Clinical Information Librarians and the NLM From Health Data Standards to Better Health 2 The goals of the series are for you to be able to Use the jargon Name relevant health data standards and describe how they are used ID: 766653
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Clinical Information, Librarians and the NLM: From Health Data Standards to Better Health
2 The goals of the series are for you to be able to: Use the jargon Name relevant health data standards and describe how they are used Describe relevant NLM products and servicesIdentify (new?) roles for librarians
Jennifer Jentsch, MLS Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect
MedlinePlus Connect
MedlinePlus Connect allows patient portals, EHRs, or health IT systems to deliver consumer health information related to patients’ diagnoses, medications, and labs
API = Application Programming Interface MedlinePlus Connect
MedlinePlus Connect Problem, medication, or lab code-based request Consumer health information targeted response Mobile application Patient portal EHR/Health IT System Clinical system 1 2 3
MedlinePlus Connect allows patient portals, EHRs, or health IT systems to deliver consumer health information related to patients’ diagnoses, medications, and labs How does it work? medical codes ( aka the mapping of MedlinePlus content to standard medical terminologies)
Code Systems: What is Being Requested Type of Code Code System Problems/Diagnoses ICD-9-CMICD-10-CMSNOMED CTMedicationsRXNormNDCLabs LOINC
Quiz #1
LOINC code 11054-4 Cholesterol in LDL/Cholesterol in HDL in Serum or Plasma
MedlinePlus Connect Problem, medication, or lab code-based request Consumer health information targeted responseEHR/Health IT System1 2 3
MedlinePlus Connect API Web Application Web Service
Web Application Returns an HTML page with links and (for problems) an image and a snippet of a summary. Two versions: Application & Service
Web Service Returns an HL7-compliant response in XML, JSON, or JSONP format. Two versions: Application & Service <feed xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en" xml:base ="https://medlineplus.gov/"> <title type="text">MedlinePlus Connect</title> <subtitle type="text"> MedlinePlus Connect results for ICD-10-CM J45.40 </subtitle> <entry> <title> Asthma </title> <link rel ="alternate" href ="https://medlineplus.gov/ asthma.html?utm_source = mplusconnect&utm_medium =service"/> <id>tag: medlineplus.gov, 2018-17-08:/asthma.html</id> <summary type="html"> & lt;p> Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Your airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs....
The MedlinePlus Connect API is just a series of rules for querying a database. Each query is a URL. The response depends on how you build the URL. API = Application Programming Interface
The three parts of a MedlinePlus Connect URL Base URL The address of the MedlinePlus Connect server Utility name The specific tool you are usingParametersThe details of your query
The three parts of a MedlinePlus Connect URL Base URL https://connect.medlineplus.gov Utility name application? (web application)service? (web service) Parameters mainSearchCriteria.v.cs (code system) mainSearchCriteria.v.c (code) informationRecipient.languageCode.c (language) knowledgeResponseType (format)
https://connect.medlineplus.gov/application?mainSearchCriteria.v.cs=2.16.840.1.113883.6.96&mainSearchCriteria.v.c=195967001&informationRecipient.languageCode.c=en A MedlinePlus Connect Request
https://connect.medlineplus.gov/application? Web service or Web application? A MedlinePlus Connect Request
https://connect.medlineplus.gov/application?mainSearchCriteria.v.cs=2.16.840.1.113883.6.96 Which code system? A MedlinePlus Connect Request
https://connect.medlineplus.gov/application?mainSearchCriteria.v.cs=2.16.840.1.113883.6.96&mainSearchCriteria.v.c=195967001 Individual code A MedlinePlus Connect Request
https://connect.medlineplus.gov/application?mainSearchCriteria.v.cs=2.16.840.1.113883.6.96&mainSearchCriteria.v.c=195967001&informationRecipient.languageCode.c=en A MedlinePlus Connect Request Language requested
Quiz #2
Link to demo: https://connect.medlineplus.gov/demo/application Codes to decipher:LOINC 11268-0 ICD-10-CM J02.0RXCUI 313797 What is the patient’s diagnosis? Can you find some information “for parents”? How was it diagnosed? What is the treatment? Exercise: Look up these codes
MedlinePlus Connect allows patient portals, EHRs, or health IT systems to deliver consumer health information related to patients’ diagnoses, medications, and labs Web service or Web Application medical codes
More on MedlinePlus Connect Free serviceNo registration or licensing requiredAPI, integrates into existing health IT systems Easy to implement, one time setup Uses the HL7 Infobutton StandardProvides responses in English and SpanishCan be used alongside other sources of patient education
Health IT vendors can implement it in their systems and provide it to their clients. Purchasers of health IT systems, patient portals, or EHRs may be able to implement it directly if they have administrative rights to make adjustments to the system. Otherwise, they should contact their vendor representative. Who Can Implement MedlinePlus Connect?
Increase awareness of M+ Connect within your health organizationFacilitate the incorporation of M+ Connect in institutional EHRHelp NLM improve functionality of M+ Connect Librarians & MedlinePlus Connect
https://medlineplus.gov/connect/technical.html Technical Documentation Overview https://medlineplus.gov/connect/
https://connect.medlineplus.gov/demo/application/ https://connect.medlineplus.gov/demo/service/ Web Application Demonstration Web Service Demonstration
Jennifer Jentsch, MLS Getting the Right Information to Patients Using MedlinePlus Connect
34 Upcoming: 9/13: Introduction to medical terminologies and RxNorm with In-Hye Cho and Mike Davidson 9/20: Guided discussion on librarian roles in informatics and data science 9/27: Collecting data with an eye towards reuse: Common data elements with Lisa Lang 10/4: Improving the quality of hospital patient care: the Value Set Authority Center with Maureen Madden
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