Clinical Terms

On the Criteria Select screen, there are two ways to select clinical terms:

  • READ code for ...
  • or READ description
Note - SNOMED codes are linked to the Read codes in the background.

READ Code for General Entity

Depending on which entity you are in, the text will vary, Medical History says "READ Code for General Entity", whereas the Blood Pressure entity says "READ code for blood pressure".

To search by READ code, you can enter the code directly into the box.

Note - This is case sensitive.

Alternatively, press the Read Select button to choose from the dictionary. The selection options include: code, chapter, keyword, or from the formulary.

READ Description

If you choose READ description, you can search with a partial description, using the following options:

  • Equals
  • Not Equals
  • Range
  • To
  • From
  • Starts With
  • Contains
  • Not Contains

If you use the Contains option, you can enter the first few letters of the description for which you are searching.

Hierarchy and synonyms

Ticked by default, the search matches on the specified code, and any codes lower down in the hierarchy, for example, G65 would also include G65.11 and G65.12 etc. If the box is unchecked, then only matches to the exact code return.

Error Message

If you make an entry in the READ code window which is not a valid code, the error message Invalid READ Code displays:

Press OK to clear this, the codes are case sensitive, please check and retry.

See - Add Entity.

Video Tutorial

Searching for Clinical Data(1.15)