Developing a SNOMED CT-Based Value Set to Document Symptoms and Diagnoses for Adverse Drug Events: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse drug events (ADEs) lead to more than 2 million emergency department visits in Canada annually, resulting in significant patient harm and more than CAD $1 billion in health care costs (in 2018, the average exchange rate for 1 CAD was 0.7711 USD; 1 billion CAD would have been approximately 771.1 million USD). Effective documentation and sharing of ADE information through electronic medical records (EMRs) are essential to inform subsequent care and improve safety when culprit medications can be replaced and reexposures avoided. Yet, current systems often lack standardized comprehensive ADE value sets.

Objective

This study aimed to develop a SNOMED CT value set for symptoms and diagnoses to standardize ADE documentation and improve ADE data integration into EM

SUBMITTER: Lau EY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12262102 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature