Allow Observation codes from SNOMED-CT
notpace opened this issue · 4 comments
The Observation state allows for LOINC codes to be added, but not SNOMED-CT codes. There are findings/situations that are not captured in LOINC, e.g., a positive Murphy's sign indicating cholecystitis.
The way to do this would actually be to have the observation value be the SNOMED code (also not currently possible but coming soon -- see #205 ).
Think of the Observation state as a question & answer. The LOINC codes indicate the question being asked, for example, LOINC 8480-6 asks "what is the patient's systolic blood pressure?". The "answer" to that question is the "value" of the observation, which could be a number, string, or soon, a SNOMED code.
In this specific case of a positive Murphy's sign, I would suggest the LOINC code to be something like this: https://s.details.loinc.org/LOINC/80271-0.html?sections=Comprehensive and then you could use the SNOMED code as the value.
Makes sense - thanks!
FYI - that feature is now live and available
Excellent - thanks!