SHRINE: Enabling Nationally Scalable Multi-Site Disease Studies
Figure 4
Hospital Data Mapping Scenario.
First, existing clinical data are extracted into a locally controlled database for research. Second, each local code is mapped to one or more standard concept codes, and vice versa. Third, related medical concepts are grouped using standard hierarchies curated by medical experts. The bipartite graphs produced by this process enable bidirectional translation between concept systems. Fourth, adapt the incoming query to use the local concept codes.