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Item List Andorra Andorra became a Member in 2023, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Read More Argentina Argentina joined SNOMED International in 2018, adopting SNOMED CT as the standard vocabulary for its national Health Information infrastructure implementation. Read More Australia Australia's representative to SNOMED International is the Australian Digital Health Agency Read More Austria Austria's representative to SNOMED International is ELGA GmbH. Read More Belgium The Federal Public Service of Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment will assume the liability of the distribution of SNOMED CT within Belgium. Read More Brunei In July 2013 Brunei became a Member, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Read More Canada Canada's representative to SNOMED International is Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), through which the SNOMED CT® terminology standard and related assets are made available to Canadian users. Read More Chile Chile became a Member on November 1 2013, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Read More Cyprus Cyprus joins SNOMED International to bring structure and consistency in the sharing of health information for patient care, clinical decision support and research purposes. Read More Czech Republic In 2012 the Czech Republic became a Member joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Read More Denmark The Danish Health Data Authority represents Denmark to SNOMED International. The Danish Health Data Authority is an agency under the Ministry of Health. Read More El Salvador The Ministry of Health is the governing instance and leader of the National Health System, guaranteeing coverage of timely and comprehensive services. Read More

Indonesia Indonesia's representative to SNOMED International is Ministry of Health Indonesia, through which the SNOMED CT® terminology standard and related assets are made available to Indonesian users. Indonesia joined SNOMED International at the end of 2022 and has become the most recent Member in the Asia Pacific region. A transcontinental country spanning the southeast part of Asia and western part of Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans, Indonesia’s geography is composed of over 17,000 islands. The work of Indonesia’s Ministry of Health is guided by its vision to achieve an ‘Independent, Just and Healthy Society’ for its more than 270 million citizens. In July 2022, Indonesia's Health Ministry launched the SATUSEHAT (Indonesia Health Services) platform as a way to deliver on the country's health technology strategy. The SATUSEHAT platform (Indonesia Health Services) is a platform of data connectivity, analysis, and services to support the integration of applications across health facilities. “The Ministry is committed to developing health policies using data based evidence. With so many applications already running, there is an enormous quantity of health data and information available which will be standardized and integrated through SATUSEHAT, ” says Setiaji, Chief of Digital Transformation Office, the Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia. About the Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia The Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia (MoH) is a government ministry which organizes public health affairs within the Indonesian government. The MoH has six pillars of health transformation that include primary care transformation to health technology transformation. MoH has issued the Blueprint of Digital Health Transformation Strategy 2024 that aims to lay the ground for building enterprise architecture of health technology and its health technology ecosystems in Indonesia from primary care, and secondary care, to biotechnology. Learn more about the Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia . Contact Details Ministry of Health Indonesia Website: https://www.kemkes.go.id/index.php Email: pusdatin@kemkes.go.id Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Setiaji, ST, M.Si Member Forum: Boga Hardhana, S.Si, MM News articles Indonesia’s national commitment to improved health services infrastructure is strengthened with SNOMED membership Back Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more

