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Fifteen years of peer-reviewed research, implementation reports, and academic work documenting OpenELIS Global — how it was built, how it scaled nationally, and what changed for the laboratories that adopted it.

34Publications

16Peer-reviewed articles

2010–2026Research span

6Countries studied

Independent outcome evidence

A quasi-experimental study across 21 clinical laboratories in Côte d'Ivoire, published in JMIR Public Health & Surveillance, found that laboratory data timeliness and completeness improved measurably following OpenELIS implementation.

He Y, Kouabenan Y, Assoa P, Puttkammer N, Wagenaar B, et al. — 2024 · Read the study →

OpenELIS Global publications

Research specifically about OpenELIS Global implementations and outcomes.

Journal Article · 2026 · Côte d'Ivoire

Enhancing Data-Driven Decision-Making in HIV Care With Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Data Dashboards in Côte d'Ivoire: Qualitative Study

He Y, Kouabenan YR, Assoa PH, et al.; Perrone LA — JMIR Human Factors

Published works

OpenELIS Global publications

Enhancing Data-Driven Decision-Making in HIV Care With Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Data Dashboards in Côte d'Ivoire: Qualitative Study

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

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

HIV viral load testing and monitoring in Côte d'Ivoire: A survival analysis of viral load testing and suppression, and evaluation of adherence to national recommendations

Adaptation of an electronic dashboard to monitor HIV viral load testing in Côte d'Ivoire

Open-source LIMS in Vietnam: The path toward sustainability and host country ownership

Evaluating user adaptations and perceptions of OpenELIS in sustaining its implementation in Côte d'Ivoire: A Qualitative Study

An impact evaluation of the OpenELIS laboratory information system and the dependent data dashboard in Côte d'Ivoire

An Assessment of HAI-Côte d'Ivoire's Performance in Meeting the 3rd 90-UNAIDS Treatment Goal of 90% Viral Load Suppression Among Those Receiving ART

Report on Best Practices in "Point of Care" Implementation of the iSanté and OpenELIS Data Systems

Integrating Touchscreen Laboratory Order-Entry with OpenELIS: An Exercise in Interoperability

Global OpenELIS: Progress on an Open-source Laboratory Information System in Haiti and Côte d'Ivoire

OpenELIS Open-Source Laboratory Information System for Clinical and Reference Laboratories: Implementation in Haiti and Côte d'Ivoire

Interoperability Between Laboratory and EMR Using HL7 v2.5.1 and OpenELIS in Resource Poor Settings

Mauritius: Chasing COVID-19 — A Story of Digital Transformation

How open source made a difference in Mauritius' pandemic response

Related research

FHIRing up OpenMRS: Architecture, Implementation and Real-World Use-Cases in Global Health

Contextual Barriers to Implementing Open-Source Electronic Health Record Systems for Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Scoping Review

Health Information and Information Technology: the Path from Data to Decision

Using Open Source, Open Data, and Civic Technology to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic and Infodemic

Open Source, Open Data and Open Infrastructure in Times of COVID-19

Design and implementation of a clinical laboratory information system in a low-resource setting

Buy, Build, or Adapt — How to decide? A Guide to Open Source Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Write Code, Save Lives: How a Community Uses Open Innovation to Address a Societal Challenge

Success factors for implementing and sustaining a mature electronic medical record in a low-resource setting: a case study of iSanté in Haiti

Strengthening Côte d'Ivoire's health information system to combat HIV: validating data on the effectiveness of interventions

Electronic Health Records: A case study from Kenya

Open-Source Electronic Health Record Systems for Low-Resource Settings: Systematic Review

The Role of Free/Libre and Open Source Software in Learning Health Systems

Strengthening Health Information Systems to Support Post-Disaster Healthcare in Haiti

Implementation and expansion of an electronic medical record for HIV care and treatment in Haiti: An assessment of system use and the impact of large-scale disruptions

Open-source point-of-care electronic medical records for use in resource-limited settings: systematic review and questionnaire surveys

Implementing medical information systems in developing countries, what works and what doesn't

A Lab-EMR Interoperability Profile as an eHealth Architecture Component for Resource-Constrained Settings

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