Below is a sampling of some of the MHS’ Open Source Software available to the public, at no cost.
OpenAHLTA
What is OpenAHLTA?
- Open source version of the DoD’s battlefield electronic health record system (AHLTA-Theater)
- Runs on an “open source” basis thanks to a specially negotiated license agreement with original developer Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Operates on a laptop or in a client server environment
- Supports laptop documentation of clinical care whether connected to a network or as a stand-alone
- Utilizes a unique “store and forward” capability that allows data to be housed on a local database until connectivity is restored and transmission is possible
Download or learn more about OpenAHLTA
Download OpenAHLTA (GitHub)
OpenHDD
What is OpenHDD?
- Makes 3M’s Health Data Dictionary available to the public to study, use, change, improve, and share freely
- Developed for the MHS by 3M
- Standardizes the way that the medical community records and tracks details of patient medical history
- Standardizes medical coding by streamlining multiple sets of similar terminology
- Finds the same code in multiple different languages and gives the data a new "identifier" or code to create a consistent nomenclature
- Supports achieving semantic interoperability for electronic health records
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SEMOSS
What is SEMOSS?
- Java-based semantic open source analytics environment
- Developed by the MHS to support evaluating existing health IM/IT solutions for transition to the future-state electronic health record
- Allows users to load data and explore its surrounding context
- Converts excel data into graphs for multi-dimensional analysis
- Consumes data from multiple repositories in multiple formats
- Includes interactive graphics, customizable charts, as well as roll-up and drill-down visualizations
- Leverages cluster algorithms, transitivity, time-series latency analysis, and optimization analysis
Download or learn more about SEMOSS