LOINC Ontology makes it easier for implementers of both SNOMED CT and LOINC Back 1 Apr 2025 Back By Kelly Kuru, Chief Communications & Collaborations Officer, SNOMED International. In a recent podcast , I spoke to Marjorie Rallins, Executive Director, Health Data Standards at LOINC (logical observations, identifiers, names and codes). We discussed our ongoing collaboration between the two organizations and the recent release of the LOINC Ontology , focusing on what it includes, how it supports implementers, and how it will be updated and maintained. It’s an exciting development that both organizations have been working hard at and we know will really help both of our stakeholder communities – and, ultimately, patients and care providers. LOINC, as Marjorie explains in the podcast, is an international standard for representing clinical observations and measurements. It initially emerged in 1994 as the project of a researcher at the Regenstrief Institute who identified the need for a standard to share clinical documents electronically. It is published in February and August each year. SNOMED CT , a robust clinical terminology with more than 350,000 concepts, is also a health data standard used in more than 80 countries worldwide. So what is the LOINC Ontology ? An extension of SNOMED CT’s ontological framework that creates SNOMED CT and LOINC codes for all concepts shared between the terminologies, the Ontology grew out of a collaboration both organizations signed in 2022 to work together for the good of all our users. In late 2024, we released a technical preview of the Ontology with the goal of seeking feedback from our user communities as we continued to build it out. Essentially, LOINC content is represented in the Ontology using SNOMED CT's concept model. We – a team of about 10-12 people – co-developed it because both organizations have long understood that providing a single solution makes it much easier for those who implement different combinations of the two standards in health information systems. I should add that the relationship between the two organizations goes back at least two decades at this point, if not longer, so we had a really strong foundation to build upon. Marjorie, calling the endeavour a “labour of love,” says she sees the two organizations and their respective stakeholder communities as overlapping on a Venn diagram. Our (SNOMED International’s) contribution is the SNOMED CT computable framework; LOINC provides laboratory and pathology content in an understood format to countries that do not currently use LOINC. Both our organizations are highly engaged with our members, who guide us and help us understand what they need. “After about 10 years, we said, ‘Let's figure this out,’ says Marjorie. “And we did.” The Ontology is also well-aligned with the interoperability-related work happening in the European Health Data Space , which is currently establishing a common framework for the use and exchange of electronic health data across the European Union. What’s inside The March 25 Ontology production release features more than 35,000 concepts, including quantitative lab tests and the top 200 most used lab tests ordered. This initial release includes concepts that represent at least 80% of test volume; it focuses on the most frequently used terms as defined by LOINC’s Top 20,000 rankings . In the future, you can expect to see the incremental addition of the domains of information (lab, clinical, documents, radiology, survey instruments). Eventually, the plan is to have all of the content that should be integrated into the extension represented for use as well. It might take us a while to get there, but we’re committed to moving in that direction! To accompany and support the Ontology, both organizations have collaborated on producing the Implementation Guide for the LOINC Ontology which provides detailed instructions and strategies for leveraging the extension, with the goal of enhancing interoperability and facilitating global health data exchange. The guide covers the creation of SNOMED CT concepts for LOINC terms, reducing duplication and fostering collaborative efforts, and helps users understand how to implement both LOINC and SNOMED CT standards, enabling them to meet clinical and regulatory requirements efficiently. It also offers a number of clinical use cases and their corresponding benefits. Those use cases include ordering lab tests; standardizing lab test results from SNOMED CT to LOINC; cross-terminology navigation, querying and retrieval of laboratory data; standardized reporting of laboratory procedures and observations; integration of Clinical Decision Support Systems for laboratory data; facilitation of interoperable health information exchange for laboratory results; follow-ups; financial logic; and efficient searching. We’re really looking forward to getting feedback from users and to understanding how it can or is being used for purposes beyond clinical, such as analytics. Marjorie gave a great example in the podcast of how the Ontology could be used for analytics: Say a LOINC user needs to understand which hospital patients develop a post-operative infection. Before the availability of the Ontology, that user would have to use LOINC for the lab data and, separately, SNOMED CT to identify those patients. Now, with a single solution, their work is much less complicated. If you are interested in learning more, check out our podcast . You can also view the recording of the March 24, 2025 LOINC Ontology webinar on the LOINC Ontology website . Read the official press release here , and download the LOINC Ontology here . We look forward to hearing from you throughout the process and to learning about your individual use cases.

