Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: successfully used as a resource by Group Health in its i2b2 and SHRINE installations, providing the metadata needed to build the complex querying interface.The programs which accomplish this have been repurposed and we've built a prototype for VDW metadata table structure which encompasses pharmacy, procedure, and diagnosis data.We've built draft standard macros to query the metadata and create NDC lists based on an input class of drugs.The completeness of VDW procedures has been measured via UMLS metadata.Finally, we've identified areas of extreme interest which warrant additional research, such as the potential mapping of ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes via UMLS concept unique identifiers.Discussion: The UMLS provides a standard way to distribute and prepare metadata that can be used for VDW research and infrastructure program code sets.Since this resource is freely available, well documented, and supported we recommend its adoption by other sites in their programs.
Source: Clinical Medicine & Research
Authors: D. Eastman, D. Bachman, D. Ng, W. Tao
Institution: Kaiser Permanente
Language: English
Subfield: Health Information Management
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1985176992