C2C+-+Presentation+Summaries+and+Key+Themes





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**__ Thank you for your participation!! __**As of March19th, 2012 the Query Health C2C Final Outputs have been and approved through consensus. Please click here to find a final list of artifacts and view the consensus voting page.

C2C Presentation Summaries
The Concepts to Codes team has heard from a variety of presenters over the past few months. The group analyzed the presentations to date by reviewing the summaries of each presentation and extract key themes and best practices that will be incorporated into the Reference Implementation.

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Recurring Key Themes Across Various Presentations
The below list outlines key themes across many of the different presentations to date.

__ Key __ ** Blue - Directly impact the Technical Framework of QH **
 * Green - ** ** Do not directly impact the Technical Framework of QH; however, important to consider in the long term **


 * 1) All mappings are Purpose and Goal Specific
 * 2) Hierarchy within mappings is important to ensure the concepts are appropriately mapped and can be drilled down to a granular level
 * 3) A centralized Data Dictionary or central Terminology System is used to store mappings and is common practice in many healthcare organizations
 * 4) As Standards such as ICD9, SNOMED CT, LOINC etc. are modified and updated, ongoing maintenance of mappings can be challenging
 * 5) Identifying a Best Match OR Alternate/Default Map is necessary since concepts may not always have an exact map
 * 6) It is important to identify the context of the queries to understand what information is being requested (example - Ordered drug vs. Administered drug)
 * 7) Ongoing maintenance of mappings is very resource intensive and requires dedicated skilled resources such as Clinicians/ Informaticists
 * 8) Many mapping tools and resources are publicly available or accessible that can be leveraged by organizations and further developed, refined, and maintained for use
 * 9) Most Concept Mapping tools maintain data in its original form