Stream: implementers
Topic: Indicating "at risk of condition X" using just code for X
Morten Ernebjerg (Mar 30 2022 at 13:23):
I'm looking at capturing patients being a risk of different diseases. In this related thread, the suggestion was to use a Condition with a code stating "risk of X". But suppose we have no code for "at risk of X" but only a code for the condition X itself. Is there some pattern for using just that code plus other fields/generic codes to produce a resource that unambiguously states that the patient at risk of X?
Some options I considered but was not quite happy with:
- Use post-coordinated SNOMED codes, e.g. using the "Risk of" qualifier (SNOMED 30207005) - requires the downstream systems to be able to handle composite codes (also, not sure what the right correct SNOMED should be :smile: )
- Use RiskAssesment - not sure if that would be an appropriate use of that resource & not sure where the code for X could go (one can reference a Condition, but then I'm not sure what that Condition should hold, given that I don't want to have a resource saying that the patient has X)
(1) might be workable (if I can figure out the right SNOMED expression...), but are there alternatives?
Lloyd McKenzie (Mar 30 2022 at 16:50):
Only other alternative I can think of would be a modifier extension
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