The Data Warehouse is openEHR's Strongest Use Case Right Now
Why openEHR works better as a silver layer in your data warehouse than as a CDR, and what that means for clinical data at scale.
Opinion Articles
We believe healthcare deserves better software. Follow our journey building open infrastructure for the future of health.
I Built Something A Few Weeks Ago
My mother-in-law needed a clinical trial. My wife and I, both doctors, had a hard time finding the right one. I decided to try to solve it.
Can openEHR just be SQL tables?
I make the case that SQL could be the solution to simplifying the layers of complexity in health data architecture. This is a written version of my talk at EHRCON 25.
I Am Terrible at Directions
But that hasn't mattered in years.
CDS Hooks Matter More Than You Think
CDS Hooks are more than alerts: they’re real-time EHR webhooks that can surface a card and launch a SMART on FHIR app, letting you run workflows outside the EHR. The key is relevance + low latency, and rising adoption.
No More Service Partners
We tried scaling with service partners, but it didn't work. Learn what went wrong, how we're fixing it, and why we're returning to our lean in-house team.
The $10 Million Mistake Toyota Refused to Make
What can car factories from the 70s teach us about health data exchange?
Why do AI Agents Fail on EHR Data?
Benchmark results and a failure deep-dive expose the real gap in healthcare data: missing semantic models, and the value-set workarounds they force.
Building Clinician-First Precision Medicine Infrastructure
In conversation with Dr. Videha Sharma, CEO of Fava Health, Sidharth discusses the future of precision medicine and the technology infrastructure needed.
Interoperability Runs on Open Source, Not Standards
While open standards set the rules, open source gets the work done. Discuss choosing tools, handling semantics and making health systems interoperable.
Top 10 FHIR Developer Tools (2026): Build, Test & Validate
Stop drowning in FHIR docs. From HAPI FHIR & Simplifier to Inferno & validators - 10 tools that save hours. Covers servers, testing & profiling. Updated 2026.
Unified Patient Records from 16+ EMRs with MatchRite’s Common Data Engine
In episode 17 of Digital Health Hackers Podcast, Sidharth speaks to Christopher Jones, CEO of MatchRite Care, a patient-centered unified health record portal.
openEHR vs FHIR: Compare Healthcare IT Standards
Compare openEHR, FHIR, HL7 V2, CDA, DICOM, OMOP, SNOMED CT and more with practical comparison tables, use cases and choose the right healthcare IT standard.
Lessons from E-Patient Dave’s Journey and the Changes We Need
E-Patient Dave's journey highlights the power of patient data access, collaboration, and open standards like FHIR and openEHR in transforming healthcare.
World's First openEHR CDR for 8M People: Catalonia's Story
How Catalonia unified 29 EMR systems into one openEHR CDR for 8 million residents. Jordi Piera, Director of Digital Health Strategy, explains the strategy.
Designing for Doctors: A FHIR-Driven Approach to Patient Management That Clinicians Actually Use
See how Medblocks built FHIR-driven patient management system with intuitive workflows, helping doctors manage patients without EHR complexity or vendor lock-in.
Christian Chevalley on etherCIS3 & Healthcare Data Platforms
Explore Christian Chevalley's vision for etherCIS3, openEHR, PostgreSQL FDW, and modern healthcare data platforms that connect fragmented legacy systems.
Breaking Down the Healthcare Giant into 3 Distinct Business Models
Discover Clayton Christensen's 3 healthcare business models and learn how Solution Shops, VAP organizations and Facilitated Networks improve care delivery.
Volume-Based to Value-Based Care Shift in India
Discover India’s transition from volume-based to value-based care through PM-JAY, bundled payments, outcome-based incentives, and digital health transformation.
Healthcare Digitization: The Missing Piece Explained
Discover why medical transcription bridges the gap in healthcare digitization. Medblocks converts unstructured medical records into openEHR-compliant data.
ABDM Explained: India's Digital Health Infrastructure Guide
Learn how ABDM enables digital healthcare in India through ABHA Health IDs, interoperability, consent management, UHI, APIs and secure health data exchange.
The Story of Medblocks: Building Healthcare Interoperability
Discover how Medblocks evolved from blockchain into a healthcare interoperability platform using FHIR, openEHR and open standards to simplify digital health.