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Indonesia’s national commitment to improved health services infrastructure is strengthened with SNOMED membership June 1, 2023 Back SNOMED International and the Ministry of Health Indonesia are pleased to announce that Indonesia has joined the SNOMED CT global community. Indonesia joined SNOMED International at the end of 2022 and has become the most recent Member in the Asia Pacific region. A transcontinental country spanning the southeast part of Asia and western part of Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans, Indonesia’s geography is composed of over 17,000 islands. The work of Indonesia’s Ministry of Health is guided by its vision to achieve an ‘Independent, Just and Healthy Society’ for its more than 270 million citizens. In July 2022, Indonesia's Health Ministry launched the SATUSEHAT (Indonesia Health Services) platform as a way to deliver on the country's health technology strategy. The SATUSEHAT platform (Indonesia Health Services) is a platform of data connectivity, analysis, and services to support the integration of applications across health facilities. SNOMED CT is the world’s most comprehensive health terminology. Founded in 2007 by nine charter nations, SNOMED International is a not-for-profit, member-owned and driven international organization. On this journey, SNOMED CT will support Indonesia’s digital health transformation priorities of integrating data, simplifying apps and building an innovation ecosystem with the initial deployment targeted for approximately 8,000 health facilities. Leveraging SNOMED CT, the Ministry’s approach will aim to integrate and standardize health data and exchange. “The Ministry is committed to developing health policies using data based evidence. With so many applications already running, there is an enormous quantity of health data and information available which will be standardized and integrated through SATUSEHAT, ” says Setiaji, Chief of Digital Transformation Office, the Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia. “With significant advancement underway, Indonesia is tackling health system transformation from a national health data perspective, paying close attention to its impact on Indonesia’s patient care applications and platforms,” shares Don Sweete, CEO, SNOMED International. “As the Health Ministry delivers against its roadmap, membership in SNOMED International will yield tangible SNOMED CT products, services and resources for Indonesia to leverage. We are eager to work with Indonesia to maximize the best way SNOMED CT can support their goals for more effective and efficient national health data exchange.” Joining a community of 48 global Members, Indonesia’s membership in SNOMED International includes their input into and management and use of SNOMED CT and SNOMED International’s related products and services . Membership also extends to participation in the General Assembly, a critical governance role which includes responsibility for approval of the organization's strategy and budget. Learn more about the Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia . Visit the SNOMED International website to learn more about SNOMED CT and the organization’s resources, stakeholders and services. About the Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia The Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia (MoH) is a government ministry which organizes public health affairs within the Indonesian government. The MoH has six pillars of health transformation that include primary care transformation to health technology transformation. MoH has issued the Blueprint of Digital Health Transformation Strategy 2024 that aims to lay the ground for building enterprise architecture of health technology and its health technology ecosystems in Indonesia from primary care, and secondary care, to biotechnology. About SNOMED International SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns and develops SNOMED CT, the world's most comprehensive healthcare terminology product. We play an essential role in improving the health of humankind by determining standards for a codified language that represents groups of clinical terms. This enables healthcare information to be exchanged globally for the benefit of patients and other stakeholders. We are committed to the rigorous evolution of our products and services, to deliver continuous innovation for the global healthcare community. SNOMED International is the trading name of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO.) Media Contacts: Indonesia Boga Hardhana/Winne Widiantini Center for Data and Information Technology, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia (e) pusdatin@kemkes.go.id SNOMED International Kelly Kuru (e) comms@snomed.org Back

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HL7 and SNOMED International announce agreement for Free Set of Terms for use in the International Patient Summary February 14, 2019 Back Orlando, Fl., Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SNOMED International and Health Level Seven International (HL7) announce today the formalization of a license agreement in which a relevant ‘Free for Use’ Set of SNOMED CT coded concepts will be used within the HL7 International Patient Summary (IPS). Health Level Seven International (HL7) is a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery and evaluation of health services. SNOMED International is a not-for-profit, member-owned and driven international organization charged with maintaining and releasing the SNOMED CT clinical terminology product; the world’s most comprehensive clinical terminology. Presently comprised of 38 Member countries globally, SNOMED International supports the role that structured clinical terminology plays in cross border migration, and by extension the delivery of health care services. An IPS document is an electronic health record extract containing essential healthcare information for use in the unscheduled, cross-border care scenario, as well as for local, regional and other care scenarios. It is international in scope and fully aligned with CEN’s upcoming European Standard for the Patient Summary. The SNOMED CT International Patient Summary (IPS) Free set consists of more than 8,000 terms for use in implementations of the HL7 CDA R2 and FHIR IPS Implementation guides world-wide. Organizations, information systems, or mHealth apps creating or receiving an HL7 IPS may or may not have a SNOMED license. For organizations, regions or countries that have a SNOMED license, the SNOMED CT free set enables easier specification of the patient summary requirements and better interoperability, while for those organizations, regions, or countries that do not have SNOMED licenses, the free set enables them to use the data for care and to store within their EHRs. For some, it may provide a starting point for migration to the use of SNOMED CT. The duration of the agreement is set out for a period of five years over the course of which updates to SNOMED CT content will be made in line with SNOMED International’s release schedule. Click here for more information on the HL7 International Patient Summary, and here for more information about HL7’s CDA standard. Back

