OpenELIS Global — product roadmap
The HIE-ready laboratory platform. Open-source OpenELIS Global runs every core workflow across clinical, environmental, and vector testing — and speaks FHIR R4 to the rest of your health system.
FHIR R4 interoperability
EMRs, registries, dashboards | Broad analyzer integration
ASTM, HL7, flat file, pipeline |
Deploy as an HIE, out of the box
OpenHIM, OpenCR, OpenMRS, GOFR | Clinical, environmental & vector
All core lab workflows |
Maturity: Production = available now · Beta = available now, still stabilizing · In development = being built now · Designed — ready to build = fully specced, ready to start with a sponsor · Planned = on the roadmap.
Core Lab Workflows
Order, result, validate, and sign — the everyday lab, modernized.
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Electronic lab notebook
Digital lab documentation with audit trails, replacing paper notebooks. | Production | User manual |
Electronic signatures
21 CFR Part 11-aligned electronic signatures on results and reports. | Production | User manual · Spec |
Informed consent capture
Capture and record patient informed consent against orders. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Order & sample entry
Register patients, orders, and samples through a streamlined, decoupled workflow. Updates in progress: Visual form builder for program-specific order entry (OGC-70, OGC-113) Pre-analytical eligibility gate and required-by date (OGC-580, OGC-625) Realignment to a unified three-workflow spec — clinical / environmental / vector (OGC-1066)
| Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Patient & order enhancements
Photo capture, National ID, ID-card scanning, and diagnosis fields on patient records. | Production | User manual (draft) · Mockup · Spec |
Result validation
Review, sign, and release results with multi-level validation and a supervisor queue. Updates in progress: Inline-first validation redesign with batch review (OGC-817) Patient demographics (sex/age) shown during validation (OGC-291, OGC-343) Rule-based auto-validation for in-range results
| Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Results entry
Enter and review results with fewer clicks, inline editing, and bulk keyboard entry. Updates in progress: Unified worklist redesign — enter results by range, by patient, or by order (OGC-811) Smart result suggestions based on test history
| Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Sample & Storage
Track every sample from collection through storage, referral, and disposal.
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Sample shipment & referral
Electronic manifests, chain of custody, and inter-lab transfer for referred samples. Updates in progress: | Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Sample storage management
Track samples through a configurable storage hierarchy with disposal handling. | Production | User manual · Spec |
Partial sample usage & tags
Allocate portions of a sample while tracking remaining quantity; configurable sample tags. | Planned | User manual (draft) |
Quality & Compliance
Accreditation-ready: QC, proficiency testing, non-conformance, and a full audit trail.
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EQA / proficiency testing
Manage proficiency-testing events end to end — enrollment, blind testing, submission, scoring. | Production | User manual (draft) · Mockup · Spec |
Non-conforming events (NCE) & CAPA
Log non-conforming events, run CAPA tracking, and analyze trends. | Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
System-level audit trail
Full audit trail of configuration and data changes for accreditation. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Westgard QC rules & dashboard
Automated Westgard rule evaluation with a visual instrument-compliance dashboard. | Production | User manual (draft) · Mockup · Spec |
Analyzer manual QC recording
Record instrument quality-control checks (pass/fail) right where staff are working. | In development | Mockup · Spec |
Batch workplan + reagent QC
Plan batch testing with reagent-lot tracking and quality checks in one place. | In development | Mockup · Spec |
Environmental & Vector Surveillance
A domain-aware LIMS — water, air, soil, food, and vector surveillance alongside clinical.
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Certificate-of-analysis reports (Laporan Hasil)
Official certificate-of-analysis reports for environmental and vector results (ISO 17025). | Production | Spec |
Compliance standards engine
Built-in environmental regulations (WHO, EPA, EU, ISO 17025) that automatically check results against the right limits. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Domain-aware labs (clinical / environmental / vector)
One LIMS that handles clinical, environmental, and vector samples — each lab unit configured by domain. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Environmental order entry
Domain-aware intake for water, air, soil, and food samples with per-regulation suggested tests. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Sampling site registry
Register non-patient sampling sites for environmental and vector surveillance. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Vector collection workflow
Capture mosquito/tick/rodent collection lots with trap details for surveillance. | Production | Spec |
Vector specimen types & taxonomy
Reference taxonomy and specimen-type hierarchy for vector surveillance. | Production | Spec |
Vector surveillance reporting
Vector surveillance indicators and field-survey reporting, aligned to WHO guidelines. | Production | Spec |
Vector testing & identification
Identify vector species and the pathogens they carry, including pooled-sample testing. | Production | Spec |
Analyzer & Instrument Integration
Connect instruments with no custom code, and a growing library of validated analyzers.
