# Integration with OpenEMR
**URL:** https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/integration-with-openemr/174
**Category:** Integration
**Created:** [November 9, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/integration-with-openemr/174 "2023-11-09T14:07:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@parag-thoughti](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/parag-thoughti)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/integration-with-openemr/174/1 "2023-11-09T14:07:37Z")
I am trying to integrate open-elis and [OpenEMR](https://www.open-emr.org/) for lab orders.
Can anyone guide me on how to implement it?
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### Author:  [@caseyi](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/caseyi)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/integration-with-openemr/174/2 "2023-11-09T21:19:34Z")
Hi! Welcome!
I’m not quite sure what OpenEMR supports, but OpenELIS Global can exchange both HL7 v2 messages and FHIR, so hopefully one of those will work. [EMR and LIS Data Exchange Knowledge Base](http://healthinformationexchange.org/en/latest/) This link has a lot of information of the API and how the exchange works with OpenMRS.
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### Author:  [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/integration-with-openemr/174/3 "2023-11-10T04:41:53Z")
In Summary , OpenELIS supports [Lab Order Workflows](https://healthinformationexchange.org/en/latest/lis-workflows/lis-workflows.html#communication-overview) which uses the [FHIR Workflow Module](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/workflow-module.html) based on [OpenHIE specification](https://guides.ohie.org/arch-spec/introduction/laboratory-work-flows) for standard lab ordering between an EMR and LIS.
The Above Work flow is system agnostic, so any system can support it.
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### Author:  [@angshuonline](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/angshuonline)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/integration-with-openemr/174/4 "2025-11-10T13:46:44Z")
@caseyi @Moses_Mutesasira perfect thread for me to ask a relevant question.
I am assuming you are talking about the lab workflow mentioned [here](https://uwdigi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HIE/pages/224722951/Laboratory+Workflows).
1. Is it possible to operate without OpenHIE, with just the IOM layer?
2. Setting up an HIE, and making it operational is a different case altogether - for much simplified scenario for multi-clinic \<=\> multi-lab setup, would simple FHIR ServiceRequest and DiagnosticReport API be enough? I am assuming the FHIR DiagnosticReport report is already generated in OEG2 to exchange with IOM.
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### Author:  [@Moses\_Mutesasira](https://talk.openelis-global.org/u/Moses_Mutesasira)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://talk.openelis-global.org/t/integration-with-openemr/174/5 "2025-11-12T18:43:16Z")
> [@angshuonline](#):
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> Is it possible to operate without OpenHIE, with just the IOM layer?
Yeah , the exchange can be done point to point with OpenMRS directly communicating to OpenELIS without the SHR and IOL layer.