IHTSDO releases 'Data Analytics with SNOMED CT' report Back 26 May 2015 Back IHTSDO is pleased to announce the release of the 'Data Analytics with SNOMED CT' report and accompanying case studies. SNOMED CT is widely recognized as the leading global clinical terminology for use in Electronic Health Records (EHRs). SNOMED CT is used within EHRs to support data capture, retrieval and subsequent reuse for a wide range of purposes, from patient-based queries to operational reporting, public health reporting, strategic planning, predictive medicine and clinical research. As the SNOMED CT encoding of healthcare data increases, so too have the benefits being realized from analytics processes performed over this data. Clinical Data Analytics is the discovery of meaningful information from healthcare data. SNOMED CT has a number of features, which makes it uniquely capable of supporting a range of powerful data analytics functions. These features enable clinical records to be queried by: grouping concepts into broader categories (at various levels of detail); using the formal meaning of the clinical information recorded; testing for membership of predefined clinical subsets; and using terms from the clinician's local dialect. SNOMED CT also enables: clinical queries over heterogeneous data (using SNOMED CT as a common reference terminology); analysis of patient records containing no original SNOMED CT content (e.g. free text); powerful logic-based inferencing using Description Logic; linking clinical concepts recorded in a health record to clinical guidelines and clinical decision support rules; and mapping to classifications (such as ICD-10) to utilize the features that these provide. The use of these SNOMED CT techniques can enable or enhance data analytics in three broad areas: Point-of-care analytics, which benefits individual patients and clinicians. This includes historical summaries, decision support and reporting, Population-based analytics, which benefits populations. This includes trend analysis, public health surveillance, pharmacovigilance, care delivery audits and healthcare service planning, and Clinical research, which is used to improve clinical assessment and treatment guidelines. This includes identification of clinical trial candidates, predictive medicine and semantic searching of clinical knowledge. With this in mind, IHTSDO has developed a 'Data Analytics with SNOMED CT' report to describe current approaches, tools and techniques for performing data analytics using SNOMED CT and to share developing practice in this area. This report aims to benefit members, vendors and users of SNOMED CT by promoting a greater awareness of both what has been achieved and what can be achieved using SNOMED CT to enhance analytics services. The report is also accompanied by two appendices, in a separate 'Case Studies' document, which present a variety of related organizational projects and commercial tools. The 'Data Analytics with SNOMED CT' report can be found at http://snomed.org/analytics Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

SNOMED International announces cancellation of 2020 April Business Meetings Back 9 Mar 2020 Back SNOMED International extends our thanks to you for your patience as we have continued to monitor the developing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus). Made apparent by recent reports from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no doubt that the virus continues to spread globally. In collaboration with the General Assembly Executive, the organization has been constantly involved in discussion over the past few weeks regarding the present situation. We have now made the difficult decision to cancel the face to face 2020 April Business Meetings to protect the health of our Community and do our part to prevent the spread of this outbreak. In place of the Community Updates session, we will provide you with a document outlining the headlines from the organization since October 2019 that you can review and then pose your follow up questions with organization representatives. While we are not rescheduling these meetings, we will support meetings to go ahead virtually where possible and be in touch with relevant participants. At this point, we plan to next convene face to face in Portugal, October 2020. We thank you for your ongoing support and encourage you to reach out to us with any questions or inquiries you have as a result of this decision. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

BLOG: LATAM Clinical Network connects clinicians and others to SNOMED products, tools and support Back 11 Sept 2024 Back Over the past year, SNOMED International has established a clinical regional network focused on Spanish-speakers in Latin America. The network continues to build on the SNOMED International offerings currently available in Spanish, including the SNOMED CT International Edition in Spanish, which is released twice a year; the SNOMED CT Foundation course in Spanish (Curso de Fundamentos de SNOMED CT ); and a Confluence space for Spanish-speaking SNOMED CT users . The purpose of the network is to equip clinicians and other SNOMED CT users in Latin American non-SNOMED International Member countries with basic knowledge of the clinical terminology and the benefits it offers to patients, providers, and other stakeholders. It also