Long-Standing Collaboration Renewed for Continued Production of SNOMED CT - DICOM Freeset August 11, 2021 Back SNOMED International and DICOM have formally extended their longstanding agreement to publish a SNOMED CT Freeset of coded concepts in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard. This collaboration agreement, a renewal of the agreement negotiated in 2016, will extend for a 5-year term to July 1, 2026. DICOM has been incorporating SNOMED CT into its Standard for more than 20 years, originally through an agreement with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) before SNOMED CT was undertaken by IHTSDO, now rebranded as SNOMED International. “This is great news for our collective medical imaging interoperability community,” said Lawrence Tarbox, Co-Chair of the DICOM Standard Committee. “We are thrilled to continue collaboration with SNOMED International with this agreement renewal.” “This agreement will support the consistent use of standardized clinical terminology within DICOM that will ultimately benefit patient care,” added DICOM General Secretary Carolyn Hull. This renewed licensing agreement covers the use of an agreed-upon set of 7,000+ SNOMED CT codes and descriptions in the DICOM Standard. The SNOMED CT-DICOM set is updated once annually in line with the July SNOMED CT international release, considering changes to SNOMED CT and any requests for changes from the DICOM Standard Committee. “Renewal of our joint commitment to enable the use of consistent clinical terminology for imaging purposes is a clear example of the recent interoperability statements issued at the G7 Health Ministers meeting,” stated SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete. “The importance of international health collaboration is at the core of our approach to partnerships, in which DICOM continues to play a vital role.” The DICOM Freeset is also available as part of SNOMED International's Global Patient Set (GPS), an open product designed to enable the sharing of patient health information coded with SNOMED CT across care settings, systems, and national borders. Supporting the movement of structured clinical terminology and providing options for countries at the beginning of their digital health journey, the GPS is a managed collection of existing reference sets available to any user at no cost and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Including clinical content across dentistry, renal, family and general practice, and nursing areas, the GPS also includes IHE and HL7 International Patient Summary (IPS) domains and activities in addition to DICOM content. To learn more about this continuously evolving collaboration, please visit the DICOM and SNOMED International websites. The DICOM SNOMED CT content is available via the SNOMED CT International Edition and also accessible as part of SNOMED International’s Global Patient Set . About DICOM DICOM® — Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine — is the international standard for medical images and related information. It defines the formats for medical images that can be exchanged with the data and quality necessary for clinical use. DICOM® is implemented in almost every radiology, cardiology imaging, and radiotherapy device (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, etc.), and increasingly in devices in other medical domains such as ophthalmology and dentistry. With hundreds of thousands of medical imaging devices in use, DICOM® is one of the most widely deployed healthcare messaging Standards in the world. There are billions of DICOM® images currently in use for clinical care. Back

SNOMED International Welcomes Jordan to the Global SNOMED CT Community August 28, 2018 Back London, United Kingdom, Aug. 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SNOMED International and Electronic Health Solutions are pleased to announce that Jordan has recently joined the organization as its thirty-fifth Member. Electronic Health Solutions (EHS), Jordan’s representative to SNOMED International, is a nonprofit company mandated to advance the public healthcare sector and transform health care through the provision of automated solutions that enhance the quality and efficiency. Through its flagship program “Hakeem” which was launched in 2009 upon a profound vision of his Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein, EHS is responsible for the implementation of a nationwide Electronic Health Record solution for the Ministry of Health and Royal Medical Services as well as King Hussein Cancer Center and the National’s Women’s Health Care Center. With membership in SNOMED International, EHS has committed nationwide support for structured clinical terminology in support of Jordan’s strategic health goals. The scope of Jordan’s 2018-2022 e-Health strategy includes unifying protocols, medical procedures and terminologies within all healthcare bodies in the Kingdom, presenting a clear role for SNOMED CT as a reference terminology. SNOMED CT is the world’s most comprehensive health terminology. Founded in 2007 by nine charter nations, SNOMED International is a not-for-profit, member-owned and driven international organization. The addition of Jordan has grown the organization’s Membership to thirty-five countries and territories across five continents. SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete, is excited to welcome Jordan to the community of the organization’s Members. With Jordan’s Membership to SNOMED International, EHS has crossed the threshold enabling Jordan to leverage SNOMED CT for the nationwide benefit of their healthcare system.” He adds, “I applaud his Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein for his vision for healthcare within Jordan, and welcome Jordan to our thriving and collaborative Community of Practice.” EHS CEO, Eng. Feras Kamal stressed on the vital role played by the company in unifying medical terminology between all healthcare entities throughout Jordan as this will be of great value in big data analytics. Kamal, also points out the importance of this collaboration as it is the first step in placing Jordan as a recognized reference for medical terminology in the Arab World. Jordan becomes the second country in the Middle East region to join SNOMED International, laying the groundwork for increased interoperability as well as the promise of leveraging learnings amongst its regional and international counterparts. To learn more about SNOMED International and SNOMED CT, visit www.snomed.org . To learn more about Electronic Health Solutions visit https://ehs.com.jo Back

