future pathology information standards
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Future Pathology Information Standards!
Jay Kola, Karen Mitchell,NHS Digital
03/05/2019
Status of on-going work and Next Steps!
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WhyPathology/LabMedicineInforma8onStandards?
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ClinicalFocus-Scope&Background
• PartoftheNa+onalCCIOPriori+esforEngland• ‘Abilitytosharebasicpathologyresults’
– Tosharepathologyresultsseamlessly,weneedinforma+onstandards
• ‘Basicpathology’definedas• Clinicalchemistry• Haematology
• Workscopedfor1styear,withpossiblefurtherextensionplannedfor3-5years.
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Whatarethebenefits?
Standardsareeverywheretomakeinteroperabilitywork,especiallyinthedigitalspace:Someareplanned,someareunplanned–whoisaffectedbytheneedtochange?• Manufacturers=LIMSsuppliers• Users=Informa+cians,Coders,BMS,pathologists• Training=Userawareness
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Benefits!• Building EHR/EPR/LIMS
• Combining data
• Sharing common LIMS
• Centralised reporting of results
Professionals Clinicians
Patients
• Comparing patient data from multiple sites
• Identifying different methodologies
• Understanding results
• Comparing results
• Comparing and combining data nationally and internationally
Research
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England-Vision&Standardsframework
• Interoperabilityisthefocus• SecretaryofStateannouncement
– Vision– DraYNHSDstandardsframework
• UTL(asubsetofSNOMEDCT)• FHIR• UCUM
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Ourapproach
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Whatarewetryingtocreate?
• MessageWrapper
• UnitsofMeasure
• Value
• Codes
HaemoglobinLevelCode
LowQualita+veValueQuan+ta+ve 80
UoM g/dL
g/L
Transferclinicalstatementà Haemogloblinlevelof80g/L
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DesignPrinciples• Labmedicineneeds‘informa+onstandards’
– Morethanjustcodes!• Codesshouldprovide
– Clinicalcontext&be+edtoclinicalusage– Unambiguousmeaning
• Uniqueiden+tyfortest/result– Abilitytosa+sfysecondaryuses
• Grouping/categorisa+onoftests/results• Mustworkinconjunc+onwith‘informa+onmodel’
– Ideallyagnos+cof‘flavouroftheday’
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Workstreams1. UnifiedTestList(UTL)–astandardisedcollec+on
oftestnamesinSNOMEDCTthatcanadoptedacrossNHS
2. UnitsofMeasure(UoM)–standardisedrepresenta+onofunitsofmeasureassociatedwithresults
3. Informa+on/DataModel–representa+onoftestrequestsandresults
4. MessagingSpecifica+on–aFHIRbasedinteroperabilityspecifica+onfortransferofrequests&results
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Anover-simplifiedrepresenta8on
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Informa8onFlows
• Requests– Coun+ng/Accoun+ng
• Processingwithinlabs– Internaltolabs– Na+veadop+onofcodes?– Howmuchdoweneedtoknow…?
• Results– Clinicalinterpreta+on,trends,analysis
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Implementa8onApproach
Clinical Standards -
UTL!
Data Standards - FHIR Spec!
Data Standards - Units of Measure!
FHIR Curation - validation!
Approved FHIR profile -
Messaging Spec!
First of Type Testing!Feedback!
Use
cas
es! PRSB,
INTEROPen, PINUG, RCPath
LCHREs - Manchester GDEs - Cambridge
NPEx
Prim
ary
Car
e, S
econ
dary
Car
e,N
HSE
, NH
SI,
Agile - Informatics driven blue print
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Planforspecial8es
Haematology/ClinicalChemistry
DataModelsUnitsofMeasureFHIRspecifica+onsCodelists/catalogues
Microbiology
Extend/NewDataModelExtend/NewFHIRspecCodelist/catalogue
Histopathology
Extend/NewDataModelExtend/NewFHIRspecCodelist/catalogue
Buildinforma+csprinciplesfirst,thenextendthemtootherspeciali+es….
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Progresstodate?
Unified Test List!
Units of Measure!
Information Model!
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UnifiedTestList-Whatisit?
• AlistofSNOMEDtermsforlabtestreports• Acodedlisttobeusedinmessagesoronscreenstodescribeameasurementresult
• SNOMED‘observableen+ty’type• ‘BloodSciences’content• Contentfortes+ng:currently350codes• Forpublica+onasdraYin2018/19
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SNOMED Model + Information Model !
