Stream: terminology
Topic: Questionnaire Terminology Binding
Ozair Bajwa (Aug 20 2021 at 00:30):
I am building Questionnaires/Questionnaire Response by leveraging he the open-source tool https://lhcformbuilder.nlm.nih.gov/.
The tool has LOINC panels that can be leveraged to create forms with valid LOINC codes. However, the tool does not support entry of more than one code per item. Additional codes need to be added by hand. Questionnaire has multiple items and corresponding answerOptions with codes.
I want to add SNOMED CT codes with specific editions (International, UK etc.). What would be the most efficient way of achieving this? Do I need to create Coding translations for each coded data type? Can it be done programmatically by leveraging APIs against a Terminology Server (SNOMED CT Expressions) or do I need to manually lookup the corresponding codes and enter them in the Coding Datatype?
Additionally, if I am creating a Questionnaire from scratch (not from LOINC panels), how do I ensure the LOINC codes are valid and a match? Instead of manually looking up the codes can this be done programmatically as well.
Lloyd McKenzie (Aug 20 2021 at 03:29):
If you're translating between LOINC and SNOMED, then you'll either need to find an existing ConceptMap (not sure if there are any), or you'll need to map yourself. You'd likely need a distinct map for each edition, though there'd presumably be a good deal of overlap.
Peter Jordan (Aug 20 2021 at 03:35):
https://loinc.org/collaboration/snomed-international/ - maps developed in 2017 available by user request and at users' risk.
Last updated: Apr 12 2022 at 19:14 UTC