SNOMED CT Declared Suitable for Deep Phenotyping in Cardiovascular Genetic Disorders September 23, 2020 Back SNOMED International , working with CSIRO , Australia’s national science agency and a national partner agency of the Australian Genomics Health Alliance, recently completed an Australian Genomics Cardiovascular Flagship pilot project. The project is aimed at using SNOMED CT to capture detailed patient phenotype information and providing recommendations to improve SNOMED CT. Australian Genomics is a national initiative building evidence and developing a framework to support the implementation of genomics medicine in the Australian healthcare system. Owned and maintained by SNOMED International, SNOMED CT is the world’s largest clinical terminology, representing a collection of more than 350,000+ clinical concepts and built upon ontological principles. SNOMED CT’s primary purpose is to support all healthcare professionals in their recording and sharing of detailed patient information within Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and across healthcare communities globally. Its ontological foundation allows SNOMED CT data to drive detailed data analytics to meet a variety of use cases from local requirements to population-based analytics. As part of its 2020-2025 strategic plan, SNOMED International is committed to leveraging emerging technologies such as genomics to deliver value for stakeholders and drive efficiencies in the provision of patient care across all stakeholder groups. The pilot concluded that SNOMED CT is suitable to do deep phenotyping in cardiovascular genetic disorders, since only a small number of missing concepts and modelling issues were identified, mostly in the congenital heart disease space. Recommendations have been made to include missing synonyms and concepts, and to review some of the current modelling. This pilot follows two smaller pilots that SNOMED International conducted in 2019, looking at integrating genomic medicine into care for those with inherited kidney diseases. Funded by the Australian Genomics Health Alliance Program and SNOMED International, the project had two main goals: to assess the suitability of SNOMED CT to do deep phenotyping in this specific clinical domain, and to provide recommendations on how to improve SNOMED CT where gaps were found. As part of the pilot, CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre analysed data collected between April 2019 and June 2020. "This pilot was a great opportunity to design the data collection instruments for the Cardiovascular Flagship from the ground up using standardised terminology, to ensure high-quality clinical data is collected alongside the genomic data,” said Dr Alejandro Metke, Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO’s Australian e-Health Research Centre. “Our analysis found the majority of the concepts that clinicians wanted to capture were already in SNOMED CT and therefore it is a suitable choice for this clinical area." Ian Green, SNOMED International’s Customer Relations Lead, Europe, and Clinical Engagement Business Manager, added that the pilot project has supplied a greater understanding and evidence of the use of SNOMED CT in the realm of genomics. “The work has provided insight into the future development of SNOMED CT and the requirement for detailed documentation in the form of guidance and documented exemplar use cases,” he said. “SNOMED International is committed to further developing SNOMED CT to support the important work within genomics globally, and the pilot has provided essential practical understanding to inform future developments.” The pilot project was to design in consultation with flagship clinicians a Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) form that could capture the detailed clinical data required for deep phenotyping for those capturing that information – typically genetic counselors with limited time for the task. The form that was designed uses a pattern that allows the entry of free text descriptions whenever a SNOMED CT concept is not found. These free text descriptions were used to find gaps in SNOMED CT based on data for 276 patients. The pilot also included the development of value sets to constrain the search space of autocomplete widgets used in the forms. One challenge was that REDCap forms are not integrated with any other systems, making pre-population of any fields impossible. Other issues directly related to SNOMED CT that were identified and corrected as part of the project included missing synonyms, missing concepts and incorrect modelling. Issues identified in the value sets that were defined to bind some of the autocomplete fields in the REDCap form were also corrected The pilot found that SNOMED CT’s comprehensive coverage, particularly its phenotype and procedure-related content, strongly position the terminology for these types of clinical applications. “We are proud to have demonstrated SNOMED CT’s ability to enhance genomics terminology to support improved treatment and better outcomes for patients with genetic heart conditions,” said SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete. “Working with CSIRO, we were able to further improve the product, thus maximizing its value in future deep phenotyping initiatives.” Back

SNOMED CT MRCM - Beta Release Available February 14, 2017 Back Since the date of issue, this information is now out of date and has been archived. It has been made available for reference. The SNOMED CT MRCM represents the rules in the SNOMED CT concept model in a form that can be read by a computer and applied to test that concept definitions and expressions comply with these rules. The MRCM may be used for a variety of purposes, including the authoring and validation of SNOMED CT concepts, expressions, expression constraints and queries, natural language processing (NLP) and binding terminology to information models to support querying and interoperability. For more information about the MRCM, please visit http://snomed.org/mrcm. Members can download the MRCM Beta release package via the MLDS distribution site. Others may request access by contacting the Release Management Team by email (info@snomed.org ), with the subject "Release Management Team - MRCM Beta access request". The SNOMED CT MRCM Beta release notes are available here. Please note that the Beta release package is distributed for evaluation purposes only. It must not be used in production clinical systems or in clinical settings. Subject to feedback on the Beta release, the MRCM data will be included in the July 2017 SNOMED CT International Release. To comment on the MRCM Beta release, please click on the Feedback button at the bottom of this MRCM page. All feedback must be submitted by Friday 31st March 2017. Back

