Hi, my name is Yasin. I am a physician with a back...
# generaly
ya51n.
06/22/2023, 1:38 AMHi, my name is Yasin. I am a physician with a background in medical image analysis and some basic compsci/informatics knowledge. Im looking into how I can bulk pull patient data (based on certain criteria) from different EHRs (once access/data sharing agreements are in place) into a centralized location for further analysis/linking with the results of image analysis. Have been learning about HL7/FHIR standards, and came across Medplum. Happy to chat with anyone in the community who has any insight.
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reshma
06/22/2023, 3:41 AMHello and welcome. Some EHRs now do have FHIR interfaces, both for bulk FHIR and for search etc. Here's some literature on it and some in this community are experienced in connecting. https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/page/2019-03/170_315g_10_Standardized_API_for_Patient_and_Population_Services.pdf
Medplum does also have an implementation of this same interface.
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ya51n.
06/22/2023, 1:29 PMHi Reshma, nice to meet you. Thanks for sharing this, will have a read, and maybe ask some questions from you/the community if they come to mind
ya51n.
06/22/2023, 1:33 PMAnd is this interface part of the open source Github Medplum repo?
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dc714
06/22/2023, 5:07 PMHi Yasin, which EHRs are you working with and what types of data are you pulling?
dc714
06/22/2023, 5:12 PMTo integrate Medplum with other EHRs, there's a prebuilt integration interface called Bots. Here's a sample diagram:
dc714
06/22/2023, 5:12 PMdc714
06/22/2023, 5:17 PMand here's a Medplum Bot example: https://www.medplum.com/docs/bots/bot-basics If you'd like help setting up your first EHR integration, please let me know.
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ya51n.
06/22/2023, 7:18 PM@dc714 thanks for sharing this. Will read up and get back to you with any questions. So other than wanting to integrate with the main EHR platforms like Epic, Cerner, Allscripts, etc., im looking to target more specific Ophthalmic EHRs like ModMed's EMA and EyeMD EMR
ya51n.
06/22/2023, 7:18 PMThe type of data im trying to pull is for clinical research
ya51n.
06/22/2023, 7:19 PMAge, diagnosis, past medical history, medications, procedures, lab results etc.
ya51n.
06/22/2023, 7:21 PMand im trying to pull bulk data, so all patients from a specific doctor at a practice
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dc714
06/22/2023, 8:12 PMYep, Medplum Bots would be your integration point for the eye EHRs. Also for clinical research datasets for our clients at Brightbots, we typically pull in free data from US federal agencies like Health and Human Services, CDC, and Canada has good clinical info too! Some US states, counties, cities offer free clinical data also. Let me know if you need help putting a specific clinical dataset together as that's one of our specialties at Brightbots. 🤖
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ya51n.
06/22/2023, 8:26 PMThanks Dave