OMOP Enterprise v1.0.0 Released
Emory's OMOP Enterprise pipeline has reached its first major release. v1.0.0 includes all 13 core CDM tables with full Data Quality Dashboard coverage and automated DBT test validation.
March 2026
PCORI Broad Pragmatic Studies — Cycle 2, 2026
PCORI has opened Cycle 2 of its Broad Pragmatic Studies funding announcement, one of the largest mechanisms for patient-centered comparative effectiveness research. Pragmatic studies using observational data infrastructure like OMOP are squarely in scope.
LOI Deadline: April 1, 2026 | Application Deadline: April 28, 2026
AI Triage in Primary Care: Building Safer Real-World Evidence
A new paper in the Journal of Medical Internet Research examines how AI-based triage systems in primary care settings can generate safer and more equitable real-world evidence — and the methodological challenges that come with it.
OHDSI Community Roundup — March 2026
A summary of recent OHDSI community activity relevant to Emory's OMOP program, including vocabulary updates, new tooling demos, and collaboration opportunities.
Best Practices for Coupling OMOP with Machine Learning Metadata
An active OHDSI community discussion on how to store ML model predictions and versioning metadata alongside clinical data in OMOP. This is a frontier question for any team building predictive models on OMOP data.
February 2026 Vocabulary Release Available in Athena
OHDSI has published vocabulary release v20260227 in Athena, with a focus on Drug vocabularies. Eleven vocabularies were updated including VANDF/VA Class, OMOP Extension, and Type Concepts.
NIH eMERGE Genomic Risk Assessment Network — Coordinating Center (U01)
The NIH has posted RFA-HG-26-008 seeking a Coordinating Center for the next phase of the eMERGE (Electronic Medical Records and Genomics) Network. This FOA explicitly requires OMOP CDM for harmonizing EHR data across participating sites.
Closes: March 6, 2026 | Mechanism: U01 | Agency: NIH