This study does not address a specific disease or health condition. Instead, it focuses on the interoperability of dental electronic health records and the standardized documentation of oral health information.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: This study is structured into three interconnected phases:
1) Scoping review of dental interoperability standards – Characterize and compare existing clinical terminologies (in English and Ge
Sponsors
LMU Klinikum, Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie und digitale Zahnmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In the second phase, this study will use anonymized retrospective patient data which will be randomly selected and exported from the hospital EHR system. While it is assumed that most included patients will be adults, the inclusion of children is possible (but not explicitly targeted).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patient encounters will be retrospectively exported from dental EHR systems, including structured items as well as free-text clinical notes. After de-identification, clinical concepts in the data will be annotated and mapped to SNOMED-CT. We will quantify the share of data captured as structured (coded) versus free-text fields, perform network analyses of terminology usage, and identify concepts that remain unmapped or inconsistently coded. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A two-round Delphi consensus process will be organized to assess barriers for interoperability in dentistry and evaluate ways of overcoming them. The results of the questionnaire will be used to define a roadmap for improved interoperability in dentistry. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactFalk Schwendicke
LMU Klinikum, Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie und digitale Zahnmedizin
Outcome results
None listed