1. UK HSCIC Clinical Classification Service and IHTSDO Collaboration Agreement Report
Kathy Giannangelo, IHTSDO
Hazel Brear, UK Clinical Classification Service

2. Introduction Purpose Goals Two phases Phase one: February – June
Questionnaire to identify lessons learned
Lessons learned incorporated into phase two
Phase two: July – December

3. Outcomes Phase one Phase two Overall goals were met
74% concordance rate
Decision to continue
Phase two
Overall goals met
85% concordance rate
Moving to a formal MOU

4. Benefits of the Collaboration
Shared between IHTSDO and UK HSCIC
Avoids duplication of effort
Improved quality of maps
Greater understanding of the different use cases by both IHTSDO and CCS Mapping Service Teams.

5. Benefits of the Collaboration
IHTSDO benefits
Proof of concept for collaborative working between Members and the IHTSDO Content Mapping Service
Positive Member relations opportunity
Increased accountability as quality review provided output of internationally validated maps

6. Benefits of the Collaboration
UK Clinical Classification Service benefits
CCS was able to spread authoring of maps for new SNOMED CT International content over 5 months i.e. July to October
Dual blind mapping ensured issues were highlighted, root causes identified and solutions agreed collaboratively always keeping in mind the need for continuous improvement to aid consistency and reproducibility
UK team were able to ‘try out’ the IHTSDO mapping tool which is open source and is currently being reviewed and tested by the technical development team as a potential solution requirement for a new mapping tool

7. Recommendation Three options were considered
Don’t take the collaboration forward
Continue with informal collaborative working
Take the collaboration forward formally

8. Current Status Collaborative mapping continuing for the 31 July 2016
IHTSDO and UK Clinical Classification Service working towards turning the informal agreement into a MOU