Classifying Indication Omissions

An indication omission can occur in a dictionary like WHO-Drug Format C where a single dictionary term may be mapped to multiple terms in the next higher derivable level, and the correct derivation depends on the indication for which the drug is being taken by a patient.

The Distinct Indication Omissions tab displays each verbatim term with its indication, the level up to which terms can be successfully derived, the term that is derived in that level, and the next higher level from which a term should be derived. This tab displays each verbatim term/indication combination once.

1. Query for a verbatim term, dictionary term, and/or indication in the Distinct Indication Omissions tab and select it. You can see all occurrences of the verbatim term, indication, route of administration, and dictionary term combination in the All Indication Omissions tab.

   Note:

   Route of administration is added for the TMS 5.3 release.

   The Higher Level Terms tab automatically displays higher-level terms that are related to the dictionary term selected in the Distinct Indication Omissions tab.

2. Select the higher-level term to which you want to classify the lower-level dictionary term for its verbatim term/indication combination.
3. Click Classify. The system will derive the high-level term for all existing occurrences of the same indication, route of administration, and dictionary term the next time data is exchanged with the source data system, and all future occurrences after they appear in TMS.