From: Bob Leif To: cyto-inbox Please see CPT Data Model http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/010820p4.pdf Michael Beebe, Director of CPT and the AMA Slide 17 "A version of a machine readable version of CPT that we intend to produce is XML tagging applied to CPT" And American Medical Association CPT- 5 Project http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3883.html "CPT2003 XML-enabled, browser-based versions of CPT" If CPT creates a schema for their codes, it should work with CytometryML. This is the great advantage of XML. Each group can create their own schema and they can be made to work together. There is one caveat. If more than one group describes a datatype, these descriptions including the name of the datatype may not be the same. The obvious solution is for the group that owns the intellectual property or is the primary user to be given first consideration for the datatypes. I will admit that this can be complex. For instance, ISAC is the primary source for flow data. However, DICOM provides greater coverage for medical imaging and most importantly the infrastructure associated with complex diagnostic tests. -----Original Message----- From: McCoy, J. Philip (NHLBI) [mailto:McCoyJ@nhlbi.nih.gov] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 5:57 AM To: cyto-inbox Subject: RE: Clinical Test Nomenclature As with most clinical tests, start with the CPT code for flow cytometry. That is how money is ultimately collected. There are a wide variety of specific tests which can be performed using these codes...however that is a quite lengthy list. If you are unfamiliar with clinical flow cytometry, you will find information in some good textbooks, including "Flow Cytometry in Clinical Diagnosis" edited by DF Keren. Phil -----Original Message----- From: Carla G Hill [mailto:Carla.Hill@bms.com] Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:54 AM To: cyto-inbox Subject: Clinical Test Nomenlature Flowers, Are there guidelines for standard nomenclature for flow cytometry testing and reporting? We are in the process of establishing an assay reference guide for our clinical laboratory and would like to capture the functional name, technical name and methodology for flow cytometry testing. I would like to know if there are any national or international guidelines we could follow. Carla
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