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0. AUC Order Validation and the Ordering Workflow
There are two scenarios where the Appropriate Use Criteria Validation fits into the ordering workflow: At the point where the ordering Clinician performs validation Pros:…
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1. Introduction to CDS API
Introduction The CDS API describes a "hook"-based pattern for invoking decision support from within a clinician's workflow. The basic components of CDS Hooks are: CDS Service:…
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2. Priority Clinical Areas
AUC validation is required for all advanced imaging services (see this CMS document for the full list of CPT codes:…
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3. AUC CDSM Authentication
You will need to set up an integrator account in our AUC Portal application. To do this, first sign up for the AUC Portal here. Follow the instructions in the AUC Portal and set up your user account…
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4. AUC Order Flow and Scenarios
Scenarios There are four different scenarios that you can implement to support AUC validation in an external application. This article describes the different flows and indicates the…
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5. Request/Response Structure
Background Information This topic details the structure of requests and responses for the AUC API. For more information on the CDS-Hooks interface see: https://cds-hooks.org.…
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6. API Sample Client JavaScript Implementation
For this article you will need to have access to the Sample Client (attached to this article), which is an HTML page that uses JavaScript to implement the API interactions.…
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7. AUC Example Requests
We have created example requests above, which you can use in the sample client. These examples represent different scenarios to which the AUC webservice can respond.…
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8. Guideline Reason Codes (SNOMED, ICD-10, LN)
Reason Codes You can use reason codes to start a guideline directly, and these codes are listed in the table below. An example of using these codes looks like this,…
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9. Orders, Order Synonyms, Combined Orders, and Order Sets
Orders The code section of the request represents the incoming order and the system matches it against the recommended imaging orders. The mapping between the CPT code in the request and the imaging…
The LogicNets AUC CDSM Web Service is available as a generic web service that can be securely accessed over the internet by any application, using a standard CDS Hooks/FHIR-based integration method. Please contact us to get your API key and access to your AUC Portal.