OHDSI/CommonDataModel
Definition and DDLs for the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM)
Is OHDSI/CommonDataModel beginner-friendly?
We have not seen enough recent pull requests from outside contributors to OHDSI/CommonDataModel to say how often they are merged. 4 beginner-friendly issues are open now.
- Stars
- 1.1k
- Forks
- 513
- Open beginner issues
- 4
- Indexed issues
- 76
- Avg merge
- 8d 3h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 4
- Dominant language
- HTML
- License
- No license data
- Last GitHub push
- Oct 28, 2026
- Latest indexed
- Sep 19, 2026
- Contributing guide
- No contributing guide
- Code of conduct
- No code of conduct
- Beginner labels
- No beginner labels indexed
How to contribute to OHDSI/CommonDataModel
- There is no contributing guide, so start from the README and a few recently merged pull requests to see how changes are proposed.
- Pick one of the 4 open beginner-friendly issues below and comment that you want to work on it before you start.
Issues somebody may already be working on are listed last. List everything by date
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#823 ·
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Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 74/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#802 · 1 comment ·
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Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#799 ·
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#797 · 1 comment ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#785 · 1 comment ·
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Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 65/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#784 ·
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#781 · 1 comment · 2 reactions ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#771 ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#770 ·
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remove this fileOpen
Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 45/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#763 ·
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#760 · 2 comments ·
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Documentation
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#757 · 3 comments ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#756 · 3 comments ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#755 · 1 comment ·
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Forum link on Ask a Question page is deadMay be free again A pull request for this issue was closed without being merged. OpenBug
Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#754 · 1 comment ·
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2025 Symposium Proposal
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#751 · 1 comment ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#750 · 1 comment ·
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Death table PKOpen
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#741 · 1 comment ·
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Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#740 ·
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Documentation
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#737 · 1 comment ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#734 · 1 comment ·
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Major Change Proposal
Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#732 · 3 comments ·
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Documentation
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#731 ·
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Minor Change Proposal
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 20/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#728 · 1 reaction ·
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Major Change Proposal
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#727 · 3 comments ·
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Major Change Proposal
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#725 · 3 comments ·
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#723 ·
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Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#722 · 3 comments ·
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Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 45/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#721 ·
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Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 15/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#720 · 1 comment ·
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Support for PythonOpen
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#715 · 2 comments ·
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#713 ·
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Determine which items from v6.0 are potentially valid for v5-seriesMay be free again @MelaniePhilofsky claimed this 790 days ago, and no pull request is open. Open
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#710 · 1 comment · 1 assignee ·
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Drug Dose Discussion
Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#709 · 16 comments ·
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Drug Dose Discussion
Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#708 · 3 comments ·
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Question
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#706 · 3 comments · 1 reaction ·
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Bug Community Contribution
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#693 · 4 comments · 5 reactions ·
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drug dose updateOpenDrug Dose Discussion
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#691 · 2 comments ·
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Drug Dose Discussion
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#689 · 14 comments ·
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Convention for patients "still in hospital"May be free again @clairblacketer claimed this 914 days ago, and no pull request is open. OpenProposal
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#698 · 5 comments · 1 assignee ·
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Is DEVICE_EXPOSURE.unique_device_id only related to the devices regulated by the FDA?May be free again @clairblacketer claimed this 921 days ago, and no pull request is open. OpenProposal
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#677 · 5 comments · 1 assignee ·
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CDM SourceOpenGeneral Convention
Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 25/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#674 · 5 comments ·
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How to store family history in the OBSERVATION tableMay be free again @MelaniePhilofsky claimed this 930 days ago, and no pull request is open. OpenDocumentation
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#656 · 4 comments · 1 assignee ·
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Clarity on the definition of "Case management visit" in the CDM documentationMay be free again @MelaniePhilofsky claimed this 930 days ago, and no pull request is open. OpenDocumentation
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#648 · 3 comments · 1 assignee ·
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How to store the reason of drug discontinuation in DRUG_EXPOSURE.stop_reason fieldMay be free again @clairblacketer claimed this 934 days ago, and no pull request is open. Open
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#644 · 2 comments · 1 assignee ·
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ERD image is not correct. concept_synonym table only has three rows. not 7 as ERD digram suggestsOpenBug
Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#619 · 2 comments ·
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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#616 · 1 comment ·
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Enhancement
Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#607 · 2 comments ·
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Multiple Death Records Due to Death_type or Cause - Version 5.4May be free again @RogerJCarlson claimed this 1153 days ago, and no pull request is open. Open
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#758 · 6 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee ·
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2025 Symposium Proposal
Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 28/100
OHDSI/CommonDataModel#569 · 5 comments ·