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REPORTED RESULT VALUE FROM TEST: n
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UnifiedtestList:Whatisit?–(2)
Crea8ninesubstanceconcentra8oninserum(substance+property+specimen)
Crea8ninesubstanceconcentra8oninserumbyenzyma)cmethod’(substance+property+specimen+method)
Aldosteronemassconcentra+oninplasmaNeutrophilpercentcountinbloodLipaseenzymeac+vityinserum
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UnifiedTestList(UTL)-Tac8cal• Done
– Builta350SNOMEDCTcodescreated• Note~3,000alreadyexistinSNOMEDCT(PBCL)
– BuiltadraYgenericSNOMEDanribute/valuesettomodelthesecodesinawaythatalignswithinforma+on/datamodelsandcurrentcoding
• Planned– Formalisedesign&editorialguidance– Formalpublica+onof350listinJune2019SNOMEDCT
release– Scaleupthebuild/previewcycleandpublica+onof
expected3-5kfulllist(minimumviableproduct)byOct2019
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Benefits for:!Professionals
Allows interoperability of data for primary (clinical) and secondary uses with less manual intervention
• Sharing data
• Comparison of data
• Building new systems
• Centralised reporting
25 hydroxy vitamin D!
25 OH Vitamin D!
Vitamin D!
25-OH Vitamin D!
SNOMED ID (draft) SNOMED Term (Preferred Term)!
1110381000000103 Total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (D2 and
D3) substance concentration in serum!
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Benefits for:!Clinicians
Comparison of results performed at more than one lab. Part of standards for patient records Easy to view trends in results Single test name
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Benefits for:!Patients
Single test name Improves understanding of results and disease Visible on patient portals Encourages patient engagement and involvement in disease management Ability to research condition online
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Benefits for:!Secondary uses
• Activity comparison • Local / STP • National
• Centralised reporting • Renal Registry • Cancer outcomes • Microbiology surveillance
Research
• National & International collaboration and data sharing
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UnifiedTestList-Strategy
• UKProfessionalendorsement– PlannedforQ22019
• On-goingmaintenance– ToalignwithSNOMEDCTgovernancemodel– Editorial/Governancegroup–representa+onfromclinicians,professionalbodies,informa+cians,etc
• Alotofsupportforourworkfrominterna+onalpartners– Sweden,Denmark,Norway,NewZealand
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UnitsofMeasure–Context
• Why?– Integralpartofresultsinabloodsciences(&lotofother
disciplines)– ClinicalsafetyimpactwhenUnitsofMeasurearen’t
comparablebetweentests• Context
– LaboratoryStandardisedRepresenta+on(LSR):ApreviousdraY‘collec+on’ofUoMsexisted–basedonworkdone~10yearsago
– LSRhasnotbeenupdated;gaps,qualityissues– Primarilyproducedasanartefactfor‘humanconsump+on’.
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x10^9/L! IU/L!
x_10^9/L! iu/L!
_10*9/L! iu/_L!
Current UoM variations!
• Review of LIMS units of Measure compared with LSR/IUG
• Some mismatches are NOT computer readable but still human readable
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UoM-Tac8calDone
1. Newversion&representa+oncreated–InterimUnitsGuide(IUG)2. Externalreview(inprogress):4Trusts,3s/wVendors
1. Posi+vefeedback&interestfromUKcommunity,includingsuppliers.
Findings
1. UoMsascodes-notalwayssuitableforcomputa+onaluse1. Conversionofunitsisanissue
2. Currentsystems(e.g.LIMS)verylimited,andlimita+onsdiffer1. Valueincrea+ngbotha‘humanreadable’&‘computable’
representa+onofunits.
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UoM-Strategic• HumanreadabilityvsMachinereadability
– Ensuringthatunitsarereadablebyhumans(e.g.superscripts)– Ensuringunitsarecomputable
• RoleforUCUM• Governance
– Notallunitsare‘clinical’–mostarejustscien+ficunits– ‘Recommendedunits’foragiventest–clinicalinputneeded
• MakingitworkwithSNOMEDCT-Oneapproach– BaseunitsandcommonunitsrepresentedinSNOMEDCT– Otherrepresenta+onsoverlaidonSNOMEDCTasnew
‘descrip+onType’!• ‘machinecomputable’representa+on• ‘rendering/display’representa+on
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Information Model
• A logical representation of the information about a lab request or result. Contains elements and attributes. – Status of request – Priority of request – Date of the result, etc
• The objective is to ensure the model is generic enough to cater for use across health & care – covers both primary and secondary care.
