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International patient summary and the use of SNOMED CT Passed

Wednesday May 15, 2024 11:30 - 12:00 F1

Lecturer: Ian Green

Track: Interoperability

The 2021 promotions from the Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) and the G7 have prompted a global effort in the adoption and implementation of the International Patient Summary (IPS). The IPS itself is an extract of an electronic health record containing essential healthcare information to support cross-border and unscheduled patient care. The IPS also has the potential to be used in many other scenarios where a patient crosses health information systems, like travel between provinces/states, cities or organizations that use a different Health Information System. From a technical perspective, the IPS is a minimal, non-exhaustive set of data elements defined by ISO/EN 17269 and delivered by HL7 in both CDA and FHIR using a curated set of SNOMED CT terms. Since 2019, predating the organization’s IPS Terminology initiative, SNOMED International has made a free set of SNOMED CT codes available (the HL7 IPS free set), as part of its  Global Patient Set (GPS) to support the implementation of the HL7 FHIR IPS specification. The GPS is a ‘flat list’ of SNOMED CT codes and terms without hierarchy or relationships, whereas the IPS Terminology brings all the benefits of the SNOMED CT structure. 

The further development of the IPS internationally through ISO and other standards bodies has gained traction internationally, both in developed and developing countries. The use of the freely available SNOMED supported subset of terms, has removed barriers to cross-border care, with its success shaping future discussions in the expansion of scope.

The presentation will provide details of it history and development, along with a review of current usgae and a discussion on its future developmental .

Language

English

Topic

Implementation

Seminar type

Live broadcast

Lecture type

Presentation

Objective of lecture

Tools for implementation

Level of knowledge

Intermediate

Target audience

Management/decision makers
Politicians
Organizational development
Technicians/IT/Developers
Care professionals
Healthcare professionals

Keyword

Actual examples (good/bad)
Benefits/effects
Management
Innovation/research
Follow-up/Report of current status
Usability

Conference

Vitalis

Lecturers

Ian Green Lecturer

Customer Relations Lead (Europe) and Global Clinical Engagement Lead
SNOMED International

Ian is based in the UK, and has worked for SNOMED International for the last 8 years in a variety of roles. Ian’s current role covers Customer Relations management for Europe, leading Clinical Engagement activities and a particular focus on developing SNOMED CT’s capacity to support Genomics developments globally.
He is a nurse by background, who moved into healthcare management in both primary and secondary care sectors, and then into Health Informatics. Previously, he worked for the NHS in the UK, authoring both READ codes and SNOMED CT for over 10 years. In addition to a general interest in all areas of health informatics, he has a particular interest in engaging with clinicians to develop a clinical terminology that meets the requirements of all clinicians globally that can transform the way healthcare is delivered for the benefit of patients. Ian obtained an MSc in Quality in Healthcare, focusing on the implementation of evidence-based medicine and clinical governance, with a particular emphasis on quality management processes.