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Purpose

The  | Code to expression type reference set|  is designed to enable associations between code in another code system (other-codes) and SNOMED CT concepts, where the following constraints apply:

  1. Some of the other-codes cannot be mapped to an individual SNOMED CT concept.
  2. Licensing conditions (or other considerations) prevent addition of new SNOMED CT concepts to represent the same meaning as the other-codes.
  3. The other-codes can be logically defined using the SNOMED concept model to represent the same meaning (sufficiently defined) or a similar though less specific meaning (primitive).
  4. Other requirements similar for those applicable to mapping may also apply including:
    1. An indication of the degree of correlation between the  other-code and the SNOMED CT expression.
    2. An indication of whether the other-code was created before any single concept representation of that meaning in SNOMED CT or whether the single concept representation in SNOMED CT predated the creation of the association.

Data Structure

The general approach to the above requirements is to associate each of the other-codes with a representation of the same logic based definition as would have been applied to a SNOMED CT concept with that meaning. However, since the  other-code are not identified by an  SCTID, the logical definition cannot be represented using  defining relationships. There are two potential approaches to this, one would be to use a general purpose description logic language (e.g.  OWL) and the other is to use a SNOMED CT expression to represent each definition. The  | Code to expression type reference set|  is designed to support the expression-based approach.

Field

Data type

Purpose

Part of Primary Key

id

A 128 bit unsigned Integer, uniquely identifying this reference set member.

Different versions of a reference set member share the same id but have different effectiveTime. This allows a reference set member to be modified or made inactive (i.e. removed from the active set) at a specified time.

NOYES (Full /Snapshot)

The inclusive date or time at which this version of the identified reference set member became the current version.

Note: In distribution files the effectiveTime should follow the short ISO date format (YYYYMMDD) and should not include the hours, minutes, seconds or timezone indicator.

The current version of this reference set member at time T is the version with the most recent effectiveTime prior to or equal to time T .

YES

YES (Full)

Optional (Snapshot) 

The state of the identified reference set member as at the specified effectiveTime .

If active = 1 (true) the reference set member is part of the current version of the set, if active = 0 (false) the reference set member is not part of the current version of the set.

YESNO

Identifies the SNOMED CT module that contains this reference set member as at the specified effectiveTime .

The value must be a subtype of 900000000000443000 | Module (core metadata concept)| within the metadata hierarchy.

YESNO

Identifies the reference set to which this reference set member belongs.

In this case, a subtype descendant of: 705109006 | Code to expression type reference set|

NONO

A reference to the SNOMED CT component to be included in the reference set.

A subtype of 705113004 | Terminology system| identifying the code system from which the code in the mapTarget field is derived.

NONO

The other-code which is mapped to the SNOMED CT expression.

NONO

SNOMED CT expression that represents the meaning of the  other-code. This expression may be a  stated or  inferred view of the definition provided that documentation of each identified reference set specifies the view provided.

The expression must conform to the syntax defined in the SNOMED CT Compositional Grammar - Specification and Guide (http://snomed.org/scg).

YESNO

Indicates whether or not the expression contains a sufficient definition of the other-code in the mapSource field.
Possible values are the following subtypes of 900000000000444006 | Definition status| :

YESNO

The correlation between the other-code and the SNOMED CT expression. Possible values are the following subtypes of 1193546000 | Map source to map target correlation (foundation metadata concept)| :

When these values are applied to this reference set type, the phrase "map source" refers to the other-code. and the "map target" refers to the SNOMED CT expression.

YESNO

Indication of whether the concept was initially in one of the terminologies (SNOMED CT or other-codes) and added to the other as part of mapping or was in both terminologies at the outset. Values are subtypes of   705116007 | Original code system source for linked content value| .

YESNO

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