• This allows the model to be ‘mapped’ to corresponding structures (attributes) in messaging models – e.g HL7 V 2.x, PMIP-EDIFACT, HL7 FHIR, openEHR
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Information Model – (2)
• The new information model – Is driven by clinical needs – Mirrors clinical processes – Intended to cover the whole cycle from report to action
in the future • The Information model has validated based on
clinical scenarios, FHIR curation, PRSB review. • Current work covers results only – acknowledging
a reference to ‘request’ will be part of a result.
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Information models - Result
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Information models - Request
Requests are not part of this sprint
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Information models – broader context
Model includes context: - Indication for a Request - Clinical Recommendation/action based on a Result
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MessagingStandards-FHIR• Cliniciansshouldneverhavetoknowaboutthemessagingstandards…J
• Butpeopleaskwhy?– Neededforinforma+onflows–interoperability– CurrentUKlandscape
• PMIP-EDIFACT(current,ageingstandard)• HL7V2–usedinsecondarycare
– FHIRisstrategicdirec+onoftravel• Beingadoptedbyna+onalprogrammes&interna+onalsuppliers
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FHIRSpecifica8on-Tac8cal• Benefits
– Ensuresinforma+onis‘interoperable’betweendifferentsystems
– Futureproof• Basedonthe‘generic/logicalinforma+onmodel’
– Sonot+ghtlycoupledtojustFHIR• FHIRProfiles/Specifica+onspublished• Interestinadop+onfrom
– Supplierengagement+FirstofType– InterestfromNHSSitestouse…
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Timelines2018/19Date Milestone
Oct 2018 Early version of the Units of Measure landscape and proposal
Oct 2018 Limited, Alpha version of Unified Test List available for review
Oct 2018 Start of curation process for FHIR Specification
Dec 2018 Share early draft of the Unified Test List
End of Dec 2018 Publish version 0.0.1 of UTL, Units of Measure
March 2019 Publish early draft of v 0.0.1 of FHIR spec
End of April 2019 Publish version 1.0.0 of UTL, FHIR spec, Units of Measure & corresponding APIs
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NextSteps
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Whatnext?• Wewillcon+nueto:
– Extendworktootherspeciali+es• Microbiology
– FirstofTypetest• Feedsintoimprovementsofcurrentwork
– RobustSNOMEDCTbasedsubsetforLabmedicine• Publish&Share
– ExtendGenericInforma+onModel
– Publish&Share
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Communica8ons&Collabora8on• NHSDwillco-developspecifica+onswithALBsandthecommunity–you!– NHSDwillunilaterallytellyouwhattodo;– FHIRcura+onisvalida+on,butweneedmorevalida+onin‘firstoftypetes+ng’!
• Collabora+vesiteforsharingdraYdocuments,feedback,comments–seelastslide
• Inputfromcommunity– Landscapetoocomplicatedtohaveasinglemodelforengaging,implemen+ng,etc
– Weneedvolunteersfromyou
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Collabora8ontodate
• NHSE&NHSIarequitesuppor+veofthestandardsbasedapproach– Coversaccoun+ngandanaly+csneeds– UsefulforNHSIPathologymodernisa+on
• RoyalCollegeofPathologists,NPL,etc– Quitesuppor+ve
• Con+nuetoengagewith‘pilotsites’(growinglist)– NWIS(Wales),Scotland,GreaterManchester,Cambridge,Leeds,…
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Collabora8on-Interna8onal• Ourexperienceteachesusthatproblemsare‘labdomain’
related–notuniquetocountries– Clinicalusecases&Businesscasesaresimilarusually
• Seeourclinicalscenariosbasedapproach– Opportunitytoadopt/alignapproachesbetweencountries
• USProposalfor‘interoperablelabOWLrefset’• Implementa+onpanerns&guidanceseemobvious
• Presence/absenceof‘X’• ‘TestGroups’/Panels/Baneries• Associa+onbetweenrequests(procedures?)andresults(observables?)…
• UnitsofMeasurearebroaderthanjustLabMedicine
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Ques8ons?
• Collabora+veworkspace– hnps://hscic.kahootz.com/connect.+/PathologyandDiagnos+cs/grouphome
• Genericcontactemail:– [email protected]
• Mycontactdetails– [email protected]– hnp://uk.linkedin.com/in/jaykola