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Re: [Gnumed-devel] About systems of codification
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Karsten Hilbert |
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Re: [Gnumed-devel] About systems of codification |
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Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:44:21 +0200 |
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On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 06:55:00PM -0700, Jim Busser wrote:
> A brief exchange with a friend resulted in
>
> *******************
> Hi Jim
>
> Yes, I know about ICPC 2
>
> For me there is one word that stands out "Classification"
>
> ICPC, like ICD, are designed to classify. SNOMED is a Clinical Terminology,
> designed for clinicians. It is more granular and you can map "up" to less
> granular classification schemes.
>
> I don't think SNOMED replaces ICD, I think it complements it. SNOMED hasn't
> been owned by CAP for several years. There is now a large international
> standards organization that owns and develops SNOMED.
> *******************
>
> Therefore it sounds like if and when we would have available tools that
> better suit clinical specifics, we should use them in preference.
>
> For this reason, I would suggest GNUmed praxes need to have the ability to
> enable / disable coding systems differentially. I think it is important to be
> able to do:
>
> Soap (Subjective / History) LOINC
> sOap (Objective / Physical) LOINC
> soAp (Assessment) SNOMED-CT
> soaP (Plan, treatment given) CPT
>
> Reason for Encounter ICD, ICPC 2
> Outcome of Encounter ICD, ICPC 2
>
> Measurements (test results) tables LOINC
>
> CPT = Current Procedural Terminology (American Medical Association)
> ICD = International Classification of Diseases (WHO)
> ICPC 2 = International Classification of Primary Care (WONCA)
> LOINC = Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (Regenstrief
> Institute, Inc)
> SNOMED-CT = Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine--Clinical Terms (IHTSDO)
Yawn, this is all possible.
SNOMED isn't freely usable, it is rather severely
restricted.
Karsten
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Re: [Gnumed-devel] About systems of codification, Karsten Hilbert, 2011/09/28
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Re: [Gnumed-devel] About systems of codification, Adrian Midgley, 2011/09/28