Stream: snomed
Topic: SNOMED Extensions
Richard Kavanagh (Nov 29 2019 at 17:20):
I'm using SNOMED in the UK, so would expect that the majority of the SNOMED I encounter would be either in the international edition, UK clinical extension (1000000) or UK drug extension (1000001). When analysing some of the SNOMED encoded data I come across codes from other extensions.
- 1572871000006117
- 71441000119104
So neither of these are in extensions that I would expect to encounter. The first does not appear in our terminology server, yet the second does. Why is this? Is this because a concept originally authored in an extension has been moved to the international edition?
Grahame Grieve (Nov 29 2019 at 17:51):
I don't recognise either of them either. What "SNOMED encoded data" are you asking about? Is there a reason you asked here?
Rob Hausam (Nov 29 2019 at 17:55):
The second one (71441000119104) is in the current international edition. It would have gotten there the way that you described, @Richard Kavanagh. The first one is apparently a description id (rather than a concept id) from one of the extensions (unless it's a typo) - so it obviously won't show up when browsing for a concept.
Richard Kavanagh (Nov 29 2019 at 21:08):
Is there a reason you asked here?
@Grahame Grieve sorry, taking liberties as I know there are some #snomed experts on here. As demonstrated by @Rob Hausam who answered the question...
Grahame Grieve (Nov 29 2019 at 21:14):
I was just checking the problem codes didn't source from the spec. no need for sorry
Michael Lawley (Nov 30 2019 at 00:10):
1572871000006117 is a DescriptionId not a ConceptId (from the 2nd last digit). The namespace, 1000006, is owned by EMIS (Egton Medical Information Systems Ltd) -- seems like it's come from a private extension
Adam Flinton (Dec 02 2019 at 07:45):
"The namespace, 1000006, is owned by EMIS (Egton Medical Information Systems Ltd) -- seems like it's come from a private extension" . I think we have 5 :
1000006
1000033
1000034
1000035
1000171 (RxSystems)
Adam Flinton (Dec 02 2019 at 07:46):
& I believe we are starting to add content which will surface to others via UKTC eventually.
Adam Flinton (Dec 02 2019 at 08:03):
@Richard Kavanagh where did you find 1572871000006117 ? Curious how it has got out into the wild. I know in theory we will be adding content (possibly mostly around standard choices like place (location) of treatment (GP, surgery, patients home etc. etc.)) so that all UK vendors can use the same lookups etc but.....
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