Mapping Clinical Data among various Languages
- Introduction
Healthcare is a broad field with numerous terminologies that sometimes would be confusing if not translated into a more solid form. Clinical mapping provides a way of turning these terminologies from the different languages into a standard form that can be understood universally. Translation essentially allows the capture of information in the electronic health record.
- Unidirectional versus Bidirectional Map
A relationship is unidirectional if only a single entity has an association property that refers to the other. In a bi-directional connection, both entities have an association field that points to each other so that navigation can be done in either direction. A unidirectional map is, therefore, a map that allows the translation of concepts in only one direction. At the same time, a bi-directional model permits conversion in either direction as it is between ICD-9-CM and CPT.
- The Source and Target in Clinical Mapping
Clinical mapping involves the conversion and transformation of data, its structure, and content, from the source to the target system. The source, in this context, refers to the original language in which the respective data had been written while the target denotes the corresponding codes that serve as a translation for the source language. The ideal example, clinically, would be the mapping of clinical terminologies to the CPT code. Here, the clinical terminologies denote the source while the CPT codes refer to the target.
Clinical mapping involves the conversion and transformation of data, its structure, and content, from the source to the target system. The source, in this context, refers to the original language in which the respective data had been written while the target denotes the corresponding codes that serve as a translation for the source language. The ideal example, clinically, would be the mapping of clinical terminologies to the CPT code. Here, the clinical terminologies denote the source while the CPT codes refer to the target.Clinical mapping involves the conversion and transformation of data, its structure, and content, from the source to the target system. The source, in this context, refers to the original language in which the respective data had been written while the target denotes the corresponding codes that serve as a translation for the source language. The ideal example, clinically, would be the mapping of clinical terminologies to the CPT code. Here, the clinical terminologies denote the source while the CPT codes refer to the target.Clinical mapping involves the conversion and transformation of data, its structure, and content, from the source to the target system. The source, in this context, refers to the original language in which the respective data had been written while the target denotes the corresponding codes that serve as a translation for the source language. The ideal example, clinically, would be the mapping of clinical terminologies to the CPT code. Here, the clinical terminologies denote the source while the CPT codes refer to the target.