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Tips and how-to articles from the 3M HDD team about various standard and local terminologies.

Mapping between the code systems of different countries: A case study – CCI to ICD-10-PCS.
Last modified on Wednesday, 17 January 2018 14:53

Many ‘Flavors’ of ICD

The acronym of ‘ICD’ means ‘International Classification of Diseases’ of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Last modified on Tuesday, 08 May 2018 10:16
In the industry there are many available methods, such as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Ligase Chain Reaction (LCR), and Transcription-Mediated Amplification (TMA), for detecting infectious disease through molecular diagnostics.
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 08:54

Radiology within LOINC®

The inclusion of Radiology terms within LOINC® began in January 2000 with the purpose of specifying a distinct study from a generic report type.
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 09:07
LOINC is based on a six-axis perspective of what is being evaluated: component, property, timing, system, scale and method.
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 08:57

Term Types in RxNorm

When you are selecting an RxNorm code, be aware of the different Term Types (TTY) available
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 08:59

SNOMED CT Hierarchy & Structure

As mentioned in a previous tip of the month, SNOMED CT is not merely a large list of encoded medical terms. 
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 09:00
The RadLex Playbook is a radiology procedure naming system created by the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 09:07
Microbiology lab mapping often brings hand wringing and head banging...
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 09:12
SNOMED CT is a rich and complex clinical terminology covering 19 top-level domain areas in health care (e.g. body structure, clinical finding, organism, etc.).
Last modified on Friday, 03 November 2017 08:58