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DQ 1

Visit the following website http://www.nuemd.com/icd-10/codes and search for “diseases” (for example, infection). Discuss what word you searched for and what was returned. Were there challenges you noticed with the specificity of your search keyword? What did you learn and how would you approach a different search or guide a colleague in future searches?

DQ 2

Examine the need to switch to ICD-10; explore challenges that healthcare organizations are facing in doing so. What have they done to overcome those challenges? Provide suggestions for future institutions that desire to switch to ICD-10.

Week 5 Assignment: LOINC and Interoperability Paper

In a one-page paper, discuss the background, functions, and format of LOINC. Include the fields included in the database, and the ways LOINC affects interoperability.

Include a minimum of two scholarly sources in addition to the course resources. NURS658 Week 5 Discussion 1 2 latest

Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. Compose your paper in APA format. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.

Week 6 Assignment: Utilizing SNOWMED CT Website Activity and Reflection

Visit the website: http://browser.ihtsdotools.org/ Click for more options

Click on Local Extensions/United States.

In the database browser, search for a disorder, organism, procedure, or substance (e.g., naegleria > (disorder) > infection caused by naegleria).

Discuss the following:

What was your search item? (1–2 sentences)

How many search results did you get?

What is the purpose of SNOMED CT?

Write all the structures of your search item (e.g., “infection caused by naegleria”). It may be easier to use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to draw this structure. NURS658 Week 5 Discussion 1 2 latest

Compose a one-page paper in APA format, citing a minimum of one scholarly resource.

Examples of scholarly sources include professional journal articles and books obtained from library databases, national guidelines, and informatics organizations, published within the last five years. A title page is not necessary, but you do need to include a reference page.

NURS658 Week 5 Discussion 1 2 latest