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Table 5 Different assessments of coded procedure-category/concept pairs

From: Coding of procedures documented by general practitioners in Swedish primary care-an explorative study using two procedure coding systems

Procedure

SNOMED CT concept

SNOMED CT assess-ment

KVÅ-category

KVÅ assess-ment

Referral to outpatient ophthalmology clinic

Referral to ophthalmology service

1

Referral NOS

2

Drug treatment stopped

Drug treatment stopped-medical advice

1

Prescription of drug

2

Calls the patient's mother and asks her to collect a new urine sample

Informing next of kin

4

Information and counselling with next-of- kin by telephone

2

Alter drug dosage

Prescription dose change

1

Prescription of drug

2

  1. Examples of different assessments of procedure-category/concept pairs coded with SNOMED CT and Classification of Health Interventions (KVÅ)
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BMC Primary Care

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