functions as a forum for sharing experiences and for community support to resolve common questions and challenges. The discussions and real-world use cases shared in this network are valuable input for the further development of the terminology. The network is headed by three SNOMED International team members: Customer Relations Lead Europe and Global Clinical Engagement Business Manager Ian Green; Senior Implementation Specialist Alejandro Lopez Osornio; and Surgical Terminologist Victor Medina. To date, the group has hosted three webinars, each of which focused on SNOMED CT implementations in Latin American Member countries Chile, Argentina and El Salvador, with plans to provide regular, quarterly webinars in the future. The recordings are available on the Latin American Regional Clinical Network playlist on our YouTube channel. In this Q&A, Ian Green, Alejandro Lopez Osornio and Victor Medina discuss the goal of the clinical network, why it’s an excellent opportunity for those living in non-SNOMED CT Member countries to learn about SNOMED CT and why Latin American clinicians and those working on digital health/health informatics initiatives should consider attending the sessions and participating in the group. Q1: Why did SNOMED International create a Spanish-language clinical network and what is the goal? What does it mean to participate in a clinical network? A: Engaging with clinicians is fundamental to ensuring that the SNOMED CT product is, and continues to be, fit to support clinical practice. In view of the scope of SNOMED CT we rely on input from clinicians and clinical groups globally to provide clinical expertise to ensure that SNOMED CT is fit for purpose to support healthcare clinicians globally. This principle applies to the worldwide clinical community and since the Latin American community’s native language is mostly Spanish, we considered the creation of the Latin American network a positive opportunity for the Spanish-speaking community to more easily collaborate on the quality of SNOMED CT with their knowledge and skills. We receive input from clinicians in varied formats from individual change requests, to more formalized groups in the form of clinical reference groups and clinical networks. Q2: What are the most pressing topics and issues? What drives the presentation and selection of those discussion topics? What kinds of questions are people asking and what do people most want to hear about? A: There are currently four SNOMED International Member countries from Latin America but there is mounting regional awareness of the need for clinical interoperability as digital transformation of health becomes a priority for most of the region’s health systems. At the same time, there is a growing interest in SNOMED CT in the region, leading to the need for knowledge of specifications, the implementation process, membership and licensing, and challenges to and the benefits of adopting SNOMED CT. So far, we have invited three organizations from Member countries to talk about the implementation and adoption of SNOMED CT and how the terminology is helping clinicians and related personnel to better register clinical information and use it for data analysis and other secondary usages such as research, academics and decision-making. The webinars have presented the experiences of those Latin American Member countries implementing and adopting SNOMED CT, mostly from the clinical perspective, but also ensuring that technical issues were explored to ensure relevance for non-clinical attendees. Questions from the attendees so far have been related to the implications of becoming a Member country, the different types of licences available and how they can be acquired, the benefits of adopting SNOMED CT, how clinicians can collaborate with SNOMED International, and how SNOMED CT can help their organizations deliver better patient care. Q3: The focus of these sessions is clinical, but as previously noted, the audience may be broader and include non-clinicians working on digital health initiatives. How do you ensure the content is relevant for a broad audience? A: We ensure to include experiences from clinical and non-clinical personnel in the sessions and presentations and to broaden the scope of the presentations to ensure they are appropriate for both clinical and technical audiences. Q4: Who would benefit from participating? What kind of participation have you seen so far and from what regions? A: Everyone involved with digital transformation of health would benefit by learning about SNOMED CT and SNOMED International. The Latin American clinical regional network is useful for anyone in Latin America who is working with e-health applications and solutions implementation, or is interested in learning about interoperability standards, semantic interoperability, implementation, and adoption and use of SNOMED CT. This includes technical or clinical personnel from Member and non-Member countries of SNOMED International. Q5: Is SNOMED International working formally or informally with any other Latin American digital health organizations and how could that impact the clinical network? A: There are many digital health organizations in the region interested in the benefits of SNOMED CT. Currently SNOMED International is actively communicating with the Latin American and Caribbean digital health network RACSE L; RECAINSA , a non-profit organization that supports national digital health strategies in Latin America; HL7 LATAM affiliates; Mexican and Colombian healthtech associations; and health applications developers across the region. Some of those organizations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SNOMED International. Q6: Are there any plans to create more spaces and opportunities for the participants in this network to interact and communicate, apart from the webinars? A: We are exploring various options. