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

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

224547003 |Intensive therapy nurse (occupation)|

or

76899008 |Infectious disease specialist (occupation)|

.

CV19-PFD-HealthcareProfession

Intensional Definition:

< 223366009 | Healthcare professional (occupation) |

2.1.2 Site of Care

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

22232009 |Hospital (environment)|

,

309904001 | Intensive care unit (environment) |

, or

702917005 |Respiratory disease clinic (environment)|

.

CV19-PFD-SiteOfCare

Intensional Definition:

< 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)|
OR << 272497004 | Residential environment (environment) |

2.1.3 Health Management Finding

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

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

,

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

or

129837009 |Ineffective protection (finding)|

.

CV19-PFD-HealthManagementFinding

Intensional Definition:

< 129843006 |Health management finding (finding)|

2.1.4 Personal Protective Equipment

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

409528009 | Surgical face mask (physical object) |

and

255716002 | Latex rubber gloves (physical object) |

CV19-PFD-PersonalProtectiveEquipment

Intensional Definition:

<< 409526008 | Personal protective equipment (physical object) |
OR << 6919005 | Protective clothing material, device (physical object) |
OR << 706724001 | Face shield (physical object) |
OR << 261382003 | Mask (physical object) |
OR << 52291003 | Glove, device (physical object) |
OR << 15922004 | Gown, device (physical object) |
OR << 706154004 | Shoe cover (physical object) |
OR << 465982004 | Surgical hood (physical object) |