Mapping National Vocabularies to International Standards Using OHDSI Standardized Vocabularies

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Abstract

Ensuring semantic interoperability in international studies is crucial. In this context, the mapping of national to international vocabularies is necessary. The Standardized Vocabularies of OHDSI provide such a mapping, which forms the basis for semantic interoperability in the standardized data model OMOP CDM. The aim of this paper is to provide a guideline for vocabulary mapping that supports developers in efficiently implementing the technical application of mappings into the ETL process for transforming data to OMOP CDM. By implementing materialized views and creating a decision tree, we provide a solid foundation for efficient semantic mapping in OMOP CDM. With our work, we mark an important step in realizing international observational studies based on OMOP CDM.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvisioning the Future of Health Informatics and Digital Health
Pages349-353
Number of pages5
Volume323
ISBN (electronic)978-1-64368-590-8
Publication statusPublished - 8 Apr 2025
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesStudies in health technology and informatics
Volume323
ISSN0926-9630

External IDs

Scopus 105003136606
ORCID /0000-0002-5577-7760/work/184442235
ORCID /0000-0002-5002-2676/work/184442372
ORCID /0000-0002-9888-8460/work/184442539

Keywords

Keywords

  • Electronic Health Records/standards, Internationality, Medical Record Linkage/standards, Semantics, Vocabulary, Controlled, vocabularies, semantic interoperability, OMOP CDM, OHDSI