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The document discusses the possibilities and implications of using the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) to power health information technology. It describes how incorporating standardized vocabularies like ICF and LOINC into electronic health records could allow for data reuse across settings, clinical decision support, and a more seamless exchange of health information. This would help realize the vision of a healthcare system with coordinated, consumer-centered care enabled by digital tools.

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Possibilities and Implications of ICF-powered Health Information Technology Assistant Research Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc CSM 2012 – The ICF and PT 10 Years Later 02.10.2012 © 2012 dvreeman@regenstrief.org Daniel J. Vreeman, PT, DPT, MSc
photo via Sadie Hernandez
The Future Great Scott!
Complete, longitudinal information that follows the consumer
Care that is value-based and coordinated across settings photos via meddygarnet and brykmantra
Health decisions made with information tools that assist and guide Have you considered…
Results Fewer errors, waste, variations Consumer-centered care Lower spending
Meanwhile, back on planet Earth…
2012 02 10 - Vreeman - Possibilities and Implications of ICF-powered Health Information Technology
Patients move faster and further than their health information
Growing Recognition 1960’s •  1st studies of computers in healthcare 1991 •  IOM says EHR’s are essential 2003 •  HHS promotes widespread use of HIT
Evidence for Health IT 92% of 154 studies
2012 02 10 - Vreeman - Possibilities and Implications of ICF-powered Health Information Technology
e first priority in realizing the benefits of health IT is to achieve nationwide adoption of EHRs and widespread information exchange. “
3 Ways EHRs can Help Accelerate that Vision Data reuse Decision support Canopy computing
practice management, quality reporting, accreditation, public health, research… Collect once. Use many.
EHR Decision Support A computer-generated suggestion about care for an individual patient me
The secret sauce of the HIT chicken soup photo via Robert Couse-Baker
photo via nosha e rain forest canopy is a seamless web through which arboreal creatures efficiently move to reach the edible fruits without any attention to the individual trees. McDonald et al. Canopy Computing: using the Web in Clinical Practice. JAMA. 1998;280(15):1325-1329.
Indiana Network For Patient Care A Unified Patient Record
How does all this relate to ICF?
2012 02 10 - Vreeman - Possibilities and Implications of ICF-powered Health Information Technology
Fundamental challenge: local systems have idiosyncratic ways of identifying similar concepts
Vocabulary standards provide the linuga franca.
Standards ^ Functional Status ICF: categories of function LOINC: assessments (observations)
We all know about ICF…
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes A universal code system that facilitates exchange, pooling, and processing of results
15,500+ users in 145 countries
MEASUREMENTS US
If an observation is a question and the observation value is an answer… LOINC provides codes for questions Other vocabularies provide codes for the answers
How fast does my patient usually walk? 41959-8:Walking speed:Vel:1W^mean:^Patient:Qn:Calculated photo via Ed Yourdon
Standardized Assessments in LOINC Vreeman DJ, McDonald CJ, Huff SM. Representing patient assessments in LOINC®. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2010;832-836. PMID: 21347095. Vreeman DJ, McDonald CJ, Huff SM. LOINC® - a universal catalog of individual clinical observations and uniform representation of enumerated collections. Int J Funct Inform Personal Med. 2010;3(4):273-291.
Warning: Long road ahead.
Getting Back to the Future Moving towards semantic interoperability
Might start with templates photo via Marcin Wichary
An ICF-based Template Escorpizo R et al. Creating an interface between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and physical therapist practice. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1053-63. PMID: 20448104 could be coded with LOINC ICF Intervention Targets
Some Advantages ICF worldview Same labels and meaning
photo via Ed Yourdon 41957-2:Walking speed 24 hour mean Walking speed: 1 m/s 64098-7:Distance walked in 6 minutes 6 min walk distance: 600m Fall risk: Mod NNN-N:More than 2 falls in last 1Y ICF: walking short distances d4500.1 “mild difficulty with walking short distances with the use of assistive devices that are available to the person in their current environment”
photo via Menage a Moi b2804 “Radiating pain in a segment or region” Classifying measures: •  Upper limb tension tests •  Spurling’s tests •  Distraction test Imaging 24937-5:Cervical spine MRI W & WO Contrast IV LOINC codes TBD
Now we have a powerful set of coded data that computers can operate on and exchange between independent systems in an understandable way.
ICF-powered EHRs Get patient reported data before the clinical encounter, with logic to help drive evaluation Rauch A et al. Using a case report of a patient with spinal cord injury to illustrate the application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health during multidisciplinary patient management. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1039-52. PMID: 20508027
ICF-powered EHRs Computerized reminders to clinicians for following ICF-based intervention guidelines Rauch A et al. Using a case report of a patient with spinal cord injury to illustrate the application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health during multidisciplinary patient management. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1039-52. PMID: 20508027
ICF-powered EHRs Rauch A et al. Using a case report of a patient with spinal cord injury to illustrate the application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health during multidisciplinary patient management. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1039-52. PMID: 20508027
Key Lesson of Today photo via IMLS DCC
By incorporating vocabulary standards into our clinical information systems we can: leverage the EHR’s potent capabilities and move closer towards the healthcare system we dream of

