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Scope

Develop / enhance the model for living organisms
1. General model
  1. Attributes
  2. Attribute values
2. Specializations required for various organism categories
3. Determine which microbiological examination result patterns can beorganisms for an implied context = present in patient sample “findings with explicit context(s)
Develop a list of contexts (not present, not identified, not isolated, etc.) and define each (URU)
Identify consequences of modeling decisions on hierarchies for which organisms provide definitional content.
1. Findings and disorders
2. Procedures
3. Substances
Identify the impact to existing implementers and confirm priority
Estimate editorial requirements to address recommendations (cost estimates)
Communicate decisions to appropriate IHTSDO committees and users
Outreach to other PGs with shared interest in organism terminology / ontology.