Improving a UMLS based allergy list for use in live electronic medical record systems.
The SNOMED allergy subset available through the UMLS has a variety of deficits that are substantial barriers to use in live clinical practice. These authors describe a method of enhancing a UMLS based allergy list by combining concepts from other terminologies found within the UMLS. This method resulted in a three-fold increase in the coverage allergy list compared to the standard SNOMED allergy subset.
Handler
Jonathan
J
National Institute for Medical Informatics (NIMI), Washington, DC, USA.
Feied
Craig
C
Smith
Mark
M
Gillam
Michael
M
D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000145:classification*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D039061:Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine; D017432:Unified Medical Language System; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled