Name
Abstract | ||
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Background: SNOMED RT(R) represents a fundamental change from prior versions of SNOMED. The logic-based structure of SNOMED RT enables concepts to be defined more explicitly, providing an opportunity to address inconsistencies and ambiguities present in prior SNOMED concept definitions. Objectives: Create a unifying organizational strategy for all SNOMED RT procedures, and remove ambiguities in procedure concept definitions. Methods: A comprehensive model of procedures was developed, based on a set of guiding principles and a review of known existing models. Results: All SNOMED RT procedures are categorized by a common set of "root procedures" (high level atomic actions), and are more explicitly defined by a shared set of defining relationships. Conclusions: While the objectives have largely been met, open issues continue to be addressed. The similarity between procedure models of SNOMED RT and the U.K.'s Clinical Terms Version 3 is proving to greatly facilitate the full integration of the two terminologies into a merged vocabulary to be known as SNOMED(R) Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT), slated to be released in the near future. |
Year | Venue | Keywords |
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2001 | JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION | systems integration,logic,clinical medicine |
Field | DocType | Issue |
Information retrieval,Computer science,Guiding Principles,Organizational strategy,Atomic actions,SNOMED CT,Vocabulary,System integration | Conference | SUPnan |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
1067-5027 | 5 | 1.22 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 8 | |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert H. Dolin | 1 | 89 | 17.22 |
| Kent A. Spackman | 2 | 804 | 106.90 |
| Alan Abilla | 3 | 21 | 3.75 |
| Carol M. Correia | 4 | 5 | 1.22 |
| Bruce Goldberg | 5 | 6 | 1.57 |
| Debra J Konicek | 6 | 38 | 6.30 |
| Jonathan Lukoff | 7 | 5 | 1.22 |
| Cynthia B. Lundberg | 8 | 5 | 1.56 |