Sometimes healthcare data has no codings at all, just plain-text descriptions of conditions, medications, etc. The Terminology API helps you find appropriate codings from well-known reference code systems.
For example, you may have a patient record with a condition listed as “Asthma”, without any coding information. You can use the Standardize API to look up potential codes:
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/icd-10-cm",
"code": "J45",
"display": "Asthma"
},
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "195967001",
"display": "Asthma (disorder)"
}
]
}
Leveraging the Terminology API in this way, you can standardize uncoded or free text data.
The following standardize operations are available:
Operation | Reference Code Systems |
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Condition
Including problems and diagnoses. |
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Medication
Including immunizations. |
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Observation
Including labs, radiology, and other observations. |
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Labs
Including lab observations, panels, and reports |
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Radiology
Including radiology observations and reports |
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Procedure
Including services found in claims and clinical data. |
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Alternatively, you can use the $translate operation which is a superset of the individual domain-specific standardize operations.