Updated SNOMED CT Editorial Guide Now Available August 13, 2018 Back The SNOMED CT Editorial Guide has undergone extensive revision and the newly revamped version has been published in line with the July 2018 SNOMED CT International Edition release. The updated Editorial Guide is available through the SNOMED International Document Library . Given the dynamic nature of SNOMED CT, the guide has been updated biannually in line with the release cycle since the inception of SNOMED CT in 2007. The resulting volume of guidance, new and existing, required review to identify and remove in some cases, outdated guidance, and in others, repetitive or redundant information. In September 2017, a project began with the aim of streamlining the guidance content thereby rendering the document more useful and easier to navigate. Resulting from this process, content has been rearranged in three sections; Background Information, Authoring, and Style Guide, resulting in fewer pages, less repetition and a document that is easier to navigate. Throughout the revamp project, the SNOMED International Content Team reviewed the changes in stages, section by section to ensure persistence of pertinent information, as well as for comprehension, accuracy, continuity and relevance of the guidelines. In terms of review, both the Content Managers Advisory Group and the Editorial Advisory Group were engaged to provide additional external review throughout this process and resulting feedback was incorporated as appropriate to further improve the document. For additional information, please contact info@snomed.org Back

A new collaboration between SNOMED International and ICH promotes seamless data exchange April 29, 2021 Back London, United Kingdom & Geneva, Switzerland SNOMED International and the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) are announcing the release of important new maps between global medical terminologies SNOMED CT and MedDRA. This collaborative effort is the first deliverable of a new agreement entered into between SNOMED International and ICH. ICH is an international non-profit organisation which brings together regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical industry from across the globe to discuss scientific and technical aspects of pharmaceuticals and to develop ICH guidelines. Owned by ICH, MedDRA , the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, is a rich and highly specific standardised medical terminology developed by ICH to facilitate sharing of regulatory information internationally for medical products used by humans and is used for registration, documentation and safety monitoring of medical products both before and after a product has been authorised for use. SNOMED International is the not-for-profit organization that owns and maintains SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive clinical terminology with over 350,000 concepts ranging across diagnosis, signs and symptoms and tens of thousands of surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. This joint effort has produced two independent maps (MedDRA to SNOMED CT and SNOMED CT to MedDRA) which have been derived from frequently used and key pharmacovigilance MedDRA terms identified from the European Medicines Agency and the UK’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. In addition, a set of COVID-19 related terms are also included in the first production release of the maps to capture important aspects of the pandemic. The maps are intended to facilitate the exchange of data between regulatory databases (which use MedDRA) and healthcare databases/electronic health records (which use SNOMED CT). In one use case, key pharmacovigilance concepts coded in SNOMED CT in an electronic health record (EHR) could be converted to MedDRA for the purpose of adverse event reporting to regulatory authorities or for the purposes of epidemiological research. In the opposite direction, these same key terms coded in MedDRA representing adverse events, warnings, and other regulatory information could be converted into SNOMED CT so that the information is available in the patient’s record to aid in clinical decision-making. The two maps were created as part of a project involving SNOMED International and ICH entitled WEB-RADR 2 . Funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a large-scale public-private partnership between the EU and the pharmaceutical industry association, EFPIA, IMI aims to boost biopharmaceutical innovation in Europe and to speed up the development of better and safer medicines for patients. With the creation of the maps from the WEB-RADR 2 project, both SNOMED International and ICH have committed to their ongoing use and maintenance extending past the conclusion of the project. Mick Foy, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency UK and Chair of the ICH MedDRA Management Committee said “This is an exciting development and an important milestone. Developing interoperability between SNOMED CT and MedDRA has been a long-standing ambition and will greatly enhance data collection for regulatory purposes and for drug safety research”. SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete, welcomes the evolution of the organization’s relationship with ICH. “It is exciting to see a long-term alliance borne from a collaborative project created to improve drug safety for patients and citizens. This agreement serves a joint commitment by two organizations dedicated to enabling health systems interoperability across regulatory and clinical continuums.” The Production version of the two maps is being made available to licensed SNOMED CT and MedDRA users on April 30, 2021 and will be based on the January 2021 version of SNOMED CT and the September 2020 version of MedDRA. It is planned that the maps will be released annually in April. To access the maps: Licensed MedDRA users, visit the Downloads page on the MedDRA website Licensed SNOMED CT users visit SNOMED International Visit SNOMED International or MedDRA’s Maintenance and Support Services Organization (MSSO) for map release documents, including: MedDRA-SNOMED CT Mapping Conventions are available here for SNOMED CT users and here for MedDRA users. Criteria for accepting requests for additions or changes to SNOMED CT to MedDRA map and MedDRA to SNOMED CT map is available here for SNOMED CT users and here for MedDRA users Map Change Request Tool (Map CR) and Map CR User Guide For more information on these maps and resources, please contact MedDRA MSSO ( mssohelp@meddra.org ) or SNOMED International ( info@snomed.org ). Back

