Method and system for concept-based terminology management

摘要

#$%^&*AU2019213334A120190829.pdf#####C:InterovenNRPortblDCCDER19153382_i.doex-6/08/2019 ABSTRACT A method for facilitating interoperability of a plurality of computer applications that use disparate data as inputs while maintaining clinical intent related to the data by implementing an interface terminology, the interface terminology comprising concepts and descriptions, a description being an alternative way to express a concept, the method comprising: storing a plurality of concepts in a database; storing a plurality of descriptions in a database; linking each description to a respective concept; storing a first external code set in a database, the first external code set comprising a first plurality of external codes, and a second external code set in a database, the second external code set comprising a second plurality of external codes; mapping each concept to a respective first external code of the first external code set via a linked description and a respective second external code of the second external code set via a linked description via a directed graph structure; and deploying a front-end file of the result of the mapping step, the front-end file comprising a link between the descriptions and the external code sets; wherein multiple of the plurality of descriptions may link to one of the plurality of concepts; wherein multiple of the first plurality of external codes and second plurality of external codes may map to one of the plurality of concepts; and wherein the external codes in the first code set are used as inputs for a first computer application and the external codes in the second code set are used as inputs for a second computer application.WO 2014/066464 PCT/US2013/066305 1/12 Co 0 W 0 E 0J 0O5 (D 0co (D c 0 co CJ 0 0 0 -2 ).0 C . 0 M ( o 6o D (DC 0 (Do U))C 2: U) 4p 00 D 00 ............ .