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks. Q7: Where can people get more information about this network or suggest discussion topics? A: For more information on the Spanish-language clinical network, visit the Latin American Clinical Network Confluence page . Please note you will need to register to access the page. Q8: To summarize, what are the three most important takeaways from this article you want readers to remember? A: The most important takeaways are as follows: 1. It is now easier to participate in the SNOMED International clinical and technical digital health community in Spanish through the LATAM regional clinical network. 2. The network is an opportunity for those interested in SNOMED CT in LATAM to actively participate in the development and improvement of SNOMED CT. 3. SNOMED International is open to listening to and collaborating with the LATAM community. For more information, contact us at info@snomed.org . Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use Back International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use Standards Partner In 2021, SNOMED International and the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) announced the release of important new maps between global medical terminologies SNOMED CT and MedDRA. This collaborative effort was the first deliverable of a new agreement entered into between SNOMED International and ICH. Additional information This joint effort has produced two independent maps (MedDRA to SNOMED CT and SNOMED CT to MedDRA) of a priority set of MedDRA content 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 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. The 2 maps were first released in April 2021 - in RF2 format by SNOMED International and human readable format by MedDRA MSSO (acting on behalf of ICH). The maps are maintained, updated and released annually with a change request mechanism available through MedDRA MSSO. Press Release: April 2021: A new collaboration between SNOMED International and ICH promotes seamless data exchange in support of public health Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Inaugural SNOMED CT education delivery agreement signed with Hospital Italiano Back 19 Jun 2019 Back London, June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SNOMED International is excited to announce a groundbreaking milestone in the organization’s approach to SNOMED CT education delivery. This past May, SNOMED International signed an agreement with Sociedad Italiana de Beneficencia en Buenos Aires, commonly referred to as Hospital Italiano, to deliver SNOMED CT education on its behalf in Spanish within select Latin America countries. Hospital Italiano has been engaged by SNOMED International to deliver mutually agreed upon SNOMED CT educational content to participants. As part of this agreement, Hospital Italiano will serve as an extension of the SNOMED International Education Program within Latin America and be empowered to issue course completion certificates and certifications as applicable. Prior to the signing of this agreement, Hospital Italiano has provided terminology services to several healthcare organizations in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay using SNOMED CT as the foundation to build an interface terminology. Services have also included provision of a thesaurus tailored to the local needs of professionals interacting with the EHR, SNOMED CT cross maps to related classifications and standards as well as creation of various refsets according to the needs of an organization. SNOMED International began delivery of education programming to support understanding, use and implementation of SNOMED CT in 2015. Since that time, and with demonstrated growth of the organization’s Member base and affiliates, SNOMED International has been exploring ways to broaden its ability to educate audiences interested in clinical terminology. “Given the international nature of our organization and diverse Member make-up, we have been exploring different ways in which to share SNOMED CT’s education program with a wider audience, and where possible, in the first language of their choosing,” stated SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete. Sweete went on to say, “As a Member focused organization, I hope that this is the first of many agreements of this nature.” Dr Daniel Luna, CIO at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires says, “We have trusted in SNOMED CT as a reference terminology since the beginning of the development of our health information system, and work in the dissemination of the standard. Now, that we have SNOMED CT in our country and in the region, it is a great honor to be part of this education alliance, working together to further spread the benefits of this terminology." This arrangement is in effect as of 19th May 2019. Contact info@snomed.org with any additional inquiries. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

