Vocabulary for EhrCompoundCode

 

Description

The value here shall be taken from one of four vocabularies, depending upon the value of the EhrCompoundLevel attribute of the CompoundStatement.

 

 

1   Topic Vocabulary

Where the EhrCompoundLevel attribute value is ‘topic’ the vocabulary is used to name distinct clinical topics (e.g. problems) dealt with in a single encounter or composition.

 

Values:

Version:

02

Date:

5th April 2004

 

 Code

Description

Note

A code taken from one of:

·        SNOMED CT UK

·        Clinical Terms (Read Codes) v3

·        The Read Codes Version 2

·        The Read Codes Four Byte Set

·        Egton Codes

·       EMIS Drug Codes

 

The composition describes a topic within a consultation record or composition.

E.g. information about aspects of a patient’s diabetes.

 

A code from Snomed-CT (UK) or Clinical Terms (Read codes) Version 3 may be accompanied by additional qualifying codes from the same coding system.

Optionally, a code from another of the coding systems described above, representing a "translation" of the first code.  A translation code is not required if the data was originally recorded in Snomed-CT UK

The “translation” code should have an identical or more general meaning than the original code. 

 

 

 

2   Category Vocabulary

Where the EhrCompoundLevel attribute value is ‘category’, the vocabulary is used to name sections of an encounter record or composition, such as the history of the presenting complaint provided by the patient.

 

Values:

Version:

02

Date:

28th November 2003

 

 Code

Description

Note

9b0p.

Template

 

9c0..

Record heading

 

9c00.

Action plan (community)

 

9c01.

Examination

 

9c02.

Health administration

 

9c03.

Heath needs (community)

 

9c04.

History

 

9c05.

Intervention

 

9c06.

Management

 

9c07.

Patient medication advice

 

9c08.

Presenting complaint

 

9c09.

Procedure codes (community)

 

9c0A.

Protocol entry

 

9c0B.

Referral

 

9c0C.

Result

 

9c0D.

Symptom

 

90cF.

Test request

 

9c0G.

Values (community)

 

9c0H.

Follow-up

 

9c0Y.

Other

The original Text element specifies some other category.

 

 

3  Cluster Vocabulary

Where the EhrCompoundLevel attribute value is ‘cluster’, the vocabulary is used to name subdivisions that group together a logically connected set of observations and circumstances applicable to those observations.

 

Values:

Version:

02

Date:

28th November 2003

 

 Code

Description

Note

A code taken from one of:

·        SNOMED CT UK

·        Clinical Terms (Read Codes) v3,

·        The Read Codes Version 2

·        The Read Codes Four Byte Set

·        Egton Codes

·       EMIS Drug Codes

A code representing the name of a cluster of statements

E.g. a series of full blood counts

 

A code from Snomed-CT (UK) or Clinical Terms (Read codes) Version 3 may be accompanied by additional qualifying codes from the same coding system.

Optionally, a code from another of the coding systems described above, representing a "translation" of the first code.  A translation code is not required if the data was originally recorded in Snomed-CT UK

The “translation” code should have an identical or more general meaning than the original code. 

 

 

 

4  Battery Vocabulary

Where the EhrCompoundLevel attribute value is ‘battery’, the vocabulary is used to specify the name of a set of observations from an identifiable investigation (e.g. Blood Pressure, Full Blood Count, Electrolytes and Urea).

 

Values:

Version:

02

Date:

28th November 2003

 

 Code

Description

Note

A code taken from one of:

·        SNOMED CT UK

·        Clinical Terms (Read Codes) v3

·        The Read Codes Version 2

·        The Read Codes Four Byte Set

·        Egton Codes

·       EMIS Drug Codes

A code representing the name of a battery of observations.

 

E.g. the name of a specific kind of investigation, e.g. a blood pressure observation or full blood count.  

 

A code from Snomed-CT (UK) or Clinical Terms (Read codes) Version 3 may be accompanied by additional qualifying codes from the same coding system.

Optionally, a code from another of the coding systems described above, representing a "translation".  A translation code is notrequired if the data was originally recorded in Snomed-CT UK

The “translation” code should have an identical or more general meaning than the original code.