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 Advancing Procedure Concept Modeling in SNOMED CT: Standards, Best Practices and Evolution.

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Advancing Procedure Concept Modeling in SNOMED CT: Standards, Best Practices and Evolution.

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EMEA
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Data quality, Expression constraint language

As a key component of the Quality Improvement project, the SI Content Team is engaged in the ongoing evaluation and refinement of the 71388002 |Procedure (procedure)| hierarchy. This process aims to standardize and normalize content, ensuring strict compliance with established Editorial Guidance and Policy to uphold terminology structural quality, consistency, accuracy and usability. Furthermore, user feedback is systematically analyzed to optimize modeling patterns, resulting in the creation and dissemination of updated Model Patterns, Editorial Guidance and Templates designed to support SCT authors and implementers.

Description

The standardization and normalization of procedure concept modeling, ensuring adherence to established editorial guidelines. The development of practical tools and resources, including templates and best practice documentation, to support SCT authors and implementers in creating and maintaining accurate procedure concepts.

Scope

SNOMED CT is used for internal quality assurance processes, ensuring the accuracy and consistency of clinical data.

How SNOMED CT will be used

Internal review and standardized authoring of procedure concepts within the 71388002 |Procedure (procedure)| hierarchy, utilizing proprietary tooling applications. The Procedure hierarchy was identified as a top priority at the Member forum survey 2023.

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