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ArticleMedical care2026

Investigating the Use of the Fast Health Care Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Standard to Support Data Activities Across the PCORnet® Infrastructure: Lessons Learned From the FHIR Pilots of the Coordinating Center for PCORnet®.

Keith Marsolo, Darcy Louzao, Kim Hart, Peter Shrader, Jeffrey Hawley, Francesco Delacqua, Ellis Thomas, Joseph Wick, Alanna M Chamberlain, William S Jones and 3 more

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Keith MarsoloDuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.ORCID 0000-0002-4416-1549
Darcy LouzaoDuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Kim HartDuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Peter ShraderDuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Jeffrey HawleyDuke Office of Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Francesco DelacquaVanderbilt Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Ellis ThomasVanderbilt Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Joseph WickDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Alanna M ChamberlainDepartment of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
William S JonesDuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
Russell RothmanInstitute for Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Paul A HarrisVanderbilt Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Alex C ChengVanderbilt Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.

Funding

Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) -Identifying correlates of functional immunity in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasmaUL1TR002243 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Paul A. Harris, Wesley H Self · 2017 to 2026
$130.7M
Mayo Clinic Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS UL1 Supplement - Dr. Timothy Curry)UL1TR002377 · NCATS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI VESNA D GAROVIC · 2017 to 2026
$78.4M
Support for QA/QC for Prior Approval ProcessUL1TR002553 · NCATS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI LI, JENNIFER S, MCNAMARA, JAMES O. · 2018 to 2023
$58.5M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002243NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002377NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002553
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInstitutions that participate in PCORnet® transform their local electronic health record (EHR) data into the PCORnet® Common Data Model (CDM), which is then used to generate data extracts for PCORnet® Studies. PCORnet® Studies can also include institutions that do not participate in PCORnet, and for these organizations, the cost of instantiating a PCORnet® CDM can be prohibitive. Fast Health care Interoperability Resources (FHIR) provides an alternative method of obtaining EHR data.

objectiveTo determine whether data obtained through FHIR might be a viable study solution for those sites that do not participate in PCORnet.® This mixed-methods project had 2 objectives: (1) survey sites participating in PCORnet on the availability of FHIR (FHIR survey); (2) compare the coverage of a FHIR-based data extract using REDCap with one from the PCORnet® CDM across 3 sites (FHIR extract).

methods(1) FHIR survey: A series of questions were asked about the use of FHIR in a production capacity. (2) FHIR extract: REDCap FHIR and PCORnet® CDM extracts were created based on study variables from 2 prior PCORnet® Studies. Data were extracted for 40 patients and concordance measures were computed between the 2 sources.

results(1) FHIR survey: Of responding organizations, 73% (n=49) reported that FHIR was deployed in a production capacity. (2) FHIR extract: Results were highly variable. Cohen kappa ranged from 0.01 to 0.76 for certain diagnoses, 0.24 to 0.84 for laboratory results, and 0.1 to 0.87 for medications.

conclusionsDespite differences in data, certain studies may be well-suited for FHIR-based extracts.

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Electronic Health RecordsHealth Information InteroperabilityHumanscommon data modelsdata exchangeFHIR

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PMID41504752
PMCPMC12783352

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