SNOMED CT-enabled User Interfaces allow users to search, enter and display SNOMED CT data in healthcare records.

A key aspect of SNOMED CT implementations is how the terminology is presented to the user to select clinical ideas to represent in medical records. For each use case, a User Interface is designed, where the user can search by entering terms or where the implementer prepares a structured UI that guides the user over a controlled set of options, appropriate for the scenario. 

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Practices

The DOCSEARCH covers all the considerations for developing SNOMED CT User Interfaces. From the content of the guide, these are 5 important considerations for the development of Search and Data Entry User Interfaces:

1. The UI should be customized to the use case
   • Different UIs for point of care data entry and SNOMED CT browsing.
2. Text search should be flexible
   • Allow to search by partial matches, it should ignore the order of terms, and other normalizations could be applied in specific use cases.
3. The order of the results is important
   • Ordering the shortest matching term first is a common technique, other options may apply in special use cases, like considering the frequency of use of each result.
4. Structured data entry can be applied to support effective data entry and ensure consistent use of Concepts
   • Designing custom, structure data entry UIs where the user directly selects SNOMED CT content can simplify the use of SNOMED CT in very specific use cases.
5. Data entry should be constrained for each specific scenario
   • Different parameters like refset memberships or concept ancestors can be applied to filter the options presented to the user to adjust the content to a particular use case or clinical specialty.

SNOMED CT User Interface

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Examples

SNOMED International has prepared a demonstration available in: https://ihtsdo.github.io/snomed-ui-examples/.

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This Demonstration Guide can help a user to go through the different components of the demonstration, explaining the rationale behind the design of the functionalities.

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User Interface Demonstrators

Other SNOMED CT-enabled user interface demonstrators are available, as listed below.

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Please note that this list of tools is provided in alphabetical order. To request the addition or removal of a tool to/from this list, please submit a request via the 'Feedback' button at the bottom of this page.