Monica Harry shares highlights of the Jan 2021 Int'l Edition February 17, 2021 Back In the Q&A below, Monica Harry, Director of Content and Mapping and part of the team at SNOMED International guided by Head of Terminology, Dr. Jim Case, answers some of the most frequently asked questions we receive about SNOMED CT and the process the organization uses to develop content and finalize each release. What would you say is the most important highlight of this latest release of SNOMED CT International Edition (January 31, 2021)? MH: For this latest release, I’d say it’s the COVID-19 vaccine-related content. We added 21 new concepts to support the vaccine administration process, which is extremely important as countries around the world ramp up their efforts to vaccinate their citizens against the virus. We also added new content reflecting the much discussed sentiment of "long COVID," a colloquial term for clinical signs that may persist after the acute COVID-19 disease. In SNOMED CT, this sentiment is represented by two concepts: "Post-acute COVID-19 (disorder) - 1119303003" and "Chronic post-COVID-19 syndrome (disorder) - 1119304009." Other important highlights include anatomy changes to support cancer synoptic reporting, a clinical documentation method that uses structured checklists to help clinicians produce more complete, consistent and valuable medical reports; and the updated concept model for allergies and adverse reaction to vaccines. As well, the new content for food insecurity and housing status, i.e., two of the factors measured as part of social care, is an important addition: SNOMED International, as part of its strategic priorities, has been working with the U.S.-based Gravity Project to ensure any Social Determinants of Health content that is internationally applicable is available for international usage. Over the past year, SNOMED International has taken a number of steps to support the fight against the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the organization continues those efforts with the vaccination content in this latest release. What do you see as the trajectory for that ongoing work over 2021? MH: This is the challenge: that every day there is new information about the virus and the way it’s mutating. That in turn affects lab testing, and at the same time, there are new vaccines being approved, manufactured, put into service and injected into humans. Then there are the outcomes of how people respond to those vaccines, which is where the content related to adverse reactions and success rates may come into play. So there are a number of areas all related to expressing those different factors and we have to ensure we have the content to do that. I’d say that’s an ongoing project that we’ll have for at least the next release, if not the whole of the next year. One of the challenges around vaccines, though, is that we do not put the brand names of drugs into SNOMED CT because brand names don’t tell you the details of products, they just give you the brand name. If I say Kleenex, for example, that doesn’t tell you if it’s a thick or thin one, if it has perfume or no perfume or if it’s hypoallergenic -- a brand name is just too broad as well as country specific. We’re working on ways to address this challenge presently so that our Members can create content that would be too granular in the International Edition, but useful to the users and citizens of their regions. How is SNOMED International addressing the issue of emerging coronavirus variants and what are the challenges from an ontological perspective? MH: In a nutshell, we’re not adding variants unless there is a clinical significance to their presence. As of this writing, the current variants of interest do not affect treatment or response to vaccination. We are monitoring the identification of new variants and are ready to add them if the clinical significance warrants it. One of SNOMED International’s strategic priorities is to support the reduction of health inequity through developing and managing social determinants of health content within SNOMED CT. What are the plans for advancing this work in the future? MH: This is a new endeavour -- to start including aspects of people’s lives that are not strictly clinical or health-related, such as housing and food, but that certainly have an impact on how people cope with disease and illness. More and more we are beginning to realize these factors are important. Unfortunately, different countries -- and even different regions within those countries -- record this information in a variety of ways, so what we’re doing is listening to and engaging in those conversations around how we harmonize this terminology. How do we all call things by the same names so we can share the information and understand each other and understand where and how we record this so we get some uniformity in reporting? It’s difficult because there are groups in countries working individually, so we have to try to bridge the gaps and get them together to have conversations. The U.S.-based Gravity Project is collating terms and names and harmonizing them within that project and sharing that information. There are similar projects elsewhere in the world working to ensure we are all using the same terms to describe things so that information can be stored in an EHR and provide a more holistic view of a patient’s life. SNOMED International is tapping into those groups to benefit from their findings. In this release, SNOMED International added a fair amount of content to support Members mapping from SNOMED CT to ICD-11. Why is this important? MH: It’s important so that in the future, we can have a map from SNOMED CT to ICD-11 for those Member countries using SNOMED CT who report in ICD; we want to enable them to do that seamlessly. In the most recent release, SNOMED CT added 500 new concepts for the purposes of supporting our Members in those efforts to map from SNOMED CT to ICD-11. So we’ve spoken about a breadth of clinical content that can be added to SNOMED CT. Can you describe the process of determining what does and doesn’t go into the international edition? MH: Our drivers for that decision-making process are multiple: one is our strategic plan set out by our Members and the organization. It’s focused on adapting to the evolving world of health care, imagining the future and planning for upcoming changes in clinical recording. We also have projects that drive content changes, such as our Quality Initiative, which is a restructuring of SNOMED CT to ensure content is in the right place. Think of it as if the documents in a filing cabinet were out of order and you wanted to refile everything in the right place so you can find it more easily when you search for something. Then we have our Content Request System, which Members who are implementing SNOMED CT and have individual requirements for changes can use to request content changes. Where can people go to find more information on the latest SNOMED CT release? MH: Please check out our latest news release for more information or write us at info@snomed.org . Have a comment about this post? We’d love to hear from you at info@snomed.org . Back

