NLM Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) Pre-packaged value set downloads.
VSAC provides prepackaged value sets in several file formats.
All available files reside in the Download tab at the VSAC’s web site.
The information in this tab is arranged in sections and tables.
The sections can be collapsed or expanded with a click of a mouse.
Each section represents a value set development program.
For example, value sets that support 2014 Clinical Quality eMeasures
are posted under the heading “2014 Clinical Quality eMeasures (eCQMs)”.
At the time of this recording, the eCQM value sets
are the only ones available for download.
You will need to sign in to the VSAC using your UMLS credentials in order to download these files.
You can sign in in advance, or the system will ask you to sign in when you attempt your first file download.
There is a table inside of each collapsible section;
rows designate the type of content,
while columns designate sorting modes and file formats.
For example, data for 2014 eCQM Value Sets for Eligible Professionals (EP)
are available as sorted by value set name in the following formats:
Excel, SVS XML and SVS pipe-delimited text.
SVS stands for ‘Sharing Value Sets’, an XML-based standard developed within the
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprises (IHE) initiative.
You can find more information about SVS at the IHE web site at http://ihe.net.
Other files available for download at the VSAC are:
“Catalog and changes” between value sets in different eCQM releases, as well as lists of Retired or Legacy Codes.
This concludes our tutorial. Back on the VSAC home page, you can read
more about the VSAC and value set authoring by reviewing the information on the VSAC Support Center pages.
Click on the Help link at the VSAC home page to access those pages.
You can also send us your questions by following the Contact Us link.
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