The following PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of SNOMED CT and ICD-10-CM, illustrating differences between the two terminologies. SNOMED CT was specifically designed for use in clinical information systems and attempts to maintain the highest level of clinical data integrity. ICD-10-CM is a marked improvement from ICD-9-CM as an administrative terminology, but its intended uses vary significantly from SNOMED CT. A comparison using “desiderata” that define the idea clinical ontology and several examples are provided.
SNOMED CT ICD-10-CM and Data Integrity