Abstract
With electronic health records rising in popularity among hospitals and physicians, the SNOMED CT medical terminology has served as a valuable standard for those looking to exchange a variety of information linked to clinical knowledge bases, information retrieval, and data aggregation. However, SNOMED CT is distributed as a flat file database by the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization and visualization of data can be a problem. This study describes an algorithm that allows a user to easily search SNOMED CT for identical or partial matches utilizing indexing and wildcard matching through a graphical user interface developed in the cross-platform programming language Java. In addition to this, the algorithm displays corresponding relationships and other relevant information pertaining to the search term. The outcome of this study can serve as a useful visualization tool for those looking to delve into the increasingly standardized world of electronic health records as well as a tool for healthcare providers who may be seeking specific clinical information contained in the SNOMED CT database.
Highlights
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms, commonly referred to by the acronym SNOMED CT, is a clinical healthcare terminology which serves as a foundation for the construction and development of electronic health records [1]
SNOMED CT is a large and comprehensive, multilingual clinical reference terminology that has a wide array of applications, the most important being it's use as a reference terminology in electronic health records
We developed an intuitive and user friendly visualization tool in the form of a graphical user interface to display the results of the search algorithm
Summary
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms, commonly referred to by the acronym SNOMED CT, is a clinical healthcare terminology which serves as a foundation for the construction and development of electronic health records [1]. The increasing popularity of the SNOMED CT terminology can be attributed to some of the general benefits that come with being maintained by the international community. It is an international standard, benefitting from multilingual support, and allowing the foundation and construction of electronic health records to take place across the globe [4]. SNOMED CT is a large and comprehensive clinical health terminology providing a standardized way to represent clinical concepts by different healthcare providers for the sake of interoperability [9].
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