SNOMED CT Implementation Guide for Cancer Synoptic Reporting

The SNOMED CT Clinical Implementation Guide for Cancer Synoptic Reporting is a practical resource to support standardized, structured reporting in cancer care. By using SNOMED CT clinical concepts to represent diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes, healthcare organizations can improve the quality of captured data, enable information exchange, and strengthen collaboration across care settings.

The guide is written for both clinicians—to understand the relevant SNOMED CT content - and for vendors and system developers - to support implementation in healthcare systems.

It highlights the role of synoptic reporting in improving cancer care by ensuring that key data elements are consistently documented and easily shared. Examples are provided across oncology use cases, including hematologic malignancies, cervical cancer screening, and neuro-oncology tumor resections.

Finally, the guide shows how SNOMED CT and existing standards such as HL7 FHIR Questionnaires can be combined to create interoperable synoptic reporting forms. This approach promotes accuracy, reduces variability, and supports research, quality improvement, and patient outcomes.

Contents

Introduction

Scope

Use Cases

Content Development Principles

Information Models & Terminology Binding

Technical Application

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