Giannangelo Kathy, Fenton Susan H
AHIMA's Foundation of Research and Education in Chicago, IL, USA.
Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2008 May 20;5:7.
A descriptive study of health information technology (HIT) vendors was conducted to identify which EMR/EHR vendors currently work or anticipate working with SNOMED CT, determine the prevalence of SNOMED CT integration in electronic medical record (EMR) and electronic health record (EHR) products, identify the available and potential future applications for SNOMED CT in EMR/EHR systems, and learn what prompts vendors to include SNOMED CT in EMR/EHR systems. The Web-based survey consisting of 25 questions was fielded in November-December 2006. Seventy-two responses were received. The results from this survey on SNOMED CT show a mixed message from respondents with regard to the prevalence of SNOMED CT integration in EMR/EHR products. Those with plans for implementation cited strategic reasons most often. However, HIT vendors who have not yet obtained a SNOMED CT license are waiting for market forces to drive deployment in their systems. Finally, survey respondents currently working with SNOMED CT indicated an expected increase over the next three years in EMR/EHR applications where SNOMED CT will be implemented.
开展了一项针对健康信息技术(HIT)供应商的描述性研究,以确定哪些电子病历/电子健康记录(EMR/EHR)供应商目前正在使用或预计将使用SNOMED CT,确定SNOMED CT在电子病历(EMR)和电子健康记录(EHR)产品中的集成普及率,确定SNOMED CT在EMR/EHR系统中的现有及潜在未来应用,并了解促使供应商在EMR/EHR系统中纳入SNOMED CT的因素。2006年11月至12月进行了一项包含25个问题的基于网络的调查。共收到72份回复。这项关于SNOMED CT的调查结果显示,受访者对于SNOMED CT在EMR/EHR产品中的集成普及率给出了喜忧参半的信息。那些有实施计划的受访者最常提到的是战略原因。然而,尚未获得SNOMED CT许可证的HIT供应商正在等待市场力量推动其系统中的部署。最后,目前正在使用SNOMED CT的调查受访者表示,预计在未来三年中,将实施SNOMED CT的EMR/EHR应用会有所增加。