Automated Terminology Mapping with Interface Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems face challenges in efficiently migrating and mapping electronic health record (EHR) terminologies across different vocabularies, requiring significant manual intervention and lacking automation for accurate and confident mapping, especially when dealing with unclear or out-of-scope terms.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a computer-based process to map terms from one vocabulary to another, including an interface terminology, with automated initial mapping passes, user verification, and suggested mappings, reducing the need for third-party interaction by presenting a web-based interface for user confirmation and allowing for the creation of new interface terminology terms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated mapping is implemented, then productivity is improved, but mapping precision deteriorates due to unclear or out-of-scope terms
Solution Approach 1:
The mapping process is divided into multiple passes: an automated initial mapping pass handles clear terms efficiently, while a subsequent manual review pass handles unclear or out-of-scope terms. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both high productivity for straightforward cases and high precision for complex cases.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an interface terminology as an intermediary layer between source and target terminologies. This intermediary provides suggested mappings that can be reviewed and refined manually, serving as a bridge that combines automated efficiency with manual precision for difficult mapping cases.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual intervention is used, then mapping precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates due to significant manual workload
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring complete manual review of all terms, the system applies automated mapping to the majority of clear terms and reserves manual intervention only for unclear or out-of-scope terms. This partial manual action maintains high precision where needed while preserving overall productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The automated mapping pass is performed as a preliminary action before manual review. This preliminary automation handles the bulk of mapping work, so that subsequent manual intervention only needs to address a small subset of problematic terms, significantly reducing the overall manual workload.
3Reliability
If comprehensive mapping is performed, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple terminology layers
Solution Approach 1:
The interface terminology serves multiple functions: it acts as a target for automated mapping, provides suggested mappings for manual review, and enables mapping between different terminology pairs. This multi-functionality allows comprehensive mapping coverage without proportionally increasing system complexity.
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AI summary
A system and method for facilitating dictionary migration or dictionary mapping from a first vocabulary or a first dictionary of terms to a second vocabulary includes one or more computers configured to carry out the steps of mapping a subset of the first set of terms to respective terms in an interface terminology and flagging another subset as not mapped to respective terms in the interface terminology. The system then may provide suggested mappings for the non-mapped terms, relying on user-supplied indications in order to map those terms. The system and method also may map the first dictionary terms to a reference terminology, an administrative terminology, or a clinical terminology or, conversely, may use those external terminologies to assist in mapping to the interface terminology.