HL7 International and SNOMED International continue long-standing partnership October 21, 2021 Back London, United Kingdom and Ann Arbor, MI, USA – HL7 International and SNOMED International today announced that they have signed a five-year renewal of their long-standing and productive collaborative relationship. Sharing a common goal of developing and provisioning standards for the exchange of interoperable clinical and related health information, HL7 International and SNOMED International have agreed to target their collaboration to further support the implementation of SNOMED CT in HL7 artefacts, consistent with our mutual commitment to advance global health data interoperability. Per the recently signed agreement, both organizations have extended their commitments to develop projects satisfying the use of SNOMED CT with HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, or FHIR®, and other HL7 products. In particular, the two organizations will continue to work together to maintain the HL7 IPS Free Set in line with new requirements and changes to SNOMED CT. As the need for collaboration among global health standards is highlighted, most recently illustrated in the G7 digital health communique , there is more of a need than ever before to continue our efforts and offer solutions to global stakeholders. HL7 CEO Dr. Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, underscored the significance of this agreement. “The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly heightened the demand for more seamless health data exchange. Our collaboration with SNOMED International is critical to fostering data interoperability. Our long-standing collaboration with SNOMED and the resulting incorporation of SNOMED CT vocabulary within HL7 standards, including FHIR, will advance us to a world in which everyone can access the right data where and when they need it." SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete reflects on the long-standing relationship that both organizations have contributed to and nurtured over the past seven years. “The joint commitment and work produced by our two organizations offers tangible interoperability tools that meet the breadth of content and messaging needs that we are observing globally“ he said. “Collaboration agreements of this nature are an important step in answering the call to action being expressed recently by G7 leaders to address pressing interoperability issues.” Under the agreement, target activities have been planned up to July 2023, at which point a review of delivered work products and upcoming activities will be undertaken. The focus of this first stage of work includes licensing arrangements, change requests and terminology binding for the use of SNOMED CT in HL7 products, maintenance and updates to the HL7 IPS Free Set, and promoting the use of SNOMED CT and FHIR in international use cases. Additional activities will support technical collaborative efforts at HL7 FHIR Connectathon events and prospective educational opportunities put forward by either organization. Extending across the length of the agreement is a joint openness to actively identify further joint working opportunities. Please visit HL7 International and SNOMED International for more information on this evolving collaboration. Back

Ireland Joins IHTSDO as Member November 9, 2016 Back The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) announced today that Ireland had joined as its twenty-ninth Member. IHTSDO owns and administers SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive health terminology. Founded in 2007 by nine charter nations, IHTSDO is a strong member-owned and driven international organization. The addition of Ireland has grown the Membership to 29 countries and territories across five continents. Ireland decided to join IHTSDO after an extensive consultation process, which included a report from the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). The report identified the adoption of a standard terminology such as SNOMED CT as essential to the implementation of the national Irish eHealth Strategy, as well as the risks associated with not adopting SNOMED CT. As IHTSDO’s newest Member, Ireland will enjoy benefits such as: Use of SNOMED CT within Ireland Management of the release, distribution, and sublicensing of SNOMED CT and other IHTSDO products within Ireland Representation on the IHTSDO General Assembly Access to forums and networks to share and learn from others’ experiences implementing and using the terminology “We are delighted to be the 29th Member of IHTSDO and we see this as an important step towards interoperability and connected health to support eHealth Ireland,” said Richard Corbridge CIO HSE, CEO eHealth Ireland. “As we strive to put in place the concepts of a ‘digital fabric’ for health, the Irish healthcare system understands the need for working on an international platform around standards and best practice.” “Ireland joins a global community with shared assets, common needs, and a commitment to exchanging experiences and working together on shared priorities,” said IHTSDO CEO Don Sweete. “We welcome them as a Member and look forward to further growing our Membership in 2017”. Back