SNOMED CT Expo 2026: Program available and early registration closes August 7 Back 17 Jun 2026 Back SNOMED International is pleased to announce that registration for SNOMED Expo 202 6 is now open. The Expo will be held from October 21-23, 2026 at the InterContinental Sydney hotel in Sydney, Australia, preceded by the October 2026 Business Meetings . SNOMED CT Expo unites clinical terminology SMEs from around the world, including government officials, health IT professionals, health practitioners, researchers, academics and vendors. Discover how SNOMED CT enables data driven health systems and improved patient outcomes from a wide range of global implementers. Please click here to view the program and save with Early-Bird registration and room rates. Early-Bird registration closes August 7th, 2026 (11:59 AEST). Please note that due to the AEDT time zone, the 2026 Expo will not be live streamed. Sessions will be recorded and shared on our Youtube channel shortly after the event (with no registration needed).

GMDN Agency and SNOMED International Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Global Medical Device Content and Interoperability Back 29 Jan 2026 Back UNITED KINGDOM – (January 29, 2026) – SNOMED International and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) Agency have announced a new collaboration aimed at strengthening the connection between clinical and regulatory medical device data to support safer, more efficient, and more interoperable health systems worldwide. The collaboration brings together SNOMED International, the steward of SNOMED CT, the world’s leading clinical terminology, and the GMDN Agency, a registered UK charity and non-profit organization responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) - the internationally recognized standard for the naming, classification and categorisation of medical devices in regulatory, supply chain, and post-market environments. Together, the organizations will work to enable a more unified and practical approach to using clinical and regulatory device information across the lifecycle of care. Under the agreement, the organizations will jointly develop and maintain a GMDN–SNOMED CT Extension , replacing the existing SNOMED CT–GMDN linkage table with a more robust, sustainable, and interoperable solution. The Extension is designed to improve medical device content coverage, quality, and usability while supporting harmonized implementation across health systems, regulators, and industry. It will enable implementers to use the two standards together more easily, offering flexibility in coding choices while reducing duplication and complexity. “This collaboration is fundamentally about improving how medical device information flows across care delivery, regulation, and oversight,” said SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete . “By strengthening the relationship between SNOMED CT and GMDN, we are helping bridge long-standing gaps between clinical systems and regulatory processes, enabling data captured at the point of care to better support safety monitoring, reporting, and learning at scale.” The agreement is driven by a shared recognition that health systems increasingly need to bridge the gap between clinical and regulatory medical device data. Stakeholders across care delivery, regulation, and industry require consistent device identification that supports clinical documentation while also enabling regulatory reporting, post-market surveillance, traceability, procurement, and inventory management. The existing separation between clinical terminology and regulatory nomenclature has limited data reuse and interoperability, creating a clear need for a more aligned approach. Deniz Bruce, CEO of the GMDN Agency, said: “This collaboration marks an important step forward in strengthening how medical device information is used across global health systems to support interoperability. By working closely with SNOMED International, we are ensuring that clinical and regulatory communities can rely on a more aligned, high‑quality source of device data. Our shared goal is to make it easier for healthcare providers, regulators, and industry to work from the same, consistent information—supporting better patient safety, improved traceability, and more effective post‑market surveillance worldwide.” The collaboration formalizes joint governance, quality oversight, and communications between the two organizations and includes a shared work plan focused on stakeholder engagement, testing with real-world use cases, and the development of guidance to support consistent implementation across settings. The emphasis of the work is on enabling practical, real-world interoperability rather than introducing additional complexity for users. This initiative also reflects a broader shared commitment to global alignment in health data standards. Both SNOMED International and the GMDN Agency are members of the Joint Initiative Council for Global Health Standardization , where international standards organizations collaborate to reduce fragmentation and advance interoperability across clinical, regulatory, and administrative domains. The collaboration demonstrates how that shared vision can be translated into concrete solutions that support patients, providers, regulators, and industry alike. SNOMED International and the GMDN Agency will continue to engage their respective communities as the collaboration progresses, sharing updates and opportunities for involvement as milestones are reached. To learn more about the collaboration, visit https://www.gmdnagency.org/ About the GMDN Agency The GMDN Agency is a registered UK charity and non-profit organisation responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the GMDN database. The Agency was established to provide health authorities and regulators, healthcare providers, manufacturers and others with a system that allows an exchange of medical device information and supports patient safety. About GMDN The Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) is the leading global standard for the naming, classification and categorisation of medical