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{{#description2:Open Healthcare Network (OHC) is a nonprofit foundation that builds and stewards CARE, an open, FHIR-native operating system for healthcare.}}{{Infobox organization
| name = Open Healthcare Network
| logo = [[File:OHC logo.png|110px|OHC Network logo]]
| type = Nonprofit foundation
| industry = Health information technology
| product = [[CARE (software)|CARE]]
| hq = Kochi, Kerala, India
| cin = U88100KL2025NPL098818
| license = [[MIT License]] · [[Digital Public Good]]
| website = [https://ohc.network ohc.network]
}}
'''Open Healthcare Network''' ('''OHC'''; legally the '''Open Healthcare Network Foundation''') is a nonprofit that builds and stewards '''[[CARE (software)|CARE]]''', an open, [[FHIR]]-native "operating system for healthcare." OHC stewards CARE Core, apps, standards, and integrations so governments, hospitals, and implementers can run interoperable health systems without vendor lock-in.

CARE is [[MIT License|MIT licensed]] and listed as a [[Digital Public Good]].

== Mission ==
OHC exists to keep a dependable, shared healthcare core in the open. Health systems do not adopt source code alone — they need governance, releases, documentation, security, and an ecosystem that keeps the shared core reliable over years. The foundation provides that institutional layer around the software.

== Foundation layer ==
The foundation organises its work into five responsibilities:
* '''Core platform''' — stable primitives, APIs, forms, access control, audit trails, reports and extensibility.
* '''Standards''' — [[FHIR]]-aligned modelling, terminology bindings, [[ABDM]] patterns and implementation guides.
* '''Quality and security''' — release discipline, vulnerability handling, testing expectations and documentation quality.
* '''Ecosystem''' — developer community, clinical review, implementation partners and public-good funding paths.
* '''AI readiness''' — assistive, human-reviewed documentation and summarisation on structured clinical data.

== Platform ==
The [[CARE (software)|CARE]] platform pairs a stable core with plugins and packaged solutions:
* [[CARE Core]] — reusable clinical and administrative primitives.
* [[CARE Apps]] — plugins for AI Scribe, TeleICU, imaging, devices, messaging and analytics.
* [[Standards and architecture]] — the interoperability and security foundation.

== Solutions ==
CARE Core is packaged into deployable workflows:
* [[CARE HMIS]] — hospital management.
* [[TeleICU]] — remote critical care.
* [[Palliative Care Grid]] — home-based care coordination.
* [[Care Clinics]] — primary and outpatient care.
* [[Care Janwar]] — animal health.

== Field proof ==
OHC's public-good claims are kept dated and program-specific. The [[10BedICU]] program has deployed 200+ tele-ICUs in remote districts of India on CARE.

== Recognition ==
{{Signal|quote=I had a chance to meet with the Open Healthcare Network, it's fantastic to see what they are doing.|who=Satya Nadella|role=CEO, Microsoft}}
{{Signal|quote=One of the most active open-source contributor communities in India.|who=Srikanth Nadhamuni|role=Founding CTO, Aadhaar}}
{{Signal|quote=Great work in putting 200+ tele-ICUs in remote districts in India.|who=Vinod Khosla|role=Founder, Khosla Ventures}}

== Organisation ==
Open Healthcare Network Foundation is registered in Kochi, Kerala, India.
* '''Registered address''': {{#invoke:OHC/data|get|address}}
* '''Corporate Identity Number (CIN)''': {{#invoke:OHC/data|get|cin}}

{{Needs source|Governance, board and advisor details, funding partners and dated impact metrics are omitted here until verified against an official OHC source.}}

== See also ==
* [https://ohc.network Official website]
* [https://docs.ohc.network CARE documentation]

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