More information on SNOMED code system support in Health. SNOMED, SNOMED-CT, and SNOMEDCT are all synonymous CodeSystems values. All three are considered the same, and can be used interchangeably.
Paul On May 21, 9:22 am, "Paul (Google)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, and welcome to the Health developer forums! > > A lot of great questions; thanks for posting them. I'll do my best to > answer them all, but if you find that you'd like more detail or > clarification on any answer, certainly don't hesitate to ask! > > 1. Unlinking > "a. What is the user experience on Google Health?" > > There's a brief description of the unlinking process at the following > address: > > http://www.google.com/support/health/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=96522 > > It's a multi-step process, which should make it clear to the user > which service they are unlinking. If a user clicks "unlink accounts" > in the profile settings, they are asked to confirm that they do indeed > want to sever the connection. > > "b. How are we notified that a user has unlinked his/her account if it > is initiated at Google? > > If a user unlinks a service in Health, the authentication token that > the client application uses to connect to a user's profile is > invalidated. The next time the client application attempts to use the > token while making a request, an authentication error will be > returned. The user will need to re-link the accounts in order for the > client application to get a new, valid authentication token. > > One important note concerning unlinking: You should allow users to > unlink their accounts on your site as well. If a user chooses to > unlink their account from your site, it's preferred if you send a > notification to their profile concerning the de-linking before the > accounts are unlinked. After the notification is sent, you can follow > the procedure at the URL below, which will remove the link from the > user's Health profile. After the unlinking has occurred, you can > remove the AuthSub session token for the user from your database. > > http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/AuthSub.html#AuthSubRevokeT... > > 2. Footer > "a. Is the footer in the CCR optional? " > > The CCR footer elements (Actors, Comments, Signatures, References) are > optional and will be ignored when data is imported. > > "b. In the <CodingSystem> field (in the hierarchy / > ContinuityOfCareRecord/Actors/Actor/Person/Gender), the example shows > “SNOMED”. However, in other areas of the Google documentation, I see > this coding system referred to as “SNOMEDCT”. Which value should we > use?" > > Our documentation could certainly use a little help here; thanks for > pointing out the inconsistencies. > > Codes with SNOMED as the CodingSystem are returned in VitalSigns and > FunctionalStatus CCR sections; however, theses sections are read- > only. Otherwise, Health has limited support for SNOMED, and I believe > that references to SNOMEDCT in the documentation are generally used to > show equivalent SNOMED CT code, not which codes Health supports. I'm > working verify this, and will let you know if what I find differs from > what I mentioned here. > > There's a bit more information about SNOMED support in Health in the > following thread; although, SNOMEDCT is used in the thread. The > important point of this thread is that Health will not reject data > sent with SNOMED codes. The codes will be stored even though Health > doesn't recognize them. > > http://groups.google.com/group/googlehealthdevelopers/browse_thread/t... > > 3. Functional Status > "a. The description in the Google documentation is, “Google used the > <Function> element to indicate whether the user has specified she is > pregnant, or breastfeeding.” > i. Is this field intended to be used exclusively for communicating > pregnant or breastfeeding? Or, is this just an example of the type of > information that might be communicated in this field?" > > Currently, breast feeding and pregnancy statuses are the only CCR > Functions that Health returns. As I previously mentioned, the > FunctionalStatus CCR section is currently read-only. > > "ii. Where on the Google UI is this displayed?" > > Breast feeding and pregnancy are currently displayed in the UI in the > "Age, sex, height..." section, but only if "Female" is selected for > sex. > > Thanks again for the excellent questions! > > Cheers! > > Paul > > On May 19, 9:49 am, DraperB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > 1. Unlinking > > a. What is the user experience on Google Health? > > b. How are we notified that a user has unlinked his/her account if it > > is initiated at Google? > > > 2. Footer > > a. Is the footer in the CCR optional? > > b. In the <CodingSystem> field (in the hierarchy / > > ContinuityOfCareRecord/Actors/Actor/Person/Gender), the example shows > > “SNOMED”. However, in other areas of the Google documentation, I see > > this coding system referred to as “SNOMEDCT”. Which value should we > > use? > > > 3. Functional Status > > a. The description in the Google documentation is, “Google used the > > <Function> element to indicate whether the user has specified she is > > pregnant, or breastfeeding.” > > i. Is this field intended to be used exclusively for communicating > > pregnant or breastfeeding? Or, is this just an example of the type of > > information that might be communicated in this field? > > ii. 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