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{{About|the international successor to the original OpenELIS software, OpenELIS Global|the original software, which is still actively developed|OpenELIS}}<br />
{{Infobox software
| name = OpenELIS Global
| title = OpenELIS Global
| logo = [[File:OpenELIS_logo.jpg|230px]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author = Casey Iiams-Hauser
| developer = Digital Initiatives Group (DIGI) – University of Washington
| released = {{Start date|2012|02|29}}<ref name="2.4Notes">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/openelis-global-2-4-release-notes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130143717/https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/openelis-global-2-4-release-notes |title=OpenELIS Global 2.4 Release Notes |publisher=University of Washington I-TECH |date=29 February 2012 |archivedate=30 January 2021 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = Java (Spring), JavaScript (React, Carbon Design System)
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language =
| status =
| genre = [[Laboratory informatics]] software
| license = Mozilla Public License 2.0
| website = [https://openelis-global.org/ openelis-global.org]
}}

'''OpenELIS Global''' is a free open-source [[laboratory information system]] (LIS) designed "to run national laboratory networks that serve millions of people,"<ref name="OpenELISGlobalAbout">{{cite web |url=https://openelis-global.org/about/ |title=Laboratory information, built for the public good |publisher=DIGI at the University of Washington |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref>, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The software is as an offshoot of the [[OpenELIS]] open-source software project, which received development contributions from the likes of the Minnesota State Public Health Laboratory and the University of Iowa. The larger international influence on OpenELIS of collaborators such as the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC), and the University of Washington's International Training and Education Center on HIV (I-TECH) later spread the OpenELIS technology (in the form of separate branches of the software) to other parts of the world, including Vietnam, Haiti, and Côte d'Ivoire.<ref name"OpenELISOldAboutArch">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/about |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719065729/https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/about |title=About/Team |publisher=ITECH at Washington University |archivedate=19 July 2019 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref> While OpenELIS continues on as a separate project run by the OpenELIS Foundation, it states that it "has limited involvement in development of global OpenELIS."<ref name="OpenELISOrgAbout">{{cite web |url=https://openelis.org/about-openelis/ |title=About OpenELIS |publisher=OpenELIS Foundation |date=2026 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref>

OpenELIS Global is recognized as a Digital Square Global Good and a verified Digital Public Good<ref name="DSGlobalGoods23">{{cite web |url=https://datafi.thepalladiumgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2.-Global_Goods_Guidebook_Version_4.0_FINAL_forpublishing.pdf |format=PDF |title=The Global Goods Guidebook - An Overview of the Software Global Goods Ecosystem |publisher=Digital Square |page=48 |date=May 2023 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref><ref name="DPGAOpenELISArch">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/registry/openelis-global.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526130236/https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/registry/openelis-global.html |title=OpenELIS Global |publisher=Digital Public Goods Alliance |date=2022 |archivedate=26 May 2023 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref>, and its Cote d'Ivoire implementation was evaluated in a 2024 peer-reviewed study in ''JMIR Public Health and Surveillance''.<ref name="HeLab24">{{cite journal |title=Laboratory Data Timeliness and Completeness Improves Following Implementation of an Electronic Laboratory Information System in Côte d’Ivoire: Quasi-Experimental Study on 21 Clinical Laboratories From 2014 to 2020 |author=He, Y.; Kouabenan, Y.-R.; Assoa, P.H; et al. |journal=JMIR Public Health and Surveillance |year=2024 |volume=10 |issue=e50407 |doi=10.2196/50407 |pmid=38506899}}</ref>

==Product history==
In 2012, the University of Washington I-TECH made available its first release of OpenELIS Global, an international version of the OpenELIS software. The intent of I-TECH was to expand the functionality of OpenELIS to be more flexible while still "maintaining a common code base" among the wide variety of feature requirements across different coubtries and regions of the world.<ref name"OpenELISOldAGlobalArch">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/global-implementation |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130143701/https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/global-implementation |title=A Global LIS |publisher=ITECH at Washington University |archivedate=30 January 2021 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref> The first public open-source release of the software was with version 2.4 on February 29, 2012<ref name="2.4Notes" />, followed by a 2.5 release on March 30.<ref name="2.5Notes">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/openelis-global-2-5-release-notes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130143717/https://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/openelis-global-2-5-release-notes |title=OpenELIS Global 2.5 Release Notes |publisher=University of Washington I-TECH |date=30 March 2012 |archivedate=30 January 2021 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref> The incrementation was chosen not as a numerical order of release, but rather as an identifying string as "Version.PlannedRelease.UnplannedRelease (build number)," with versions incrementing yearly.<ref name="2.5Notes" />

