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2026-06-23

OMOP Requirements

The Cohort Discovery Service operates on data mapped to the OMOP Common Data Model (CDM). This section defines the minimum set of OMOP fields that must be populated for your data to be discoverable.

What is OMOP?

OMOP (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership) CDM is a global standard for observational health data. It is patient-centric, tabular, extendable, built for analytics, and has a relational design. For background, see the OHDSI OMOP CDM documentation.


Quick summary

  • Mandatory tables


    Person and Concept must be populated for all collections.

  • Minimum dataset


    8 additional tables cover conditions, procedures, drugs, observations, measurements, death, visits, and specimens.

    View minimum dataset

  • CDM versions


    OMOP CDM 5.3 (supported) and 5.4 (recommended for new mappings).

  • Mapping tools


    White Rabbit + Carrot Mapper + Carrot-CDM. HDR UK can assist.

    Mapping tools


Mandatory tables

The following two tables must be populated for all collections:

Table Required Fields
Person person_id, gender_concept_id, year_of_birth, race_concept_id, ethnicity_concept_id
Concept concept_id, domain_id

OMOP CDM version support

Version Status
5.4 Recommended for new mappings
5.3 Fully supported — no migration required
Other Contact HDR UK before proceeding

Supported versions are ultimately constrained by Bunny's deployment requirements. See hutch.health/bunny/deployment/requirements for the latest information.