Using Node-RED to implement clinical workflow

March 14, 2019 3 Comments

So a colleague came to me with an interesting challenge – how can you use Node-RED to implement clinical workflow? That’s a rather broad topic, so let’s take a simple use case.

Suppose you have an assessment, and as part of that assessment you want to be able to create a number of actions. For example you might want to book an appointment, order a test, notify someone if a score is above a threshold or enrol them on a case management programme. Let’s look at how we might implement this in Node-RED and FHIR.

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How to Profile

March 7, 2019 Leave a comment

Just came across this resource from the firely folk. Michel (author of Forge) pointed me to it when i was asking slicing questions on the FHIR chat.

A great introduction to profiling in FHIR using the Forge tool for concrete examples and well worth a look …

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Provider Directories – part 2

January 15, 2019 Leave a comment

In the previous post, we set up the environment for our provider registry and imported some test data (Practitioner only at this stage) from an existing reference server. Now let’s think about how we can go about exposing that information through an API. We’ll work with 2 use cases – which can then act as a pattern for future APIs.

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Provider Directories – part 1

January 14, 2019 1 Comment

So I’ve been sort of following the Validated Directory track at the Connectathon in San Antonio. I say ‘sort of’ because I’m interested in the idea of using the VerificationResult resource to track the provenance of individual entries in a registry (though I’m not entirely clear about the relationship between VerificationResult and Provenance).

Update: After a chat with those who know these things, the Provenance resource indicates who actually created the resource, while the VerificationResult is who said the information was correct. So I might create a Practitioner resource with my qualifications (so the Provenance points to me) while my Medical School confirms that I do, indeed, have a medical degree – which would be the VerificationResult. And there could be multiple VerificationResults if, say, the check needed to be repeated.

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FHIR Prototyping with Node-RED – part 2

January 7, 2019 9 Comments

In part one of this series, we looked at using node-RED to manage notifications using the FHIR Subscription resource for a Use Case where relatives (or other care givers) could be notified when a person is admitted to hospital. We looked at the overall flow – now let’s look a bit deeper into some of the details.

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FHIR Prototyping with Node-RED – part 1

January 7, 2019 2 Comments

As FHIR continues to mature, one of the things we’re seeing is a move away from ‘simple’ data representation Implementation Guides to more complex ones that describe a workflow of some sort. Compare, for example the Argonaut data query Implementation Guide with the Argonaut scheduling guide currently in development. The scheduling guide has got a lot of workflow components to it.

As you will know, a large part of the FHIR ethos is the practical testing of these guides before they are finalized to ensure that they are fit for purpose – often at a Connectathon. But to implement guides like this often requires a significant amount of coding – especially for the server. Is there a simpler way that these guides can be tested?

In this post, I’ll talk about one possibility – using the Node-RED application to develop a prototype server which can quickly be altered as testing occurs.

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An update to the SMART client

December 13, 2018 Leave a comment

Just a quick note the say that I’ve made a couple of changes to the SMART client we discussed in a previous post.

There’s now an option to start the login process in a separate tab. This is needed because a number of sites I’ve been testing won’t let the login page open in an iFrame (it’s a security thing). When you configure the server, select the ‘separate tab’ option under ‘Where to open Browser’ at the bottom of the first page. Read more of this post

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