Open Concept Lab is an open-source terminology management system
OCL provides real-time electronic access to terminological resources and straightforward integration with independent software platforms.
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Upcoming event: OCL Quarterly Showcase – Wednesday 10 April
Join us for the OCL Quarterly Showcase on Wednesday, April 10 at 8am ET/12pm UTC/3pm EAT! There is a lot of amazing work happening in and around the Open Concept Lab community. This is a chance to celebrate our progress, learn about the latest achievements/upgrades, and discuss upcoming...
2024 OCL Community Roadmap
The OCL community is excited to announce the launch of our Open Concept Lab (OCL) 2024 Community Roadmap! This promises to be a year centered around strengthening connections across our diverse global community of terminology users, developers, and partners. Our OCL Community Roadmap sets goals...
OCL Selected for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Health Equity Initiative!
Open Concept Lab (OCL) will receive computing credits and technical expertise from Amazon Web Services for supporting hosting and infrastructure to scale the centrally hosted instances of the OCL open source software and development infrastructure. We are excited to announce that the Open Concept...
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Featured Projects
Ethiopia NHDD
The National Health Data Dictionary (NHDD) captures the definitions of data elements, indicators, and the relationships between these elements to improve the MOH’s ability to manage data recording and reporting guidelines and to harmonize data across many stakeholders.
Columbia International eHealth Laboratory
The Columbia International eHealth Laboratory (CIEL) dictionary is a shared open concept dictionary.
PEPFAR DATIM
The Metadata Sharing Platform (MSP) was launched in 2020 to provide users within the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) data exchange and interoperability community access to metadata for indicators defined in the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) Indicator Reference Guide.
