[Gnumed-devel] Re: Coding SOAP - Richard's comments

[Karsten Hilbert]

> To reply to this earlier thread, I've worked extensively with coding in 
> 3 IT projects - script writing, pathology and diabetes. We explored many 
> of the coding systems and certainly ICPC Plus came out ahead in terms of 
> using more natural language (especially GP oriented) and can be mapped 
> back to the others.
> 
> The advantage of coding SOAP lines if possible to ICPC can include later 
> trawling the database for say  all patients who presented with a 
> particular symptom (S) with a particular diagnosis (A) who were given 
> say a particular drug (P)
Thanks, Richard. *This* I was suspecting but wanted to hear
from someone independantly. If no one objects I'll enable
coding any item.

Karsten
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