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The keystone to any actionable data analysis is data governance and trust in proper population.  The goal at Singularity Health is to use the most common data points because they are the most trusted data points.  The best answers then just come from asking the best questions.


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Index of Common Health Indication Outputs

COMMON DATA MODELS

OMOP

Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership – maintained by Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) 

https://www.ohdsi.org/data-standardization/the-common-data-model/

PCORNET

The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network – developed through funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) 

https://pcornet.org/data/

SENTINEL

Sentinel Common Data Model (SCDM) developed by the Sentinel Operations Center (SOC)  

https://www.sentinelinitiative.org/methods-data-tools/sentinel-common-data-model

i2B2

Informatics for Integrating Biology & the Bedside combines an NIH-funded platform and pharma-developed (tranSMART) programming constructed through use of Shared Health Research Information Network (SHRINE) software  https://community.i2b2.org/wiki/display/BUN/i2b2+Common+Data+Model+Documentation

BRIDG

The Biomedical Research Integrated Domain Group represents a collaborative effort between the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), the HL7 BRIDG Work Group, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  

https://bridgmodel.nci.nih.gov/


COMMON DATA STANDARDS

HL7

Health Level Severn International primary standards utilized in exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information  

https://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/

FHIR

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources specification representing latest iteration of HL7, RIM (Reference Information Model), and CDA (Clinical Document Architecture) development, built for electronic exchange of health care information

https://www.hl7.org/fhir/overview.html


DEVICE IDENTIFICATION

UDI

Unique Device Identification system established by the FDA for identification of medical devices sold in the United States of America

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/device-advice-comprehensive-regulatory-assistance/unique-device-identification-system-udi-system

AUDI

Augmented Unique Device Identifier works to expand UDI-associated device systems to address potential gaps within the GUDID concept  

https://www.mdepinet.net/audi

GUDID

Global Unique Device Identification Database and the associated AccessGUDID system contains key device identifiers submitted to the FDA for medical devices utilizing a Unique Device Identifier  

https://accessgudid.nlm.nih.gov/

GMDN

Global Medical Device Nomenclature built upon the request of the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF), now IMDRF to accelerate international medical device regulatory harmonization  

https://www.gmdnagency.org/  


COMMON VOCABULARIES

ICD09/ICD10/ICD11

International Classification of Diseases constructed by the World Health Organization and overseen by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the United States of America.  Currently utilizing version ICD-10-CM.  ICD-09-CM was previously utilized and ICD-11-CM is currently in development.

https://icd10cmtool.cdc.gov/?fy=FY2022

CPT-4

The Current Procedural Terminology system (4th edition) was developed by the American Medical Association (AMA) to provide standard language and numerical coding for describing medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, with modifier codes utilized for additional granularity.  

https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/cpt-current-procedural-terminology

HCPCS

The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System was developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to provide standard language and numerical coding for describing medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures, with modifier codes utilized for additional granularity.  

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Fraud-and-Abuse/PhysicianSelfReferral

NDC

National Drug Codes are unique three-segment numerical identifiers utilized by the FDA to track drug labelers, specific products, and package sizes to inform on drug manufacturer, distributer, strength, dosage form, and drug formulation.  

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ndc/index.cfm

RxNorm

A clinical drug standard nomenclature produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an RxNorm code combines a drugs ingredients, strength, and form as part of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus.  

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/index.html

LOINC

Logistical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes are developed and maintained by the Regenstrief Institute to serve as the global standard terminology for describing laboratory examinations.  

https://loinc.org/search-app/

SNOMED CT

Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine – Clinical Terms were internationally developed and sanctioned by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to serve as a standardized vocabulary of clinical terminology for the electronic exchange of clinical health information as part of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus.  

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/Snomed/snomed_browsers.html

UB04 REVENUE CODES

The National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) founded by the American Hospital Association (AHA) created and maintains the Uniform Billing (4th edition)

https://www.nubc.org/license

PLACE OF SERVICE CODES

A two digit code maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to indicate in which setting a health care service was provided  

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/place-of-service-codes/Place_of_Service_Code_Set

MS-DRG

Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups, originally created by Yale University and now maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to facilitate payment through a value based approach to care initiated through the Social Security Act and the subsequent Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)  

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/MS-DRG-Classifications-and-Software

APR-DRG

All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups are inpatient visit classification system developed by the company 3M to incorporate insights such as Risk of Mortality (ROM) and Severity of Illness (SOI) and are extensively utilized within the cost adjustments required in a value based care system  

https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/health-information-systems-us/drive-value-based-care/patient-classification-methodologies/apr-drgs/  


POPULATION HEALTH METRICS

US CENSUS DEMOGRAPHICS

https://www.census.gov/library.html

FEDERAL CRIME STATISTICS

https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/pages/home

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BENCHMARKS

https://www.epa.gov/data

US DEPT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEV METRICS

https://www.huduser.gov/portal/pdrdatas_landing.html

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