A new chapter powered by a global coalition: SNOMED International releases its 2020 Annual Report June 20, 2021 Back Since the date of issue, this information is now out of date and has been archived. It has been made available for reference. 2020 has been a year like no other in the world’s recent history. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of a global community, and, in doing so, has necessitated shifts in the way the world conducts business, engages with colleagues, and, at a personal level, connects with family and friends. The continued dedication and service of healthcare providers globally, despite the new demands placed on them as a result of the pandemic, cannot be overstated. SNOMED International’s 2020 Annual Report , “A new chapter powered by a global coalition,” demonstrates the vast breadth of progress made possible by the will of a growing and committed community. The start of the year was marked by the delivery of necessary COVID-19 terminology to equip healthcare systems globally in their management of the pandemic, an activity which continued steadily throughout the year. Further, 2020 marked the first year of a new five-year strategy, the focus of which tackled many imperatives for the organization’s product and services enhancement and innovation. The organization continued to strengthen its connections with Members through refreshed statements of the value SNOMED CT delivers to its complement of stakeholders, further underlining the case for investment in SNOMED CT — a product uniquely positioned to support innovation in medicine with artificial intelligence and personalized medicine playing an increasingly prevalent role in safe and informed care delivery. As SNOMED International continues to satisfy the mission and vision that guide its new strategy, the organization is energized by the desire for innovation and commitment to excellence observed from Members, governance bodies and the SNOMED CT Community of Practice. SNOMED International is proud of its collective achievements in 2020 and looks forward to sharing them with the global SNOMED CT community. Read SNOMED International’s 2020 Annual Report and contact info@snomed.org with inquiries. Back

Austria introduces nationwide standard of clinical terminology with membership in SNOMED International March 6, 2019 Back London, United Kingdom, March 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Austria through ELGA GmbH, “elektronische Gesundheitsakte”, and SNOMED International jointly announce the addition of Austria as the organization’s thirty-seventh Member. With its continued development, Austria’s ELGA electronic health record system enables all eligible users including citizens, patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, etc. to gain access to healthcare information. When it comes to establishing and operating a nationwide personal health record, effective and efficient terminology management including the development, administration, maintenance and publishing of clinical terminology is truly a precondition to achieving semantic interoperability. Further, within the European region, the promise of cross-border care and clinical information mobility is believed to be the single most important revolution in healthcare. The role that structured data plays in supporting this vision is critical. SNOMED CT is the world’s most comprehensive and precise health terminology. Founded in 2007 by nine charter nations, SNOMED International is a not-for-profit, member-owned and driven international organization. “SNOMED CT is a core element in building a platform for accurate clinical information exchange and data analysis” states SNOMED International’s CEO, Don Sweete. “We welcome Austria’s membership in the organization and look forward to a future where SNOMED CT’s structured terminology supports the goal of a clinically networked nation for Austria. ”The ELGA GmbH program has been in place since 2009 and is financed by the Austrian Republic, Austria’s 9 Federal States and the Social Insurance Group. Mandated with managing the technical and organizational implementation of its national electronic health record, ELGA recognizes that semantic interoperability within a nationwide electronic patient record can only be achieved by providing standardized terminologies. In order to appropriately address clinical documentation, a plethora of special terms, abbreviations and codes, organized in systems like nomenclatures and classifications is a prerequisite. Dr. Stefan Sabutsch, Head of the SNOMED Release Center Austria and Executive Lead Standards & Usability at ELGA GmbH, emphasizes: "With the introduction of SNOMED CT in Austria, we have taken a further important step in in the field of information and communication technologies in the healthcare sector. Confessing to a nationwide standard of clinical terminology as an integrative part of the Austrian Health Record ELGA shows clearly that the responsible people in the country are absolutely committed to the importance of semantic interoperability.” Sabutsch adds "a clinically validated terminology such as SNOMED CT has great relevance to the Austrian healthcare system and will play a key role in improving the efficiency and quality of the existing healthcare system and benefiting the patients." Austria becomes the 24th Member from Europe, the Middle East and Africa to join SNOMED International, laying the groundwork for increased interoperability across the region. SNOMED CT becomes part of Austria’s national infrastructure as a contributor ensuring the exchange of accurate, relevant and timely information across needed ELGA provider and consumer health information systems. Click here to learn more about Austria’s membership in SNOMED International. Back

Welsh case study demonstrates SNOMED CT's proven clinical benefits June 9, 2017 Back Within NHS Wales, an electronic patient record system has been developed since 2009 with a focus on a core generic clinical information model built using SNOMED CT. Mark Wardle, Consultant Neurologist, at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, and Andy Spencer, Chair of the Informatics for Quality Committee, have recently produced a case study of the implementation of SNOMED CT in an online clinical database in Wales. The case study outlines how SNOMED CT has proven clinical benefits, including supporting: Direct patient care by making information available immediately to staff at the point of care Clinical governance and service provision by making aggregated data immediately available in live reporting Clinical research with a focus on generic and disease-specific patient outcomes. Read the linked case study to learn more. Back