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Information about the healthcare providers and facilities involved with the investigation, treatment, and care of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 are usually recorded in electronic health records. The monitoring of medical equipment availability at healthcare facilities, such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and respiratory devices, is also of utmost importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Relevant details, which can be recorded using SNOMED CT include:

These data elements are described below, with example SNOMED CT subsets for each.

2.1.1 Healthcare Profession
Anchor
Healthcare Professional
Healthcare Professional

The healthcare profession is the occupation or qualification of the healthcare provider who is involved in the investigation, treatment, care or education of the patient - for example 

Scg expression
224546007224547003 |InfectionIntensive controltherapy nurse (occupation)|
Scg expression
224538006 |Triage nurse (occupation)|


or

Scg expression
76899008 |Infectious disease specialist (occupation)|

.

CV19-
PRF
PFD-HealthcareProfession
Intensional Definition:


Scg expression
ShowFormatinline
< 223366009 | Healthcare professional (occupation) |



Anchor
SiteOfCare
SiteOfCare

2.1.2 Site of Care

The site of care refers to the location of the specific investigation, treatment or care setting - for example 

Scg expression
22232009 |Hospital (environment)|

,



Scg expression
309904001 | Intensive care unit (environment) |

, or

Scg expression
702917005 |Respiratory disease clinic (environment)|

.



CV19-
PRF
PFD-SiteOfCare
Intensional Definition:
Scg expression
ShowFormatinline
< 43741000 | Site of care (environment) | 
OR 
<
<< 224884006 |Location within hospital premises (environment)|
OR <<  441480003 |Primary care department (environment)|
OR 
<
<< 440654001 | Inpatient environment (environment) |
OR 
<
<< 440655000 |Outpatient environment (environment)|
Please refer to 2.1.1 Extension Concepts - Provider and Facility Details for a list of known extension concepts.

OR << 272497004 | Residential environment (environment) |


2.1.3 Health Management Finding

Anchor
HealthManagementFinding
HealthManagementFinding

Health management finding includes concepts that describe the circumstances which affect whether the planned patient outcomes are attained, that different areas within a health organization are running appropriately, that tasks are correctly defined and assessed and that resources are used efficiently. -for example

Scg expression
305456005 |Under care of own general practitioner (finding)|


Scg expression
706877002 |Problem with high complexity of treatment regime (finding)|

or


Scg expression
129837009 |Ineffective protection (finding)|

.










CV19-
PRF
PFD-HealthManagementFinding
Intensional Definition:
Scg expression
ShowFormatinline
< 129843006 |Health management finding (finding)|


2.1.4 Personal Protective Equipment
Anchor
PPE
PPE

Personal protective equipment is protective clothing, helmets, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection - for example 

Scg expression
409528009 | Surgical face mask (physical object) |



and

Scg expression
255716002 | Latex rubber gloves (physical object) |


RE

Respiratory equipment includes those medical devices used to support breathing and respiratory function - for example

Scg expression706173000 |Intensive-care
CV19-
PRF
PFD-PersonalProtectiveEquipment
Intensional Definition:
Scg expression
ShowFormatinline
<< 409526008 | Personal protective
equipment (physical object) |
2.1.5 Respiratory Equipment AnchorRE
 
ventilator (physical object)|

, and

Scg expression
464328001 | Thoracic cannula (physical object) |

.

OtherEquipment

Other clinical equipment are the medical devices that are used to diagnose, prevent, relieve or treat patients with coronavirus - for example

Scg expression
706053007 |General specimen container (physical object)|

Scg expression
463511008 |Pillow cover, single-use (physical object)|

, and

Scg expression706157006
CV19-PRF-RespiratoryEquipment
Intensional Definition: Scg expression
ShowFormatinline
< 277973009 | Respiratory
equipment (physical object) |

OR 
<
<< 
336589003
6919005 |
Oxygen
 
equipment
Protective 
(physical object)| OR < 334943003 | Respiratory appliances
clothing material, device (physical object) |

OR 
<
<< 
304077006
706724001 | 
Respiratory
Face 
system device
shield (physical object) |

OR
< 706167001 | Anesthesia and respiratory device (physical object) |
2.1.6 Other Clinical Equipment AnchorOtherEquipment
 
|Patient thermometer (physical object)|

. In this context, the content excludes respiratory equipment and personal protective equipment.

CV19-PRF-OtherClinicalEquipment
Intensional Definition: Scg expression
ShowFormatinline
< 49062001 | Device (physical object) | MINUS (<< 409526008 | Personal protective equipment
<< 261382003 | Mask (physical object) |

OR << 
277973009
52291003 | 
Respiratory
Glove, 
equipment
device (physical object) |

OR << 
334943003
15922004 | 
Respiratory
Gown, 
appliances
device (physical object) |

OR << 
304077006
706154004 | 
Respiratory
Shoe 
system device
cover (physical object) |

OR << 
706167001
465982004 | 
Anesthesia and respiratory device
Surgical hood (physical object) |
)