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2012 02 10 - Vreeman - Possibilities and Implications of ICF-powered Health Information Technology

  • 1. Possibilities and Implications of ICF-powered Health Information Technology Assistant Research Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute, Inc CSM 2012 – The ICF and PT 10 Years Later 02.10.2012 © 2012 dvreeman@regenstrief.org Daniel J. Vreeman, PT, DPT, MSc
  • 2. photo via Sadie Hernandez
  • 5. Care that is value-based and coordinated across settings photos via meddygarnet and brykmantra
  • 6. Health decisions made with information tools that assist and guide Have you considered…
  • 7. Results Fewer errors, waste, variations Consumer-centered care Lower spending
  • 10. Patients move faster and further than their health information
  • 11. Growing Recognition 1960’s •  1st studies of computers in healthcare 1991 •  IOM says EHR’s are essential 2003 •  HHS promotes widespread use of HIT
  • 12. Evidence for Health IT 92% of 154 studies
  • 14. e first priority in realizing the benefits of health IT is to achieve nationwide adoption of EHRs and widespread information exchange. “
  • 15. 3 Ways EHRs can Help Accelerate that Vision Data reuse Decision support Canopy computing
  • 16. practice management, quality reporting, accreditation, public health, research… Collect once. Use many.
  • 17. EHR Decision Support A computer-generated suggestion about care for an individual patient me
  • 18. The secret sauce of the HIT chicken soup photo via Robert Couse-Baker
  • 19. photo via nosha e rain forest canopy is a seamless web through which arboreal creatures efficiently move to reach the edible fruits without any attention to the individual trees. McDonald et al. Canopy Computing: using the Web in Clinical Practice. JAMA. 1998;280(15):1325-1329.
  • 20. Indiana Network For Patient Care A Unified Patient Record
  • 21. How does all this relate to ICF?
  • 23. Fundamental challenge: local systems have idiosyncratic ways of identifying similar concepts
  • 25. Standards ^ Functional Status ICF: categories of function LOINC: assessments (observations)
  • 27. Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes A universal code system that facilitates exchange, pooling, and processing of results
  • 28. 15,500+ users in 145 countries
  • 30. If an observation is a question and the observation value is an answer… LOINC provides codes for questions Other vocabularies provide codes for the answers
  • 31. How fast does my patient usually walk? 41959-8:Walking speed:Vel:1W^mean:^Patient:Qn:Calculated photo via Ed Yourdon
  • 32. Standardized Assessments in LOINC Vreeman DJ, McDonald CJ, Huff SM. Representing patient assessments in LOINC®. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2010;832-836. PMID: 21347095. Vreeman DJ, McDonald CJ, Huff SM. LOINC® - a universal catalog of individual clinical observations and uniform representation of enumerated collections. Int J Funct Inform Personal Med. 2010;3(4):273-291.
  • 34. Getting Back to the Future Moving towards semantic interoperability
  • 35. Might start with templates photo via Marcin Wichary
  • 36. An ICF-based Template Escorpizo R et al. Creating an interface between the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and physical therapist practice. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1053-63. PMID: 20448104 could be coded with LOINC ICF Intervention Targets
  • 38. photo via Ed Yourdon 41957-2:Walking speed 24 hour mean Walking speed: 1 m/s 64098-7:Distance walked in 6 minutes 6 min walk distance: 600m Fall risk: Mod NNN-N:More than 2 falls in last 1Y ICF: walking short distances d4500.1 “mild difficulty with walking short distances with the use of assistive devices that are available to the person in their current environment”
  • 39. photo via Menage a Moi b2804 “Radiating pain in a segment or region” Classifying measures: •  Upper limb tension tests •  Spurling’s tests •  Distraction test Imaging 24937-5:Cervical spine MRI W & WO Contrast IV LOINC codes TBD
  • 40. Now we have a powerful set of coded data that computers can operate on and exchange between independent systems in an understandable way.
  • 41. ICF-powered EHRs Get patient reported data before the clinical encounter, with logic to help drive evaluation Rauch A et al. Using a case report of a patient with spinal cord injury to illustrate the application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health during multidisciplinary patient management. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1039-52. PMID: 20508027
  • 42. ICF-powered EHRs Computerized reminders to clinicians for following ICF-based intervention guidelines Rauch A et al. Using a case report of a patient with spinal cord injury to illustrate the application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health during multidisciplinary patient management. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1039-52. PMID: 20508027
  • 43. ICF-powered EHRs Rauch A et al. Using a case report of a patient with spinal cord injury to illustrate the application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health during multidisciplinary patient management. Phys Ther. 2010 Jul;90(7):1039-52. PMID: 20508027
  • 45. By incorporating vocabulary standards into our clinical information systems we can: leverage the EHR’s potent capabilities and move closer towards the healthcare system we dream of