Ministry of Health and Welfare Unveils FHIR Conversion Tool: Standardizing Medical Records for International Use
衛福部揭FHIR一條龍工具進展，主打2大功能、準確率破91% | iThome
Summary
Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) advanced its 'FHIR one-stop conversion tool.' This tool standardizes electronic medical records by refining text and recommending international codes like SNOMED CT and LOINC, achieving an overall recommendation accuracy of 91.3%.
Details
This tool is a key outcome of the MOHW's 'Next Generation Digital Healthcare Platform Plan,' aiming to standardize electronic health record data in line with global standards. The goal is to facilitate international medical information exchange. The tool features two main capabilities: first, 'record refinement,' which expands common abbreviations (e.g., HNT, DM) into full, machine-readable sentences. Second, it performs 'international code recommendation,' automatically suggesting major standard codes—SNOMED CT (clinical descriptions), LOINC (laboratory tests), and RxNorm (pharmaceuticals)—based on the refined record content. Testing using 12,756 medical records across three academic centers showed a high overall accuracy of 91.3%. Future plans include integrating an AI Agent to automate the current manual error feedback and correction process, aiming for greater efficiency. This initiative is crucial for Taiwan's healthcare IT sector to align with international standards, enabling advanced data analysis and AI applications.
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