devices. Anyone can register for free as a member on the GMDN website to access and use any GMDN Term. Our nomenclature provides Healthcare Professionals, Regulators, Manufacturers and others with a common language to communicate and share information. GMDN enables safer and more effective patient care, fosters innovation and collaboration in the medical device industry, and supports global harmonisation of regulatory requirements. The GMDN is designed to be flexible and adaptable to accommodate new and emerging technologies, and it is continually updated to reflect changes in the medical device landscape. The system is used by Regulators in nearly 70 countries worldwide and has members in around 140 countries across the globe. It has become a critical component of the global regulatory infrastructure for medical devices. The full GMDN is available for free to Regulators, Healthcare Providers and Academic Researchers. About SNOMED International SNOMED International is an international not-for-profit organisation that develops and promotes the use of SNOMED CT®, a comprehensive, multilingual healthcare terminology created for use by healthcare professionals to capture the care of individuals in an electronic health record and facilitate sharing, decision support and analytics, to support safe and effective health information exchange. The purpose of SNOMED International is to develop, maintain, promote and enable the uptake and correct use of its terminology products in health systems, services and products around the world. www.snomed.org Media Inquiries SNOMED International Kelly Kuru Email: comms@snomed.org

BLOG: Jamaica's First SNOMED CT edition released Back 26 Sept 2024 Back By Dr. Taleya Girvan, Clinical Informatics Analyst at the Ministry of Health & Wellness, Jamaica, and Dr Keisha Barwise, Digital Health Standards and Health Informatics Consultant, Ministry of Health & Wellness, Jamaica, SNOMED International Member Forum representatives and members of the National Release Centre for Jamaica. Jamaica first joined SNOMED International in April 2023 after having an Affiliate License for almost a year. The Affiliate License afforded us access to learning resources, and allowed us to experiment with how to use SNOMED CT. During this time, we successfully created a proof of concept Health Information Exchange, using SNOMED CT as the clinical language to normalize data from two health databases and plan for the vocabulary that would be used in the upcoming EHR pilot. In April 2023, after completing the procurement of our national Electronic Health Record (EHR) system pilot, we became a full SNOMED International Member — making us the first Caribbean Member country. Jamaica is represented in SNOMED International by the Information Systems for Health Branch of the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) which serves as the hub of all things SNOMED CT in the Ministry. Since officially becoming a Member, we have established the National Release Centre (NRC) and we are in the process of establishing standards and guidelines for national access and distribution of SNOMED CT (and other terminologies). We have continued to attend SNOMED International Business Meetings and Expos (virtually and in person in Atlanta in 2023), a cadre of our staff have completed the SNOMED CT Foundation course, and some are currently pursuing the Implementation Course. We have also launched sensitization efforts to introduce SNOMED CT to healthcare providers across Jamaica, including at the National Health Research Conference, the Caribbean Connect Conference and MOHW Digital Health Standards Workshop. Being a SNOMED International Member brings a wealth of opportunities, including access to comprehensive training programs, the SNOMED International Implementation Team and innovative tools such as Snap2SNOMED , the RefSet and Translation Service, and Simplex. These tools not only allow us to incorporate local colloquial terms into our EHR, ensuring our health system reflects our unique language and culture, but they have also enabled us to create mappings from SNOMED CT to proprietary Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), such as ROCHE & Senaite LIMS for lab code integration. Additionally, we've partially mapped SNOMED CT to the International Classification of Procedures in Medicine (ICPM), facilitating the seamless integration of surgical procedures into the EHR and other electronic applications developed by the Ministry. So, what exactly is SNOMED CT? SNOMED CT is the “most comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology in the world. It is a resource with comprehensive, scientifically validated clinical content. The clinical terminology has unmatched depth, enabling clinicians to record data with consistency and enhanced accuracy. SNOMED CT supports the development of comprehensive high-quality clinical content in electronic health records, and provides a standardized way to represent clinical phrases captured by the clinician and enables automatic interpretation of these.” SNOMED CT creates a common language for clinical information, and ensures consistent and standardized data, benefiting patients, healthcare providers, researchers and data scientists. Imagine a patient being admitted to various hospitals and diagnosed with the same disorder, but worded differently – for example, at Hospital A, the patient is diagnosed with Intervertebral Disc Prolapse; at Hospital B, the diagnosis is Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc, and at their local Health Centre, the diagnosis is Slipped Disc: three diagnoses that have the same clinical meaning. When data is recorded using these diverse descriptions, data analytics would prove to be challenging. SNOMED CT allows new software to capture data consistently, regardless of the specific user or healthcare setting. This standardized data is then easier to analyze and use within the application. This is just one example of how SNOMED CT can be used to improve healthcare delivery and interoperability in the Jamaican healthcare system. Now, Jamaicans (and Caribbean people overall) – we are