The healthcare industry uses different terminology systems to aid in the exchange and use of information, as well as to increase efficiency.
Your instructor will assign a terminology system for each student to research from the following list: the assignment has to be done on highlighted topic.
Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Atlas (BI-RADS)
Clinical Care Classification (CCC)
Current Dental Terminology (CDT)
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Substance Registry System (SRS)
Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN)
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
Human Genome Nomenclature (HUGN)
International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd Revision (ICD-O-3)
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)
International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS)
International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-11)
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2)
International Classification on Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA)
National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (NCIt)
National Drug Codes (NDC)
Systematized Nomenclature of Dentistry (SNODENT)
Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terminology (SNOMED CT)
Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS)
Address the following points in your post:
What is the purpose of the terminology system?
How does the system relate to medical terminology?
How does the terminology system work?
Are any laboratory or pathology tests or procedures required to use the system?
Provide an example of the terminology system.
Include at least one scholarly source, excluding the textbook, to support your 300-350 word initial post. All references used must be cited in correct APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.