Join openEHR
openEHR is built by a global community of clinicians, engineers, researchers and organisations. Take part for free, or become a member or partner and help decide where openEHR goes next.
Get involved, free of charge
Using openEHR and taking part in the community costs nothing. The specifications, clinical models, forums and other IP are free to all.
- Join the conversation
Ask questions and share what you’re working on in our Discourse forum.
- Review clinical models
Sign up to the Clinical Knowledge Manager and review archetypes in your specialty.
- Contribute code (external)
Help improve open source tools and specifications on GitHub.
- Come to an event
Webinars, meetups and our annual EHRCON conference.
- Write for us
Share your openEHR story as a guest post on our blog.
- Follow openEHR (external)
News and updates on LinkedIn.
Membership and partnership
As a non-profit, we put 100% of membership and partnership fees back into openEHR. Membership also gives you a formal say in how openEHR is run.
Individual member
€23.50 a year
For anyone who wants to take part in openEHR’s formal processes.
- Vote in board elections
- Nominate or stand for the board and program committees
- Vote in open meetings
Professional member
€139 a year
For consultants, trainers and experts offering openEHR services.
- All individual benefits
- Listing on the openEHR website
- Contribute to industry news
- Apply for educator recognition
Industry partner
From €946 a year
For vendors, integrators and consultancies using openEHR.
- Priority for clinical model change requests
- Collectively elect two board members
- Shape conformance and certification
- Listing on the openEHR website
Organisational partner
From €121 a year
For health services, governments, NGOs, professional bodies and academic institutions.
- Up to 70% of fees fund clinical modelling
- Priority for clinical model change requests
- Nominate or stand for the board
- Visibility on the openEHR website
Industry partner fees by organisation size
| Organisation size (FTE) | Level | Annual cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 3 | Micro startup* | €946 |
| 2–9 | Bronze | €1,525 |
| 10–24 | Silver | €3,812 |
| 25–49 | Gold | €8,767 |
| 50–100 | Platinum | €12,752 |
| More than 100 | Diamond | €21,518 |
*Micro startup applies only to companies new to the e-health sector with fewer than 3 FTE staff working on eHealth projects, for a maximum of two years.
Global uplift: global health IT organisations can add the Global designation to Bronze to Diamond memberships, for an uplift of 40% (Bronze) rising to 80% (Diamond). It adds eligibility for any openEHR Affiliate board, the right to nominate Connected Members in every jurisdiction you operate in, and recognition as a Global Industry Partner.
Organisational partner fees
| Membership | Catchment population | Annual cost |
|---|---|---|
| NGO | – | €121 |
| Professional organisation | – | €121 |
| Academic associate | – | €634 |
| Jurisdictional | Under 8,000 | €500 |
| Jurisdictional | 8,000 to 49,999 | €700 |
| Jurisdictional | 50,000 to 149,999 | €1,100 |
| Jurisdictional | 150,000 to 349,999 | €1,900 |
| Jurisdictional | 350,000 to 499,999 | €2,500 |
| Jurisdictional | 500,000 to 999,999 | €3,800 |
| Jurisdictional | 1,000,000 or more | On application |
| Sub-jurisdictional | Covered by an existing jurisdiction | €500 |
Where your fee goes
- Developing the openEHR specifications and clinical models
- Supporting open source software development
- Sustaining our infrastructure, accreditations and memberships
- Education, including the Fellowship Program
- Promoting openEHR to a global audience
All memberships are annual subscriptions that renew automatically. Read the sanctions policy and our policies.
Take part in our programs
Members and partners’ staff can join the committees that steer openEHR’s clinical, technical and educational work.
- Clinical Program Board
Steer the international clinical models and editorial process.
- Specifications Editorial Committee
Shape the evolution of the openEHR specifications.
- Education Program Board
Develop training and recognise openEHR educators.
- Software Program Board
Support community open source software.
- Fellowship Program
Get funding and mentoring for an openEHR project.
- Governance
The board, elections and how decisions are made.
Meet the community
- Members
Professional members offering openEHR expertise.
- Industry partners
Companies building and supporting openEHR.
- Organisation partners
Health services, governments and institutions using openEHR.
- Affiliates
National and regional openEHR communities near you.
Meet us in person
From online webinars to EHRCON, our annual conference, events are the quickest way to meet the people behind openEHR.
- Events calendar
Upcoming webinars, meetups and conferences.
- EHRCON26
Our annual conference: speakers, sessions and highlights.
Community stories
- Chill, delightful, revelational: Reflections from EHRCON26
A public health doctor on finding a welcoming community at EHRCON26.
- Making archetype work easier
What one Fellowship project built for the whole community.
- From proof of concept to a reusable blueprint
openEHR Switzerland and HL7 Switzerland working side by side.
- IHE and the openEHR Plugathon
Community collaboration at the openEHR Plugathon.
Not ready to join yet?
What is openEHR?
The open standard for lifelong, vendor-neutral health records, and who it’s for.
Build on openEHR
Specifications, shared clinical models, platforms and tools for building health software that lasts.