Summary
SNOMED International has received requests for addition of concepts in the procedure hierarchy that use the terms “provision” and “dispensing”.
Examples currently in SNOMED CT:
- 713114000 |Provision of medication list (procedure)|
- 713113006 |Provision of medication schedule (procedure)|
- 713836000 |Provision of anticipatory care medication (procedure)|
- 409021006 |Dispensing medication education (procedure)|
- 409020007 |Dispensing medication assessment (procedure)|
- 409022004 |Dispensing medication management (procedure)|
- 7128000 |Provision of spectacles (procedure)|
- 448792007 |Dispensing of spectacles (procedure)|
How do countries define these terms? Is there a subtle difference in these terms or would these be considered duplicates? We would like to determine if definitions vary across countries. There are almost 240 concepts using 360273002 |Provision - action (qualifier value)| and less than ten concepts using 440338007 |Dispensing - action (qualifier value)|. The Provision concept is a parent to the Dispensing concept. The Provision concept has an effective date of January 2002; the Dispensing concept has an effective date of January 2009. The term “supply” is sometimes used interchangeably in provision procedure concepts.
Relevant documents
Actions:
Date | Requested action | Requester(s) | Response required by: | Comments |
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14 April 2020 | Please respond on provision and dispensing questions above. |
| Please post your final responses in the Country response table below. Discussion comments can be made as comments. |
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Country response
Country | Date | Response |
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Denmark | 2020-04-15 | Krista Lilly In Denmark we do not use any of these concepts. Usually, we use dispensing related to drugs only. |
Member countries without a CMAG rep |
CMAG response
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