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Using SNOMED-CT for registration of procedures in the Netherlands Cancer Registry

EMEA

Data analytics, Data quality, Mapping

The Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR) currently uses internally developed coding with Dutch labels for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, which limits the international use and comparability of its data. SNOMED-CT was investigated as a replacement of the internally developed coding system. The latter was mapped to SNOMED-CT and the results of the mapping were discussed with internal stakeholders. A report was created and shared with the management team of IKNL, the organization that manages the NCR, who will decide on which standard to adopt for procedure in the NCR.

Description

The project limits itself to procedures in the NCR. The goal of the project was to advice the management team of IKNL, the organization that manages the NCR, about adoption of SNOMED-CT as the standard for registration of procedures in the NCR.

Scope

Several standards for procedures were considered. One interesting candidate was WHO's ICHI and it was the subject of a first investigation. Due to several shortcomings in ICHI, and the decision by the Dutch government that SNOMED-CT will be used as a standard in healthcare, a decision was made to investigate SNOMED-CT as well.