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TermHub Revolutionizes Value Set Management in Healthcare

In a groundbreaking update released on August 27, 2025, TermHub, the cloud-based FHIR terminology server, has rolled out a new version of its platform aimed at enhancing healthcare data interoperability through simplified value set management. With this latest enhancement, healthcare organizations can redefine and manage clinical terminology subsets with unprecedented flexibility.

The Importance of Value Sets

Value sets, which refer to practical subsets of terms within broader clinical terminologies, play a pivotal role in ensuring effective healthcare data management. They allow organizations to focus on specific codes that are essential for analytics, reporting, clinical processes, and quality assessments. Without the ability to create these subsets, clinical vocabularies such as SNOMED CT and LOINC can become overly complex and unwieldy for practical use cases.

Key Features of TermHub's Latest Release

The newly updated TermHub platform offers a host of exciting features that empower users to utilize value sets more effectively:
1. Enhanced Accessibility: Users can now leverage HL7® FHIR® APIs to seamlessly access value sets, ensuring smooth integration between clinical and analytical platforms.
2. Intuitive Interface: The platform provides an easy-to-navigate graphical user interface (GUI) that allows for effortless browsing and management of clinical terminology subsets. This feature is designed to facilitate exploration and curation tasks.
3. Offline Accessibility: Value sets can be downloaded directly from the platform, enabling offline access and integration into local systems, thus improving operational efficiency.

Planned Enhancements

In the coming months, the TermHub team is set to expand its value set library to include:

• - Lateralizable Body Structure Subset (from SNOMED CT Core)
• - SNOMED CT Core Concepts (from TermHub)
• - SNOMED CT US Extension Concepts (from TermHub)
• - SNOMED CT Model Concepts (from TermHub)

Additionally, there are plans to enrich the platform’s offerings further with enhancements like:

• - HL7 FHIR value sets
• - UB-04 billing subsets
• - VSAC and PHIN-VADS

a- BYOD (Bring Your Own Data) value sets with support for import and maintenance

Enhancing Quality in Healthcare Data

Jesse Efron, the Chief Operating Officer at WCI, emphasized the importance of value sets in improving healthcare data quality. He stated, “Value sets act as a bridge between massive clinical terminologies and practical healthcare applications, serving as a core component of any healthcare interoperability solution.” With this release, TermHub simplifies the process of accessing, managing, and sharing value sets in real-world scenarios, addressing critical needs such as capturing diabetes-related diagnosis codes for compliance with CMS electronic quality measures (eCQMs).

Future Prospects for TermHub

The updated version of TermHub represents just the initial step in a series of planned improvements. The team is committed to continuously expanding the standard content available on the platform, alongside delivering reliable support for BYOD and ongoing maintenance.

For those interested in harnessing the power of value sets in healthcare, the latest version of TermHub is now available for exploration at app.terminologyhub.com.

About TermHub

TermHub is an innovative cloud-based FHIR terminology server designed to simplify how healthcare organizations access, manage, and apply clinical terminologies. With features that support interoperability at scale, TermHub provides user-friendly browser-based tools, robust APIs, and automated updates for major standards such as SNOMED CT, LOINC, ICD-10-CM, and RxNorm. By facilitating the creation of value sets and supported data management, TermHub aids organizations in adhering to standardized processes while enhancing the quality of data for clinical, research, and operational applications.