Interface Terminologies: A Case Study on the International Classification of Primary Care
The International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC), which belongs to the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC), has a low granularity, which is convenient for describing general medical practice. However, its lack of specificity makes it useful to be used along with an interface terminology. An international survey has been performed, using a questionnaire sent by email to experts from 25 countries, in order to describe the terminologies interfacing with ICPC. Eleven interface terminologies have been identified, developed in Argentina, Australia, Belgium (2), Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, South Africa, and The Netherlands. Globally, these systems have been poorly assessed until now.
[1] WHO, Derived and related classifications in the WHO-FIC (Online).
Available: http://www.who.int/classifications/related/en/index.html.
[2] Wonca International Classification Committee, ICPC-2: International
Classification of Primary Care, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1998.
[3] S. de Lusignan, C. Minmagh, J. Kennedy, M. Zeimet, H. Bommezijn,
and J. Bryant, "A survey to identify the clinical coding and
classification systems currently in use across Europe," Medinfo, 2001.
10(Pt 1): pp. 86-9.
[4] S. K. Nachimuthu and L.M. Lau, "Practical issues in using SNOMED
CT as a reference terminology," Stud Health Technol Inform, 2007.
129(Pt 1): pp. 640-4.
[5] S. de Lusignan, "The optimum granularity for coding diagnostic data in
primary care: report of a workshop of the EFMI Primary Care
Informatics Working Group at MIE 2005," Inform Prim Care, 2006.
14(2): pp. 133-7.
[6] M. Wood, H. Lamberts, J. S. Meijer, and I. M. Hofmans-Okkes, "The
conversion between ICPC and ICD-10. Requirements for a family of
classification systems in the next decade," Fam Pract, 1992. 9(3): pp.
340-8.
[7] L. Letrilliart, B. Gelas-Dore, Ortolan, and C. Colin, "Prometheus: the
implementation of clinical coding schemes in French routine general
practice," Inform Prim Care, 2006. 14(3): pp. 157-65.
[8] A. Rector, "Terminology, codes and classifications in perspective: the
challenge of re-use," Br J Healthcare Comput Info Manage, 2000.
17(2): pp. 20-3.
[9] S. T. Rosenbloom, R. A.Miller, K. B. Johnson, P. L. Elkin, and S. H.
Brown, "Interface terminologies: facilitating direct entry of clinical data
into electronic health record systems," J Am Med Inform Assoc, 2006.
13(3): pp. 277-88.
[10] H. Britt. and G. Miller, "A critical review of the Final Report of the
General Practice Coding Jury," 2000, Family Medicine Research
Centre, University of Sydney, Australia. pp. 1-24.
[11] S. de Lusignan, "Codes, classifications, terminologies and
nomenclatures: definition, development and application in practice,"
Inform Prim Care, 2005. 13(1): pp. 65-70.
[12] M. Jamoulle, "Des chercheurs au service de la médecine de famille,".
Prim Care, 2008. 8(17): pp. 61-2.
[13] J. K. Soler, I. Okkes, M. Wood, and H. Lamberts, "The coming of age
of ICPC: celebrating the 21st birthday of the International
Classification of Primary Care," Fam Pract, 2008. 25(4): pp. 312-7.
[14] N. F. de Keizer, A. Abu-Hanna, and J.H. Zwetsloot-Schonk,
"Understanding terminological systems. I: Terminology and typology,"
Methods Inf Med, 2000. 39(1): p. 16-21.
[15] R. M. Kamadjeu, E. M. Tapang, and R. N. Moluh, "Designing and
implementing an electronic health record system in primary care
practice in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from Cameroon," Inform
Prim Care, 2005. 13(3): pp. 179-86.
[16] M. De Jonghe, M. Jamoulle, and D. Porignon, "[Use and evaluation of
the Belgian 3BT thesaurus adapted for Rwanda]," Rev Med Brux, 2006.
27(4): pp. S274-8.
[17] G. Miller, and H. Britt, "ICPC-2-E: the electronic version ICPC-2,"
Fam Pract, 2000. 17(5): pp. 448.
[18] Y. Wang, J. Patrick, G. Miller, and J. O'Hallaran, "A computational
linguistics motivated mapping of ICPC-2 PLUS to SNOMED CT,"
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 2008. 8 Suppl 1: pp. S5.
[19] J. O'Haloran, G. Miller, and H. Britt, "SNOMED CT and its future
introduction in Australian general practice," presented at the 2008
WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Melbourne.
[20] J. J. Cimino, "Desiderata for controlled medical vocabularies in the
twenty-first century," Methods Inf Med, 1998. 37(4-5): pp. 394-403.
[21] P. L. Elkin, S. H. Brown, C. S. Husser, B. A. Bauer, D. Wahner-
Roedler, S. T. Rosenbloom, and T. Speroff, "Evaluation of the content
coverage of SNOMED CT: ability of SNOMED clinical terms to
represent clinical problem lists," Mayo Clin Proc, 2006. 81(6): pp. 741-
8.
[22] T. W. Tai, S. Anandarajah, N. Dhoul, and S. de Lusignan, "Variation in
clinical coding lists in UK general practice: a barrier to consistent data
entry?" Inform Prim Care, 2007. 15(3): pp. 143-50.
[23] E. Falko, "International Classification of Primary Care converted to
ICD-10: Extended Danish ICPC," in Medical Informatics Europe '96.
1996: IOS Press.
[24] H. Britt, "A new coding tool for computerised clinical systems in
primary care--ICPC plus," Aust Fam Physician, 1997. 26 Suppl 2: pp.
S79-82.
[25] J. S. Cridland and S. Koonin, "Use of traditional medicines--towards a
classification," S Afr Med J, 2001. 91(6): pp. 489-91.