ADA and IHTSDO announce new collaboration agreement Back 21 Apr 2016 Back The American Dental Association (ADA) is a not-for-profit and the largest professional association for dentistry in the United States, representing more than 157,000 dentist members. It is the premier source of oral health information in the United States if not the entire world, and has advocated for the public’s health as well as promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859. In this connection, has developed and continues to develop the SNODENT dental diagnostic code set. ADA and IHTSDO recently upgraded a 2012 Cooperation Agreement to a full Collaboration Agreement that focuses on agreed joint work. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

BLOG: New Simplex tool empowers users to create custom extensions Back 16 Oct 2024 Back SNOMED International is constantly looking for new ways to support Members and our broader community by developing tools and services that will make it easier to implement and use SNOMED CT. We recently launched our Simplex tool, which empowers users to efficiently create, manage and publish custom SNOMED CT extensions and to tailor SNOMED CT to meet their specific needs without incurring high costs. In this Q&A-style blog, SNOMED International Implementation Team members Kai Kewley, Alejandro Lopez Osornio and Anne Højen explain the tool’s key features, its target audience and how it differs from our Managed Service offering. Q: What is the Simplex tool? A: It is a tool we have developed to help our Members, affiliate license users and others to customize SNOMED CT by creating their own extension. Q: What are its main features and capabilities? A: This tool helps users create and maintain subsets, maps, translations, synonyms and basic primitive concepts with a single parent. It enables you to assemble this content into an edition, browse the edition during maintenance, and validate and release the edition. It integrates with existing SNOMED International tooling like the Refset & Translation tool and the Snap2SNOMED mapping tool. Q: Whom will this be of interest to? A: Simplex may be of interest to Members or any affiliate who would like to extend the International Edition. It’s intended for those who require basic components and derivatives of SNOMED CT, may have budgetary constraints, and can independently perform ongoing maintenance of the created content. It’s perfect for stakeholders with basic extension requirements who lack access to another extension management and release environment. Q: Why did SNOMED International create the tool? A: SNOMED International created the tool to simplify the process for healthcare organizations and members who need to customize SNOMED CT. Previously, this process was complex, but the new tool aims to remove that barrier by offering a simple and open solution for everyone. While some implementers were already using available services like the Refset and Translation tool or Snap2SNOMED to create subsets and maps, there had not been a free service to allow users assemble these derivatives into a proper SNOMED CT extension until now. Q: What are some of the considerations to keep in mind when using this new tool? A: This tool has been designed to be completely self-service without the need for training or support. The accompanying guide covers everything users will need to know to create artifacts, perform content validation and go through the steps of the release process themselves to produce a high-quality standardized SNOMED CT release. Many automations mitigate the need for technical support, allowing more customers to join without additional costs and enabling users to work on their own schedules. Users are responsible for maintaining the content they create. Q: How can I access and use it? A: You can access it any time as an online service hosted by SNOMED International. Q: Where can I find the guide and what does it include? A: You can find the guide here . It includes all the information required to use it and a number of “how to” Qs&As. The new user sign-up form is here . Q: How is this tool different from the Managed Service offering? A: The two main differences are the capabilities and the level of support. Simplex can only be used to create very basic concepts using a spreadsheet. It’s a completely self-service tool including the release process. The Managed Service Authoring Platform supports full concept modeling enabling the creation of new clinical concepts. It also has other features like advanced content reporting and many other capabilities. Managed Service users have a support agreement with a team at SNOMED International who provide on-site onboarding training, customer service reviews, and a user group that discusses features and development priorities. A comparison table is available in the Simplex User Guide. Q: What if we need help? A: For support, we suggest users refer to the comprehensive documentation. There is also a Simplex User Forum where users can learn from others and ask questions. Our implementation specialists will also be participating in conversations with the users in the public forum. Contact info@snomed.org with questions. