SNOMED codes are one of a suite of designated standards for use in U.S. Federal Government systems for the digital exchange of clinical health data. It is also a required standard in interoperability specifications of the U.S. Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel.
SNOMED codes are widely used within the US healthcare ecosystem and mainly in electronic health records (EHRs) as a centralized repository of medical coding. They are used to document clinical information about patients in electronic medical records. For example:
- Clinical diagnosis
- Signs and symptoms of the disease
- Surgical procedures
- Etiologies
- Pharmacology
It is a numerical representation of medical terminology that facilitates multiple health providers to effectively and accurately convey clinical findings.
SNOMED Codes in Doctorsoft
The Crosswalk Between SNOMED Codes and ICD 10 Codes in Doctorsoft
Crosswalk between SNOMED Codes and ICD 10 Codes
When SNOMED codes are used in a medical examination, there is a crosswalk between ICD 10 and SNOMED codes, a unique feature in Doctorsoft ophthalmic EHR, where the SNOMED codes are automatically converted to an ICD 10 code, thereby saving time and ensuring accuracy.
How Doctorsoft Supercharges Clinical Practices with SNOMED Codes?
Doctorsoft is one of the few ophthalmology EHR software that uses SNOMED codes in the examination. It is essential in the case of medical data analysis since the data is structured as actionable intelligence. SNOMED codes in Doctorsoft ophthalmic EHR enhance communication between the medical and billing staff, thereby enhancing a practice’s cash flow.
Doctorsoft has implemented SNOMED codes in a broader perspective across every hierarchy. The emphasis on the quality of SNOMED codes across diagnosis and procedures promotes accurate data gathering.
The comprehensive application and implementation of SNOMED codes facilitate many benefits for health systems globally. Moreover, it supports patients and clinicians while managing evidence-based care. Read through to explore its merits.
- Consistent recording of clinical information
- Sharing appropriate information in diagnosis, treatment modalities, and care by all the involved providers
- Comprehensive analysis to identify patients for follow-up
- Enabling multilingual use by eliminating language barriers
Benefits to the Community
- Facilitates collaboration between providers for enhancing treatment
- Enables the delivery of appropriate data for clinical research
- Monitors population and registers responses concerning changes in clinical practices
Evidence-based Healthcare
- Creates links between clinical documents and guidelines
- Enhances the quality of care
- Escalates the cost-effectiveness and quality of care
- Limits the costs of testing and treatment
- Restricts the impact of adverse effects on healthcare
Significance of SNOMED Codes
- Limitations in inappropriate clinical trials
- Reduction in adverse drug reactions
- Cost efficient in licensing fees, transcription costs of mapping to ICD, or other coding systems.
Conclusion
The SNOMED Code is a consistent terminology to record the clinical information of patients across the globe. It helps ensure data is saved accurately and hassle-free exchange of clinical information between systems and providers. By providing structured data, SNOMED Codes helps in retrieving information at any point of data analysis in a consolidated manner.
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