[26] R. M. Bernstein, G.R. Hollingworth, G. Viner, and P. Miller, "A
method of assessment of reliability of coding clinical terms to ICD-10
and ICPC using ENCODE-FM®," J Inform Prim Care, 2000. February:
pp. 12-5.
[1] WHO, Derived and related classifications in the WHO-FIC (Online).
Available: http://www.who.int/classifications/related/en/index.html.
[2] Wonca International Classification Committee, ICPC-2: International
Classification of Primary Care, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1998.
[3] S. de Lusignan, C. Minmagh, J. Kennedy, M. Zeimet, H. Bommezijn,
and J. Bryant, "A survey to identify the clinical coding and
classification systems currently in use across Europe," Medinfo, 2001.
10(Pt 1): pp. 86-9.
[4] S. K. Nachimuthu and L.M. Lau, "Practical issues in using SNOMED
CT as a reference terminology," Stud Health Technol Inform, 2007.
129(Pt 1): pp. 640-4.
[5] S. de Lusignan, "The optimum granularity for coding diagnostic data in
primary care: report of a workshop of the EFMI Primary Care
Informatics Working Group at MIE 2005," Inform Prim Care, 2006.
14(2): pp. 133-7.
[6] M. Wood, H. Lamberts, J. S. Meijer, and I. M. Hofmans-Okkes, "The
conversion between ICPC and ICD-10. Requirements for a family of
classification systems in the next decade," Fam Pract, 1992. 9(3): pp.
340-8.
[7] L. Letrilliart, B. Gelas-Dore, Ortolan, and C. Colin, "Prometheus: the
implementation of clinical coding schemes in French routine general
practice," Inform Prim Care, 2006. 14(3): pp. 157-65.
[8] A. Rector, "Terminology, codes and classifications in perspective: the
challenge of re-use," Br J Healthcare Comput Info Manage, 2000.
17(2): pp. 20-3.
[9] S. T. Rosenbloom, R. A.Miller, K. B. Johnson, P. L. Elkin, and S. H.
Brown, "Interface terminologies: facilitating direct entry of clinical data
into electronic health record systems," J Am Med Inform Assoc, 2006.
13(3): pp. 277-88.
[10] H. Britt. and G. Miller, "A critical review of the Final Report of the
General Practice Coding Jury," 2000, Family Medicine Research
Centre, University of Sydney, Australia. pp. 1-24.
[11] S. de Lusignan, "Codes, classifications, terminologies and
nomenclatures: definition, development and application in practice,"
Inform Prim Care, 2005. 13(1): pp. 65-70.
[12] M. Jamoulle, "Des chercheurs au service de la médecine de famille,".
Prim Care, 2008. 8(17): pp. 61-2.
[13] J. K. Soler, I. Okkes, M. Wood, and H. Lamberts, "The coming of age
of ICPC: celebrating the 21st birthday of the International
Classification of Primary Care," Fam Pract, 2008. 25(4): pp. 312-7.
[14] N. F. de Keizer, A. Abu-Hanna, and J.H. Zwetsloot-Schonk,
"Understanding terminological systems. I: Terminology and typology,"
Methods Inf Med, 2000. 39(1): p. 16-21.
[15] R. M. Kamadjeu, E. M. Tapang, and R. N. Moluh, "Designing and
implementing an electronic health record system in primary care
practice in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from Cameroon," Inform
Prim Care, 2005. 13(3): pp. 179-86.
[16] M. De Jonghe, M. Jamoulle, and D. Porignon, "[Use and evaluation of
the Belgian 3BT thesaurus adapted for Rwanda]," Rev Med Brux, 2006.
27(4): pp. S274-8.
[17] G. Miller, and H. Britt, "ICPC-2-E: the electronic version ICPC-2,"
Fam Pract, 2000. 17(5): pp. 448.
[18] Y. Wang, J. Patrick, G. Miller, and J. O'Hallaran, "A computational
linguistics motivated mapping of ICPC-2 PLUS to SNOMED CT,"
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak, 2008. 8 Suppl 1: pp. S5.
[19] J. O'Haloran, G. Miller, and H. Britt, "SNOMED CT and its future
introduction in Australian general practice," presented at the 2008
WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference, Melbourne.
[20] J. J. Cimino, "Desiderata for controlled medical vocabularies in the
twenty-first century," Methods Inf Med, 1998. 37(4-5): pp. 394-403.
[21] P. L. Elkin, S. H. Brown, C. S. Husser, B. A. Bauer, D. Wahner-
Roedler, S. T. Rosenbloom, and T. Speroff, "Evaluation of the content
coverage of SNOMED CT: ability of SNOMED clinical terms to
represent clinical problem lists," Mayo Clin Proc, 2006. 81(6): pp. 741-
8.
[22] T. W. Tai, S. Anandarajah, N. Dhoul, and S. de Lusignan, "Variation in
clinical coding lists in UK general practice: a barrier to consistent data
entry?" Inform Prim Care, 2007. 15(3): pp. 143-50.
[23] E. Falko, "International Classification of Primary Care converted to
ICD-10: Extended Danish ICPC," in Medical Informatics Europe '96.
1996: IOS Press.
[24] H. Britt, "A new coding tool for computerised clinical systems in
primary care--ICPC plus," Aust Fam Physician, 1997. 26 Suppl 2: pp.
S79-82.
[25] J. S. Cridland and S. Koonin, "Use of traditional medicines--towards a
classification," S Afr Med J, 2001. 91(6): pp. 489-91.
[26] R. M. Bernstein, G.R. Hollingworth, G. Viner, and P. Miller, "A
method of assessment of reliability of coding clinical terms to ICD-10
and ICPC using ENCODE-FM®," J Inform Prim Care, 2000. February:
pp. 12-5.
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