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ArticleBMC medical informatics and decision making2026

Enhancing semantic interoperability in precision medicine: converting OMOP CDM to Beacon v2 in the Spanish IMPaCT-Data project.

Manuel Rueda, Juan Manuel Ramírez-Anguita, Victoria López-Sánchez, Sergi Aguiló-Castillo, Maria Eugenia Gas López, Alberto Labarga, Miguel-Ángel Mayer, Javier Ripoll Esteve, Ivo G Gut

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Manuel Rueda *Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), Baldiri Reixac 4, Barcelona, 08028, Spain. manuel.rueda@cnag.eu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9280-058X
Juan Manuel Ramírez-Anguita *Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8509-0927
Victoria López-Sánchez *Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), Valencia, 46026, Spain.
Sergi Aguiló-CastilloBarcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, 08028, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-5733
Maria Eugenia Gas LópezInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), Valencia, 46026, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0924-9665
Alberto LabargaBarcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, 08028, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-893X
Miguel-Ángel MayerResearch Programme on Biomedical Informatics, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0362-6298
Javier Ripoll EsteveInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe (IIS La Fe), Valencia, 46026, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9750-4720
Ivo G GutCentro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG), Baldiri Reixac 4, Barcelona, 08028, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7219-632X

Funding

European Health Data Evidence Network (EHDEN) from the Innovative Medicines Agency 2 Undertaking 806968IMPaCT-Data Project by ISCIII IMP/00019Spanish Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias and co-funded with ERDF funds PI19/01772Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the ISCIII and the 2014-2020 Smart Growth Operating Program and institutional co-financing with the European Regional Development Fund MINECO/FEDER, BIO2015-71792-P
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Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate a file-based approach for converting OMOP CDM data into GA4GH Beacon v2 format and outline an alternative on-the-fly architecture for real-time access, with the aim of enhancing semantic interoperability within Spain's IMPaCT-Data program for personalized medicine. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe used the Convert-Pheno tool to transform OMOP CDM exports into Beacon v2 format using a file-based approach. In addition, we describe an architecture that connects PostgreSQL-based OMOP CDM instances directly to the Beacon v2 API, enabling real-time data access without intermediary text files.

resultsWe successfully converted OMOP CDM datasets from three research centers (CNAG, IIS La Fe, and HMar) to Beacon v2 format with high data completeness (≥ 99.9% across most domains). DISCUSSION AND

conclusionThis study evaluates a file-based approach and describes an alternative on-the-fly architecture for integrating OMOP CDM data with Beacon v2. These approaches provide practical options for integrating OMOP CDM data with Beacon v2 in different deployment settings.

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Electronic Health RecordsHealth Information InteroperabilityPrecision MedicineSemanticsHumansSpainClinical data integrationClinical data mappingElectronic health recordsFAIR dataGA4GH Beacon v2Health data interoperabilityOMOP Common Data Model (OMOP CDM)Open-source softwarePrecision medicineSemantic interoperability

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PMID42420997
PMCPMC13637149

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