explore your terminology needs, ask questions about the OCL API, and connect with others in the OCL community! See Connection Details below: Join from computer or mobile:...