Systems, methods, and apparatus for computer-assisted full medical code scheme to code scheme mapping

Abstract

An example method for mapping of medical code schemes includes processing a plurality of coded concepts to determine a potential match between a code from a first code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts and a code from a second code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts. The method includes assigning a probability to each potential match of a code from the first code scheme and a code from the second code scheme. The method includes generating an alphanumeric indication of the probability of each potential match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme from the plurality of coded concepts and generating a graphical representation of the plurality of coded concepts. The method includes outputting the alphanumeric indication and the graphical representation to a user and accepting user input to select a match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme.

1 . A computer-implemented method for mapping of medical code schemes, said method comprising:
 processing a plurality of coded concepts to determine a potential match between a code from a first code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts and a code from a second code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts;   assigning a probability to each potential match of a code from the first code scheme and a code from the second code scheme;   generating an alphanumeric indication of the probability of each potential match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme from the plurality of coded concepts;   generating a graphical representation of the plurality of coded concepts;   outputting the alphanumeric indication and the graphical representation to a user; and   accepting user input to select a match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the alphanumeric indication comprises a matrix of potential matches between codes from the first code scheme and codes from the second code scheme. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein, for the first code scheme and the second code scheme, each code in the first scheme represents a row and each code in the second code scheme represent a column in the matrix such that the probability that a code in the first code scheme is the same as a code in the second code scheme is represented by a cell value at a corresponding matrix position row and column position. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the graphical representation is rendered using probability match data found in the matrix. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the graphical representation comprises a heat map highlighting tight correlation and clustering of coded concepts in relation to probability of each potential match. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the heat map and the alphanumeric indication facilitate bulk matching of coded concepts among a plurality of code schemes. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising mapping between the first code scheme and the second code scheme using the user selected match to facilitate interoperability between a first system utilizing the first code scheme and a second system utilizing the second code scheme. 
     
     
         8 . A system for mapping of medical code schemes, said system comprising:
 a code analyzer to process a plurality of coded concepts to determine a potential match between a code from a first code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts and a code from a second code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts and to assign a probability to each potential match of a code from the first code scheme and a code from the second code scheme, the code analyzer to generate an alphanumeric indication of the probability of each potential match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme from the plurality of coded concepts and to generate a graphical representation of the plurality of coded concepts; and   a user interface to output the alphanumeric and the graphical representation to a user and to accept user input to select a match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the alphanumeric indication comprises a matrix of potential matches between codes from the first code scheme and codes from the second code scheme. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein, for the first code scheme and the second code scheme, each code in the first scheme represents a row and each code in the second code scheme represent a column in the matrix such that the probability that a code in the first code scheme is the same as a code in the second code scheme is represented by a cell value at a corresponding matrix position row and column position. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the graphical representation is rendered using probability match data found in the matrix. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the graphical representation comprises a heat map highlighting tight correlation and clustering of coded concepts in relation to probability of each potential match. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the heat map and the alphanumeric indication facilitate bulk matching of coded concepts among a plurality of code schemes based at least in part on concept clustering and visual distinction between clusters of concepts and one-to-one mappings. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising mapping between the first code scheme and the second code scheme using the user selected match to facilitate interoperability between a first system utilizing the first code scheme and a second system utilizing the second code scheme. 
     
     
         15 . A tangible computer readable storage medium including executable program instructions which, when executed by a computer processor, cause the computer to implement a medical code scheme bulk matching system, said system comprising:
 a code analyzer to process a plurality of coded concepts to determine a potential match between a code from a first code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts and a code from a second code scheme in the plurality of coded concepts and to assign a probability to each potential match of a code from the first code scheme and a code from the second code scheme, the code analyzer to generate an alphanumeric indication of the probability of each potential match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme from the plurality of coded concepts and to generate a graphical representation of the plurality of coded concepts; and   a user interface to output the alphanumeric and the graphical representation to a user and to accept user input to select a match between the first code scheme and the second code scheme.   
     
     
         16 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the alphanumeric indication comprises a matrix of potential matches between codes from the first code scheme and codes from the second code scheme. 
     
     
         17 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein, for the first code scheme and the second code scheme, each code in the first scheme represents a row and each code in the second code scheme represent a column in the matrix such that the probability that a code in the first code scheme is the same as a code in the second code scheme is represented by a cell value at a corresponding matrix position row and column position. 
     
     
         18 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 9 , wherein the graphical representation is rendered using probability match data found in the matrix. 
     
     
         19 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 8 , wherein the graphical representation comprises a heat map highlighting tight correlation and clustering of coded concepts in relation to probability of each potential match. 
     
     
         20 . The computer readable storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the heat map and the alphanumeric indication facilitate bulk matching of coded concepts among a plurality of code schemes based at least in part on concept clustering and visual distinction between clusters of concepts and one-to-one mappings.