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Shanghai Kyee Technology Co Ltd Back Shanghai Kyee Technology Co Ltd Vendor Overview Shanghai Kyee Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading smart medical technology and service provider in China. It was founded in 2004. Its business scope covers many fields such as medical cloud, smart ward and HRP, and comprehensively arranges digital hospital and regional smart medical. The company's excellent team has created a number of remarkable achievements and successfully provided technology, products and services to more than 13000 medical institutions and village clinics in China, including more than 700 tertiary hospitals, to help medical institutions improve service quality and efficiency and ensure medical safety. In the 16 years of deep cultivation of medical informatics, Kyee technology is determined to innovate and takes the lead in adopting mobile Internet technology, cloud computing and various operation modes including SaaS to provide medical cloud services for the government and various types of medical institutions, daily business systems for doctors and nursing staff, and a series of fine management tools for hospital management Regional collaborative services for medical institutions to help medical institutions effectively reduce system construction costs and operation and maintenance costs, build a new service system and innovate medical service modes. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe SNOMED CT-enabled solutions HCS Clinical Suite & EMR Scope of services Diagnostic imaging, EMR, Telehealth Downloadable documents Office 8F, Shuyu Building 1028 Panyu Road Shanghai Shanghai 200030 China www.kyee.com.cn Contact details ZHANG CHAO Marketing Director +86 156-0175-1500 zhangchao@kyee.com.cn Regions where operational Asia

Finland National Institute for Health and Welfare joins SNOMED International as the organization's 36th Member Back 19 Dec 2018 Back London, United Kingdom, Dec. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SNOMED International and the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) are pleased to announce that Finland has joined the organization as its thirty-sixth Member. Finland, one of the leading nations in the area of information and communication technology, has set the development of eHealth technologies as a high priority and has quickly become a pioneer in digital health. Its largest national digital healthcare project, the Kanta Service, i.e. the National Archive of Health Information, is one of the most comprehensive systems of its kind globally, covering already the entire Finnish public healthcare sector as well as most of the private sector. The development of Kanta Service began around 2005, and the first laws concerning the digital service were enacted in 2007. A prerequisite to this being the development of information systems and standards and particularly their usability. The Kanta Service is a collaborative undertaking among the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela), the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, and various social and healthcare organizations. As the newest SNOMED International Member, Finland will leverage SNOMED CT’s structured clinical vocabulary to structure its Kanta Service and realize improvements in how clinical data is recorded, analyzed and reported on for the benefit of patient care. Finland’s commitment to SNOMED CT sets a foundation for clinical data to be exchanged accurately and consistently across Finnish health and social care settings, further extending the reach of structured clinical terminology throughout the European region. To make best use of SNOMED CT with available resources, Finland has chosen not to translate the whole terminology. Instead, the aim is to focus on two national reference sets that meet local needs in areas where there is international experience and models showing implementation success. The first target is an obvious one: standardizing the terminology and codes for anatomic pathology in the clinical laboratories. Finnish pathology laboratories have used SNOMED 2 since 1980’s. But lack of coordination eventually resulted in several dialects and variance between hospitals. Now the ongoing project aims at national reference set to help the biobanks, regional and national quality registers and structured reporting on individual patient basis. The other chosen application for SNOMED CT is patient problem list. Finland decided to use CORE Problem List as foundation for the local effort. CORE Problem List originated from a respectable group of medical institutions in the U.S. and is maintained by the National Medical Library thus making the acceptance of the reference set by clinicians so much easier. The ongoing project translates terminology into Finnish and when finished will cover terms for both professionals and patients. Our aim is to have these first two applications ready at the first half of 2020. SNOMED CT National Release Center will gradually take off during 2019 and 2020 to meet the needs for services and support during SNOMED CT local implementations. SNOMED CT NRC will be essential part of THL Code Service. 