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Analyzer file import
Import instrument results from exported files, with a preview before anything is saved. | Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Analyzer import tool
Set up many instruments at once by importing their configurations. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Analyzer integration framework
Connect lab instruments through a simple configuration screen — no programming required. | Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Outbound order dispatch
Send test orders directly to instruments — not just receive results — for full two-way integration. | Production | — |
Validated instrument library
Growing library of validated analyzers (GeneXpert, MALDI, QuantStudio, Mindray, EpiCenter, and more). | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Reporting & Dashboards
Turn lab data into decisions — surveillance dashboards, exports, and print-ready reports.
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Turnaround time report & dashboard
Turnaround-time monitoring with summary statistics, detail, and a dashboard. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Patient report print queue
Push-based print queue for validated patient reports. | Beta | Mockup · Spec |
Positivity rate report & widget
Per-test positivity rates as a report and a reusable dashboard widget. | Beta | Mockup · Spec |
Custom data export
Build your own data exports in a few guided steps — no technical skills needed. | In development | User manual (draft) · Mockup · Spec |
Disease surveillance dashboard
Public-health surveillance view — weekly TB/HIV positivity and trends. | In development | Mockup · Spec |
Facility reagent stock view
See reagent stock by facility, including how many days of supply remain. | In development | User manual (draft) · Mockup · Spec |
Final PDF patient report layout
Polished, signature-bearing PDF patient report templates across disease types. | In development | Spec |
Management dashboard
Strategic lab-wide view with disease surveillance (TB/HIV/malaria/AMR), quality, equipment, and stock. | In development | User manual (draft) · Mockup · Spec |
Reagent forecasting (national / regional)
Multi-facility reagent forecasting to plan procurement across a network. | In development | Mockup · Spec |
Report comments / macro library
Reusable typing shortcuts (.code → expanded text) for report comments. | Planned | Spec |
Interoperability
FHIR R4 throughout, and deployable out of the box as a health information exchange.
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Automatic result sharing (FHIR)
Automatically send results to connected systems, and see at a glance when a delivery needs attention. | Production | Mockup · Spec |
FHIR R4 API
Standards-based data sharing (FHIR R4) so lab results flow automatically to EMRs, registries, and dashboards. | Production | — |
HIE-ready deployment
Can be deployed as a national health information exchange hub out of the box. | Production | — |
Two-way FHIR communication
Receive data from other systems too — full two-way exchange with the wider health system. | Production | — |
Test Catalog & Admin
Configure tests, terminology, notifications, and access from modern admin screens.
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Barcode label management
Configurable barcode label quantities, plus user-managed label presets for local printers and label stock (v2). | Production | User manual · Spec |
Organizations management
Manage referring facilities and organization hierarchy with search and bulk editing. Updates in progress: | Production | User manual (draft) · Mockup · Spec |
Reference range editor
Normal/valid/critical/reporting ranges with age & sex variation (neonate hour-level granularity). Updates in progress: | Production | Mockup · Spec |
Standardized terminology
Standardized test and result terminology (LOINC, SNOMED, ICD-10), kept up to date automatically. | Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Unified test editor
A single, modern test editor — config, ranges, panels, terminology, reagents, methods, alerts. Updates in progress: Lab Units management redesign (OGC-189) Methods management redesign (OGC-214) Panel management redesign (OGC-224) Multi-component results (per-test result components) (OGC-1131)
| Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Modernized administration
Modernized, consistent administration screens that are easier and faster to use. | Beta | — |
Test notifications & SMS gateways
Patient/provider email & SMS notifications via Twilio, Africa's Talking, and TextIt. | Beta | Mockup · Spec |
Access control & permissions
Clearer control over who can see and do what in the system. | Planned | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Pathology & Microbiology
Anatomic pathology, cytology, and microbiology / AMR workflows.
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Cytology case view
Cytology case entry and reporting, including cervical (Pap) workflows. Updates in progress: | Production | User manual · Mockup · Spec |
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) case view
Immunohistochemistry case entry, scoring, and reporting. |
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