Running Head: STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES Standard Terminologies Name Institution 1 2 STANDARD TERMINOLOGIES Standard Terminologies SNOMED CT. According to Robboy (2009), systematized nomenclature of medicine-clinical terminology (SNOMED CT) refers to a collection of standardized terminologies and coding language used in medicine. It is used in coding information, providing stored medical data, and analyzing it. It also provides tables showing concepts in the clinical field and their descriptions and relationships. One particular clinical concept in SNOMED CT may have a potentially inexhaustible number of synonyms referred to as descriptions. Relationships in SNOMED CT are used to refer to complex concepts which can be combined. LOINC LOINC refers to a standardized language commonly used in laboratories and clinical fields (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center). It is used when making comments or describing what has been observed. RxNorm RxNorm refers to a standardized naming framework for nonexclusive and marked medications (Kelley, 2016). It also serves as a tool for semantic interoperation between medication names and information systems used in pharmacies. CPT Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is the standard grouping of methods performed by doctors or other medical personnel in carrying out therapy or diagnosis (The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center). Updates and corrections are done yearly then American Medical Association (AMA) publishes th ...
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