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. CEO, Don Sweete, is excited to add Finland to SNOMED International’s European Member base. “Finland’s leading-edge digital expertise stems from years as leaders of the information technology and communications industry.” Since then, the strong Finnish ICT experience has permeated nearly every industrial sector including health. Digital health technology is certainly one of the most compelling and promising of these fields with the Kanta Service, and Finland’s commitment to adopting SNOMED CT’s clinical terminology to support care delivery, data analysis and research is encouraging.” Finland is the twenty-third country in the Europe, Middle East and African region (EMEA) to join SNOMED International, strengthening the position of the area for increased interoperability amongst its regional and international counterparts as was echoed in the 2017 ASSESS CT report. To learn more about SNOMED International and SNOMED CT, visit www.snomed.org . To learn more about Finnish healthcare visit https://thl.fi/en/web/information-management-in-social-welfare-and-health-care . For more information on Kanta services visit http://www.kanta.fi/en . Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Health Informatics Back Health Informatics Vendor Overview Our mission is to Promote Health Informatics Excellence in Pakistan. We are Pakistani health informaticians working around the world and have established this centre for the purpose of promoting best practices for implementing eHealth. We work directly with our clients through resident staff in 11 countries and specialize in Healthcare, Emergency Services Command & Control Systems, Enterprise Mobile Apps and Geo Spatial Systems. With over 300 experienced Software Developers and Project Managers we are able to undertake complex enterprise product development globally. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe SNOMED CT-enabled solutions Indici - Primary Care Spectrum - URGENT & UNPLANNED CARE CareMonX™ EMS Suite- Electronic Patient Care Reporting & Data Management Solution CareMonX™CAD- Emergency Dispatch Vivasta - Enhanced Independent Living MIA - Major Incident Alerting PROMMS - Professional Membership Management System Exaro Script - Digital Pen Technology HazIT - Waste Disposal Management System BizNav - Empowering Your Business Process Scope of services Analytics, Chronic disease, Clinical coding, Clinical documentation, Diagnostic imaging, Drug, EHR, EMR, Lab, Middleware, Oncology, Order sets, Pharmacy, Telehealth Downloadable documents Office Vancouver Contact details Abdul Rauf Assistant Director Project 00923335414465 abdul.rauf@valentiatech.com Regions where operational Africa, Asia, Europe, Global, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America

Two internationally recognized health standards organizations join the effort to manage an escalating global public health emergency Back 13 Feb 2020 Back London, United Kingdom, Feb. 13, 2020 -- The world is focused on the outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the syndrome caused by this coronavirus “COVID-19”, and the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has named the virus “Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” or SARS-CoV-2. As part of the global effort to manage and contain this global public health emergency, two global health standards organizations, Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International, are doing their part to support care teams globally to code and track SARS-CoV-2 testing and COVID-19 cases, and by extension support clinicians and researchers in their efforts to address its containment. Both subject matter experts in coding and structuring clinical information, Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International have recently introduced new content to their respective products, a laboratory and health observations oriented coding system in the case of LOINC, and a broad spectrum clinical terminology in the case of SNOMED CT. With the high rate of global adoption for both standards, LOINC and SNOMED CT have taken swift action to make this content immediately available to support those on the ground in tackling the virus. “With novel viruses that appear to be easily transmittable, such as the coronavirus, it is vitally important that all identified cases be reported quickly for public health tracking,” said Regenstrief Research Scientist Theresa Cullen, M.D., M.S., global health expert with the Regenstrief Institute. Don Sweete from SNOMED International says “the creation of new COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 codes and concepts from LOINC and SNOMED CT introduce the structure in coding needed for health systems internationally to manage the outbreak. Both Cullen and Sweete agree that in possessing superior data, health leaders worldwide can engage in a higher degree of analysis to inform their outbreak management approach. Based on the formal naming of the syndrome and virus by WHO and ICTV, both organizations are presently updating their respective code and concepts to reflect the change. For more information on the specific actions that each organization has taken, visit Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International respectively. Regenstrief Institute and SNOMED International mutually recognize the importance of interoperability through standardization in the pursuit of timely, safe and efficient health care and continue to work collaboratively to