Supporting a set of Read coded terms for use in pathology messaging
A limited list of (Read coded) pathology investigations, the so-called 'bounded list', has been used since 1996 in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages sent from laboratories to GP surgeries. It was developed as part of the General Practice Provider Links (GPPL) project, and this tri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
2000-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics |
| Online Access: | https://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/230 |
| Summary: | A limited list of (Read coded) pathology investigations, the so-called 'bounded list', has been used since 1996 in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages sent from laboratories to GP surgeries. It was developed as part of the General Practice Provider Links (GPPL) project, and this trial work, together with use of the list outside these projects suggested a need to expand the list. This work has been carried out as part of the Pathology Messaging Enabler Project and involved a collaboration between the NHS Information Authority (Data Interchange Standards Programme and Coding and Classification) along with representatives from the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Pathologists. In this paper we explain the contribution of the bounded list to quality in pathology messaging, and we describe the processes used to identify and select the terms required and the incorporation of these terms into an appropriate structure. |
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| ISSN: | 2058-4555 2058-4563 |