Common medical terminology comes of age, Part Two: Current code and terminology sets--strengths and weaknesses

A number of clinical coding and vocabulary schemes are in use in healthcare enterprises today. Most of them are weak in light of the qualities that characterize adequate controlled medical terminologies, as outlined in Part One of this review. Here we look at the major code and terminology sets with...

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Published inJournal of healthcare information management Vol. 15; no. 3; p. 319
Main Authors Rose, J S, Fisch, B J, Hogan, W R, Levy, B, Marshall, P, Thomas, D R, Kirkley, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2001
Subjects
Abstracting and Indexing as Topic
Forms and Records Control
Humans
Medical Informatics Applications
Medical Records Systems, Computerized - classification
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Terminology as Topic
United States
Vocabulary, Controlled
United States
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Summary:A number of clinical coding and vocabulary schemes are in use in healthcare enterprises today. Most of them are weak in light of the qualities that characterize adequate controlled medical terminologies, as outlined in Part One of this review. Here we look at the major code and terminology sets with a critical eye, as well as suggest practical steps to enable health industry information system purchasers and users to move forward with their effort to use common terminology to improve the quality, service, and knowledge in their enterprise.
ISSN:1099-811X