achieve this end. About Regenstrief Institute and LOINC l https://loinc.org/ Founded in 1969 in Indianapolis, the Regenstrief Institute is a local, national and global leader dedicated to a world where better information empowers people to end disease and realize true health. A key research partner to Indiana University, Regenstrief and its researchers are responsible for a growing number of major healthcare innovations and studies. Examples range from the development of global health information technology standards that enable the use and interoperability of electronic health records to improving patient-physician communications, to creating models of care that inform practice and improve the lives of patients around the globe. LOINC was created in 1994 at Regenstrief Institute in an effort to facilitate interoperability in healthcare. There was a growing trend to send clinical data electronically between healthcare entities, a practice that is integral today. The LOINC coding system contains more than 92,000 terms for everything from a serum alpha 1 antitrypsin level to a zygomatic arch x-ray report. For each concept, LOINC covers many other rich details, such as synonyms, units of measure, and carefully crafted descriptions. About SNOMED International and SNOMED CT l www.snomed.org SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns, administers and develops SNOMED CT, the world's most comprehensive clinical terminology. The safe, accurate and effective exchange of health information is an essential part of the foundation to improve healthcare around the world. We strive to determine the best global standards for health terminology, and to engage with the global healthcare community to improve SNOMED CT and patient safety. We work to ensure that SNOMED CT can be routinely integrated into healthcare information systems. With SNOMED CT, users can record patient data more accurately and comprehensively – and use tools and analytics to provide better patient care and health management. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

SNOMED responds to community call for improved diabetes insipidus terminology in SNOMED CT Back 12 Feb 2024 Back SNOMED International, responding to an external request from an international group of representatives of national and international endocrinology, nephrology and pediatric societies, is improving concepts referring to diabetes insipidus in SNOMED CT. Existing diabetes insipidus concepts will be renamed or replaced with new concepts representing current terminology for this disorder. In October 2022, the Working Group for Renaming Diabetes Insipidus published a paper outlining the rationale for the retirement of the term “diabetes insipidus” and the replacement with terms that more appropriately represent the pathophysiology of this set of conditions. Since then, a number of professional societies, as well as UpToDate , a primary source of truth for SNOMED CT, have endorsed the proposed changes, which have also been adopted by a number of primary references. A November 2022 Springer article , titled ‘ What’s in a name? That which we call diabetes does not taste sweet!’ says most health care professionals are familiar with the term “diabetes,” a shortening of the name for the common disorder “diabetes mellitus,” but the term “diabetes insipidus” is rare and many practitioners are unfamiliar with the diagnosis and its pathophysiology and management, leading to potentially serious consequences for patients. Concepts previously referring to diabetes insipidus in the SNOMED CT International Edition are affected by the changes. For each of the affected terms, either a name change or a replacement term was created to reflect the current terminology as determined by the expert group. The primary focus was to reflect the newer terminology of “arginine-vasopressin deficiency” or “arginine-vasopressin resistance,” which have been verified by subject matter experts to ensure clinical veracity to either central or nephrogenic etiologies. “We’re excited to provide the updated content related to this condition, and, hopefully, building greater awareness through correct terminology so providers have the information they need to accurately diagnose and treat patients,” says SNOMED International Chief Terminologist Dr James Case. “This process is a perfect example of how our community and SNOMED International work together to continually develop and improve SNOMED CT.” “This new nomenclature is an important step for patient safety, as many healthcare practitioners have confused diabetes insipidus with the much more common diabetes mellitus, which led to unnecessary blood sugar measurements but also much worse consequences including death,” explains Mirjam Christ-Crain, MD PhD, Professor of Endocrinology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. As a member of the working group to rename diabetes insipidus, I am extremely grateful to SNOMED International for this pragmatic implementation of the new names. We are already now experiencing that the new name is widely accepted, among physicians and patients alike,” she adds. The content changes have been completed and are scheduled for the February 2024 International release of SNOMED CT. Contact info@snomed.org for a list of the affected concepts. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe