Integration of TS Use Case Examples

Types of “Users”

• HIE Applications
• Health professionals
• Informaticists

Query Use Cases (Applications)

1. Code validation: Given a source and target context (including version/date), return whether the source concept id is valid. Single/multiple input codes.
2. Code normalization: Given a source and target context (including version/date), return the target concept id corresponding to a source concept id. Single/multiple input codes.
3. Code look-up/translation: Given a source and target context (including version/date), return the concept name, optionally in a specified language, corresponding to a source concept id. Single/multiple input codes.
4. Return all the descendants of a concept in a Code System (subsumption/decision support).
5. Return whether a concept in a Code System is a descendant of another concept (subsumption/decision support).
6. Return the (possibly specified) attributes associated with a concept in a Code System (permits hierarchical browsing, etc.)

Import Use Cases (Informaticists)

1. Load a file consisting of local code/target (standard) code associations.
2. Load a standard or local Code System/Value Set/Subset.

Export Use cases (Informaticists)

1. Return all the names/codes within a Code System or named Value Set/Subset. Specify format: xml, csv, etc.
2.  Return all the names/codes within a Code System or named Value Set/Subset that have changed since a specified version/date.
3. Return the names/codes in a named Value Set/Subset.

Application Use Cases

1. Provide an end-user browsing tool/application. (Health Professionals)
2. Provide an end-user editing/management tool/application. (Informaticists)