Healthcare Terminology Services
West Coast Informatics
WCI’s Consulting Services
Who we work with
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National governments running national terminology programs
Standards development organizations (SDOs) that maintain and release clinical standards
Services we offer the community
Building tools. We design and build software for browsing, editing, and maintaining terminologies, value sets, and maps, including terminology browsers, terminology servers, and FHIR APIs. One example is MT2, the open source mapping tool we developed with the Norwegian Directorate of Health, now used in production for national mapping.
Analyzing data. We review your coded data and terminology content to find errors, gaps, and inconsistencies, then recommend how to fix them. We also build value sets for specific needs, such as identifying groups of patients for research or reporting.
Content publication and validation. We check terminology content against standards and quality rules, then help you prepare and publish each release. We also help you keep content current as the standards it depends on change. You keep final approval of every release.
AI foundations. We prepare healthcare data for AI by aligning it with standard terminologies. This includes cleaning and normalizing data, linking free text to standard codes, and improving search so tools find the right concepts.
How we work with you
Every project starts with a conversation about your goals, your content, and your timeline. From there, we can advise your team, work alongside it, or take on the project ourselves.
Related services
TermHub™. A managed FHIR terminology platform that provides access to code systems, value sets, and maps through APIs and direct download.
Terminology Mapping Services. Support for building and maintaining maps between standards, or from local codes to standards, using MT2.
AutomapAI™. Suggested matches from local codes to standard terminologies, ready for expert review.
Get started
For over 15 years, our team has built terminology tools and content for national programs and standards organizations. Tell us about your project and what you need, and we'll give you a straightforward answer on whether we're the right fit.