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ArticleJournal of biomedical informatics2014

Design patterns for the development of electronic health record-driven phenotype extraction algorithms.

Luke V Rasmussen, Will K Thompson, Jennifer A Pacheco, Abel N Kho, David S Carrell, Jyotishman Pathak, Peggy L Peissig, Gerard Tromp, Joshua C Denny, Justin B Starren

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38 citing papers in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Luke V RasmussenFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States. Electronic address: luke.rasmussen@northwestern.edu.
Will K ThompsonFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States; Center for Biomedical Research Informatics, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, United States.
Jennifer A PachecoFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
Abel N KhoFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
David S CarrellGroup Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States.
Jyotishman PathakDepartment of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
Peggy L PeissigMarshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI, United States.
Gerard TrompSigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, United States.
Joshua C DennyDepartments of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Justin B StarrenFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.

Funding

Genomic Basis of Susceptibility to COVID-19 Infection and its ComplicationsU01HG006379 · NHGRI · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Richard R. Sharp · 2011 to 2026
$16.5M
Multidisciplinary Clinical and Translational Science (MCTS) Program (UL1)UL1TR000150 · NCATS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LLOYD-JONES, DONALD M · 2012 to 2013
$10.1M
From GWAS to PheWAS: Scanning the EMR Phenome for Gene-disease AssociationsR01LM010685 · NLM · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BASTARACHE, LISA · 2011 to 2022
$6.3M
National Infrastructure for Standardized and Portable EHR Phenotyping AlgorithmsR01GM105688 · NIGMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI LUO, YUAN, PATHAK, JYOTISHMAN · 2013 to 2020
$5.7M
eMERGE Coordinating Center - Administrative SupplementU01HG006385 · NHGRI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI HARRIS, PAUL A. · 2011 to 2014
$5.4M
Biorepository for Genomic Medicine in diverse CommunitiesU01HG006380 · NHGRI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI BOTTINGER, ERWIN P. · 2011 to 2015
$4.5M
Geisinger eGenonic Medicine (GeM) ProgramU01HG006382 · NHGRI · GEISINGER CLINIC · PI CAREY, DAVID J., WILLIAMS, MARC S. · 2011 to 2014
$4.3M
A Personalized Genomic Medicine Pilot Program Using the NJgene eMERGE ExperienceU01HG006388 · NHGRI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI CHISHOLM, REX L, SMITH, MAUREEN E · 2011 to 2014
$4.1M
IRIS: Incorporating Research Into SightU01HG006389 · NHGRI · ESSENTIA INSTITUTE OF RURAL HEALTH · PI MCCARTY, CATHERINE ANNE · 2011 to 2014
$4.1M
Genetic Discovery and Application in a Clinical Setting Continuing a PartnershipU01HG006375 · NHGRI · KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTON · PI JARVIK, GAIL PAIRITZ, LARSON, ERIC B · 2011 to 2014
$4.1M
Vanderbilt Genome Electronic Records ProjectU01HG006378 · NHGRI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI RODEN, DAN M · 2011 to 2014
$4.0M
Better Outcomes for Children: GWAS & PheWAS in eMERGEII.U01HG006828 · NHGRI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI HARLEY, JOHN BARKER, HOLM, INGRID ADELE · 2012 to 2014
$4.0M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDesign patterns, in the context of software development and ontologies, provide generalized approaches and guidance to solving commonly occurring problems, or addressing common situations typically informed by intuition, heuristics and experience. While the biomedical literature contains broad coverage of specific phenotype algorithm implementations, no work to date has attempted to generalize common approaches into design patterns, which may then be distributed to the informatics community to efficiently develop more accurate phenotype algorithms.

methodsUsing phenotyping algorithms stored in the Phenotype KnowledgeBase (PheKB), we conducted an independent iterative review to identify recurrent elements within the algorithm definitions. We extracted and generalized recurrent elements in these algorithms into candidate patterns. The authors then assessed the candidate patterns for validity by group consensus, and annotated them with attributes.

resultsA total of 24 electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) phenotypes available in PheKB as of 1/25/2013 were downloaded and reviewed. From these, a total of 21 phenotyping patterns were identified, which are available as an online data supplement.

conclusionsRepeatable patterns within phenotyping algorithms exist, and when codified and cataloged may help to educate both experienced and novice algorithm developers. The dissemination and application of these patterns has the potential to decrease the time to develop algorithms, while improving portability and accuracy.

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AlgorithmsBiological OntologiesNatural Language ProcessingData CurationData MiningElectronic Health RecordsGenomicsPattern Recognition, AutomatedPhenotypeAlgorithmsDesign patternsElectronic health recordPhenotypeSoftware design

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PMID24960203
PMCPMC4194216

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