HIM 105 week2

he healthcare industry uses different terminology systems to aid in the exchange and use of information, as well as to increase efficiency.  Your instructor will assign a terminology system for each student to research from the following list: the assignment has to be done on highlighted topic.

• Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System Atlas (BI-RADS)
• Clinical Care Classification (CCC)
• Current Dental Terminology (CDT)
• Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Diseases, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Substance Registry System (SRS)
• Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN)
• Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS)
• Human Genome Nomenclature (HUGN)
• International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd Revision (ICD-O-3)
• International Classification of Diseases, 10th  Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM)
• International Classification of Diseases, 10th  Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS)
• International Classification of Diseases, 11th  Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-11)
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th  Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)
• International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2)
• International Classification on Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)
• Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)
• Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA)
• National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (NCIt)
• National Drug Codes (NDC)
• Systematized Nomenclature of Dentistry (SNODENT)
• Systemized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terminology (SNOMED CT)
• Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS)

Address the following points in your post:

• What is the purpose of the terminology system?
• How does the system relate to medical terminology?
• How does the terminology system work?
• Are any laboratory or pathology tests or procedures required to use the system?
• Provide an example of the terminology system.

Include at least one scholarly source, excluding the textbook, to support your 300-350 word initial post.  All references used must be cited in correct APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.