TerminoDiff

TerminoDiff compares HL7 FHIR R4 CodeSystem resources to identify semantic differences in metadata, concept definitions, and structural relationships for terminological analysis.


Key Features:

  • Semantic Comparison: Performs semantic comparisons across HL7 FHIR R4 CodeSystem resources, analyzing metadata, concept variations, and structural discrepancies.
  • Comprehensive Analysis: Evaluates metadata and concept-level differences and examines connectivity represented in the edge graph to capture nuanced semantic changes.
  • Visual Presentation: Produces visual representations of semantic differences to summarize distinctions in concepts, metadata, and relationships.

Scientific Applications:

  • Terminology Management: Reveals semantic divergences to support maintenance of consistency and accuracy across HL7 FHIR CodeSystem resources.
  • Implementation Support: Identifies discrepancies between CodeSystem resources that may affect system integration or HL7 FHIR data exchange.
  • Research and Development: Enables comparative analysis of terminological resources for studies and tool development using HL7 FHIR standards.

Methodology:

Performs metadata analysis, conceptual evaluation of CodeSystem concepts, and edge-graph structural comparison.

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Details

License:
GPL-3.0
Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
desktop application
Operating Systems:
Mac, Linux, Windows
Programming Languages:
Java
Added:
8/16/2022
Last Updated:
8/16/2022

Operations

Data Inputs & Outputs

Editing

Publications

Wiedekopf J, Drenkhahn C, Rosenau L, Ulrich H, Kock-Schoppenhauer A, Ingenerf J. TerminoDiff – Detecting Semantic Differences in HL7 FHIR CodeSystems. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 2022. doi:10.3233/shti220475. PMID:35612097.

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