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Experiences mapping a legacy interface terminology to SNOMED CT

Authors: Geraldine Wade, S Trent Rosenbloom

Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | Special Issue 1/2008

Abstract

Background

SNOMED CT is being increasingly adopted as the standard clinical terminology for health care applications. Existing clinical applications that use legacy interface terminology need to migrate to the preferred SNOMED CT standard. In this paper, we describe our experience and methodology for mapping concepts from a legacy system to SNOMED CT.

Methods

Our approach includes the establishment of mapping rules between terminologists and back and forth collaboration of the mapped results through one or more iterations in order to reach consensus on the final maps.

Results

We highlight our results not only in terms of the number of matches, quality of maps, use of post-coordination, and multiple maps but also include our observations about SNOMED CT including inconsistencies, redundancies and omissions related to our legacy mapping.

Conclusion

Our methodology and lessons learned from this mapping exercise may be helpful to other terminologists who may be similarly challenged to migrate their legacy terminology to SNOMED CT. This mapping process and resulting discoveries about SNOMED CT may further contribute to refinement of this dynamic, clinical terminology standard.

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Title: Experiences mapping a legacy interface terminology to SNOMED CT
Authors: Geraldine Wade
S Trent Rosenbloom
Publication date: 01-10-2008
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making / Issue Special Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6947
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-8-S1-S3

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Experiences mapping a legacy interface terminology to SNOMED CT

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusion

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