Elhanan Gai, Perl Yehoshua, Geller James
New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2010 Nov 13;2010:207-11.
SNOMED CT is gaining momentum and endorsements as an international clinical terminology. However, many vendors await a clearer business case and clients' demand. We conducted a survey of direct users of SNOMED CT to determine the current profile of users, modes of use, and attitudes towards different aspects of the terminology. A web-base survey, consisting of 43 questions was distributed in January 2010, and 215 responses were elicited. This paper summarizes findings regarding profiles of users and their SNOMED CT use. The results indicate significant use by non-researchers and by industry and government sectors. Many users are relative newcomers with less than 3 years experience with SNOMED CT, and production-related use was reported by 39% of respondents. Most users are satisfied with the level of content coverage. The results indicate that SNOMED CT has a solid footing in production systems, and that SCT is mostly used for concept searches and clinical coding.
作为一种国际临床术语，SNOMED CT正获得越来越多的发展势头和认可。然而，许多供应商仍在等待更清晰的商业案例和客户需求。我们对SNOMED CT的直接用户进行了一项调查，以确定用户的当前概况、使用模式以及对该术语不同方面的态度。2010年1月开展了一项包含43个问题的网络调查，共收到215份回复。本文总结了关于用户概况及其对SNOMED CT使用情况的调查结果。结果表明，非研究人员以及行业和政府部门对其有大量使用。许多用户是相对较新接触SNOMED CT的人，使用经验不足3年，39%的受访者报告了与生产相关的使用情况。大多数用户对内容覆盖水平感到满意。结果表明，SNOMED CT在生产系统中有坚实的基础，并且SCT主要用于概念搜索和临床编码。