Following the June 2018 release of version 8.2, work slowed slightly in favor of a planned rewrite of the code using Java Spring and more modern technologies. Goals were initially set to work towards an OpenELIS Global 2 reimagining with an initial 1.9.1 base release in May 2019, noting "the core tech underlying our deployments of OE has aged."<ref name="Liams-HauserOpenELISSoft22">{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p0zMfoUXRBbr9JyjjMeWRt1dgi7EbOd3IZdP6NCulow/edit?pli=1#heading=h.71anhixmrzil |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328192537/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p0zMfoUXRBbr9JyjjMeWRt1dgi7EbOd3IZdP6NCulow/edit?pli=1#heading=h.71anhixmrzil |title=OpenELIS Software Release Roadmap |author=Liams-Hauser, C. |date=March 2022 |archivedate=28 March 2022 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref> In August 2019, I-TECH's Casey Iiams-Hauser (the OpenELIS Global project owner) put out a call for a software development team to tackle the transition to Java Spring and [[PostgreSQL]], with a target date of September 15, 2019.<ref name="Liams-HauserComeWork19">{{cite web |url=https://talk.openmrs.org/t/come-work-on-openelis-global-with-i-tech-we-are-looking-for-tech-writers-ui-ux-designers-and-devs-an/24221 |title=Come work on OpenELIS Global with I-TECH! |work=OpenMRS Talk |author=Liams-Hauser, C. |date=05 August 2019 |accessdate=30 July 2026}}</ref> The first release of the new version occurred in January 2020 as version 2.0; the release notes stated: "This is a re-write of OpenELIS on modern frameworks and a significant security upgrade. At the end of this process, all tech will be currently supported and up to hardening standards. This software will be certified for use on US Government, and other high-security networks."<ref name="Liams-HauserOpenELISSoft22" />Updates over the years have added support for [[COVID-19]] testing, the [[Health Level 7#Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR)|FHIR API]], ASTM analyzer interfaces, data warehousing, and more.<ref name="Liams-HauserOpenELISSoft22" />

==Features==
Known features of OpenELIS Global include<ref name="2.4Notes" /><ref name="2.5Notes" /><ref name="Liams-HauserOpenELISSoft22" /><ref name="OEGCapabilities">{{cite web |url=https://openelis-global.org/features-and-functionality/ |title=Capabilities |publisher=DIGI at the University of Washington |accessdate=02 August 2026}}</ref>:

* sample entry abd management
* results entry and analysis
* user management and administration
* role-based security
* reporting
* inventory and equipment management
* data validation
* workplans
* patient management and reports
* study reports
* test catalogs
* workflow management
* barcoded labels
* quality control and compliance evaluation
* raw data export
* audit trail logging
* electronic signatures
* instrument integration
* interoperability with other software systems
* real-time dashboards
* email and SMS support
* LOINC code compatibility
* FHIR support
* English or French language configuration
* iSante interoperability

==Hardware/software requirements==
Requirements may vary based upon the chosen installation. At its base, Docker and Docker Compose are required for use, with Java 21 available for further on-site development. Reference the README for the intended version on the [https://github.com/DIGI-UW/OpenELIS-Global-2 GitHub site].

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

===Videos===
The [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3s_NFSeFC_wMbV2FVFsADw YouTube channel] has more than a dozen videos to assist users with use of the software.

===Demos===
An online demo of OpenELIS Global can be found on the [https://openelis-global.org/getting-started/demo/ OpenELIS website].

===Documentation===
Documentation for OpenELIS Global can be [http://docs.openelisci.org/en/latest/ found here].

==Entities using OpenELIS Global==

The following entities are known to be utilizing or have used some form of OpenELIS Global<ref name="OEGPartners>{{cite web |url=https://openelis-global.org/about/partners/ |title=Partners |publisher=DIGI at the University of Washington |accessdate=02 August 2026}}</ref>:

Laboratories in Côte d'Ivoire, Haiti, Mauritius, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Tanzania, Lesotho, Nepal, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, India, and South Sudan

==Further reading==

* {{cite journal |title=Enhancing Data-Driven Decision-Making in HIV Care With Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Data Dashboards in Côte d’Ivoire: Qualitative Study |author=He, Y.; Kouabenan, Y.-R.; Assoa, P.H; et al. |journal=JMIR Human Factors |year=2026 |volume=13 |issue=e76550 |doi=10.2196/76550 |pmid=41915845}}
* {{cite journal |title=Laboratory Data Timeliness and Completeness Improves Following Implementation of an Electronic Laboratory Information System in Côte d’Ivoire: Quasi-Experimental Study on 21 Clinical Laboratories From 2014 to 2020 |author=He, Y.; Kouabenan, Y.-R.; Assoa, P.H; et al. |journal=JMIR Public Health and Surveillance |year=2024 |volume=10 |issue=e50407 |doi=10.2196/50407 |pmid=38506899}}
* {{cite journal |title=Development and national scale implementation of an open-source electronic laboratory information system (OpenELIS) in Côte d’Ivoire: Sustainability lessons from the first 13 years |author=He, Y.; Iiams-Hauser, C.; Assoa, P.H; et al. |journal=International Journal of Medical Informatics |year=2023 |volume=170 |issue=104977 |doi=10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104977 |pmid=36608629}}
==External links==
* [https://github.com/DIGI-UW/OpenELIS-Global-2 OpenELIS Global (current) on GitHub]
* [https://github.com/openelisglobal/openelisglobal-core/ OpenELIS (pre-2.0) at GitHub]
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/openelisglobal/ OpenELIS Global at Google Code] (Archived)

==References==
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[[Category:Health informatics software (open source)]]
[[Category:Laboratory informatics software (open source)]]
[[Category:Laboratory information systems (open source)]]
[[Category:Public health software (open source)]]

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