I would like to re-inforce the message from Jon Rogers from an "acute sector"
perspective. There can be no doubt that READ v3.1 is a major advance on READ v2
with its inclusion of most clinically relevant 'terms' in a form and wording
that we will all recognise. A lot of the attacks on this new version have come
from ill-informed sources about its contant and useability. I fear that the
word "codes" has led to a misunderstanding about the intentions of the READ v3
THESAURUS where the 'code' is simply a necessary tag to the 'term' which allows
it to be understood by another computer using the same coding system!
Locally we have developed a "Departmental Audit System" (CASIS) that uses the
THESAURUS via the CAMS 'engine'. This provides extremely rapid access to the
'term' required + any qualifiers attached to it and works well! I have no doubt
that this is the 'way forward' for healthcare computing!
Best wishes
Chris Venables
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