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Begin forwarded message: > From: "Yohani Daruis (IHTSDO Staff)" <yda at ihtsdo.org> > Date: August 1, 2012 8:29:41 AM GMT-03:00 > To: "Jussara Rotzsch (IHTSDO BR)" <jussara.macedo at gmail.com> > Subject: IHTSDO CoP: IHTSDO/WHO SNOMED CT to ICD-10 Cross-Map Technology > Preview Release > > > The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation > (IHTSDO) and the World Health Organization are pleased to announce that a > Technology Preview of SNOMED CT to ICD-10 cross maps is now available. > > The Maps have been constructed using the July 2010 version of SNOMED CT, > published by the IHTSDO, as the source; and the International Statistical > Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (? > World Health Organization 1994) ICD 10 second edition (2008), published and > maintained by the World Health Organization, as the target. The cross-maps > from SNOMED CT to ICD 10 have been created to support the epidemiological, > statistical and administrative reporting of IHTSDO Member countries and WHO > Collaborating Centres. > > The priority list of concepts from three source SNOMED CT domains has been > assembled based on frequency of SNOMED CT concept use in clinical data > repositories in IHTSDO Member countries. The maps have been produced using > the technical processes, methodologies and Quality Assurance procedures > developed by the IHTSDO Mapping Special Interest group as part of its > collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). As well as extensive > internal quality assurance and advice from experts, an independent validation > exercise has been undertaken which resulted in minor changes to the > methodology and updates to the maps. > > It should be noted that this Technology Preview release builds further on the > preview publication in September 2010 of cross maps from SNOMED CT to ICD-10. > > The IHTSDO Mapping Service will be updating the source of these maps to align > with the January 2013 release of SNOMED CT in readiness for release as a > baseline in January 2013. IHTSDO will also be considering an update to the > target WHO ICD-10 January 2010 edition. We therefore would welcome your > feedback and comments should be received by 1st October 2012 in order to > apply any necessary changes ? Kathy Giannangelo, kgi at ihtsdo.org, with > further details in the Release notes. The Release notes and Mapping SNOMED CT > to ICD 10 Technical Specifications are available at > http://www.ihtsdo.org/develop/mapping/icd10/. > > The Technology Preview may be downloaded by any IHTSDO Member organisation, > affiliate or interested party who is registered through the SNOMED CT > Affiliate License Service Application (SALSA)* > https://www.ihtsdoregistration.nss.cfh.nhs.uk/salsa/user/guest/group/0/pack/4/subpack/56/releases > > _______________________________________________ > Community of Practice Announcements > https://csfe.aceworkspace.net/sf/go/post7120 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.openehr.org/pipermail/openehr-clinical_lists.openehr.org/attachments/20120801/44848aca/attachment.html>
