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The SNOMED clinical terms development process: refinement and analysis of content
Amy Y Wang1, Jeremiah H Sable, Kent A Spackman
1College of American Pathologists, Northfield, IL, USA.
Proceedings. AMIA Symposium
|December 5, 2002
Summary
SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) is a comprehensive health terminology created by merging SNOMED RT and CTV3. Analysis shows most SNOMED CT concepts originated from only one of these source terminologies.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Health Terminology Standards
Background:
- SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) is a vital healthcare terminology.
- It was developed by integrating SNOMED RT and Clinical Terms Version 3 (CTV3).
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the refinement processes of SNOMED CT.
- To compare the final SNOMED CT content with initial mapping data.
Main Methods:
- Merging SNOMED RT and CTV3 concepts into a unified database.
- Refining the terminology through content addition, relationship modeling, and hierarchical review.
- Implementing quality control and adding usability features like subsets and mappings.
Main Results:
- The majority of SNOMED CT concepts originated from either SNOMED RT or CTV3, but not exclusively from both.
- The refinement process enhanced the terminology's content, structure, and usability.
Conclusions:
- The integration and refinement of SNOMED RT and CTV3 resulted in a comprehensive health terminology.
- The study validates the origin of concepts within SNOMED CT based on the mapping process.