known for our vibrant culture – our music, food, fashion, and language. For example, “Hand middle” means the palm of the hand. “Running Belly” refers to “diarrhoea.” If a patient says the doctor “sound me,” it means that they used a stethoscope to listen to their chest. With these unique expressions in mind and an awareness of Jamaicans living across the diaspora, we embarked on a journey to incorporate OUR colloquial language into SNOMED CT – to add synonyms to existing medical concepts, as well as to create new concepts relevant to our healthcare setting. Under the patient and brilliant tutelage of Kai Kewley, Alejandro Lopez Osornio and Anne Randorff Højen from SNOMED International’s Implementation team, we learned how to use the RefSet and Translation tool, as well as the Simplex tool. Every two weeks, we would faithfully meet first thing on a Monday morning (afternoon for our tutors) to learn, brainstorm and troubleshoot. We were only too excited to use these tools! We hit the ground running. We had already curated a list of Jamaican terms used to describe medical concepts with input from doctors across the island, and we mapped them to SNOMED CT. We also created new concepts in Simplex to represent codes from our local laboratory systems that had no SNOMED CT equivalent. We also created concepts for locally relevant medical terms; for example, “ex-marijauna smoker.” After a few minor hiccups which were expertly resolved by the SNOMED International team, we got the exciting news in early July 2024; the first release of the SNOMED CT Jamaican Edition was on the horizon! Also, once successfully released, we could be the first country to release an edition using Simplex. As Jamaicans would say, “glad bag buss,” which means we could hardly contain our excitement. On the morning of July 25, 2024, we heard the words “Congratulations on the release of the first SNOMED CT Jamaican Edition.” A month later, in August 2024, the Jamaican Edition of SNOMED CT was made public in the SNOMED browser. We. Did. It. This is a huge accomplishment for the Jamaican National Release Centre and for the Ministry of Health and Wellness. What’s Next Now that we have the RF2 files for the SNOMED CT Jamaican Edition, it is possible to integrate these into various software programs including our EHR and other data collection platforms to standardize clinical documentation across the country. We will continue to create new medical concepts as needed and relevant to our healthcare setting. We are also excited to share our journey and experiences with SNOMED CT and encourage other countries especially in the Caribbean to consider SNOMED CT in the region’s Digital Health transformation. In the meanwhile, the Jamaican NRC will continue to upskill and strengthen our team so we can continue to enhance the healthcare system for Jamaica and by extension, our region. We would like to extend our gratitude to the SNOMED International, especially Suzy Roy, Kai Kewley and Alejandro Lopez Osornio, for their dedication, encouragement, patience, and genius minds. In Jamaica we say “Big up yuhself! Nuff Respec’ ” We are eager to witness the transformative and exciting changes that SNOMED CT will bring to our nation's digital health sector. Look out, world, the Jamaican ladies have taken a seat at the Digital Health table. For more information on Jamaica’s implementation, contact: The Jamaica National Release Centre at ntrc@moh.gov.jm , Dr. Taleya Girvan , taleya.girvan@moh.gov.jm , Dr. Keisha Barwise keisha.barwise@moh.gov.jm

WONCA & IHTSDO deliver collaborative products Back 30 Sept 2015 Back Bangkok, Thailand; Copenhagen, Denmark – 30 September 2015. The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) are pleased to announce the release of the General Practitioner/ Family Practitioner Reasons for Encounter/ Health Issues (GP/FP) subset and the map from the GP/FP subset to the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2). WONCA and IHTSDO signed an agreement to collaborate in 2009 to promote cooperation between the two organizations. The agreement contained a commitment to map relevant content in SNOMED CT to the ICPC-2 for the benefit of users worldwide. The GP/FP Subset and ICPC-2 map were developed between 2010 and 2013 by the International Family Practice/General Practice Special Interest Group (SIG), and the subsets were first released for review in April 2014. Changes to the structure of the subsets were made following feedback, and we are now pleased to announce that the SNOMED CT subset is being released along with the map to ICPC-2. The GP/FP Subset and map to ICPC-2 will be updated with each release of the SNOMED CT International Release. The GP/FP subset contains SNOMED CT concepts focused on reasons for encounter and health issues. This increases the usefulness of SNOMED CT for General Practitioners and Family Practitioners because it targets high usage concepts from electronic records. ICPC-2 is a classification designed for use in general/family practice around the world. ICPC-2 is developed and maintained by the WONCA International Classification Committee (WICC), representing members from almost 30 countries.

SNOMED International and its associated Community of Practice work together to set out the organization’s strategy. Arriving at this strategy is an active and collaborative process among participants representing the organization, General Assembly, and Management Board governance bodies. SNOMED International was founded on that principle. In 2007, IHTSDO was established to build and strengthen SNOMED CT, other health terminologies and related terminology products, and to develop, maintain, promote and enable the uptake and correct use of its terminology products in health systems, services and products around the world. We are a strong and proud collaborative membership organization, serving and responding to the needs of the healthcare sector. In 2017 we adopted the trading name of SNOMED International, to reflect our evolution to a product and service-oriented organization. We work with our Members and other stakeholders to prioritize the strategic development of SNOMED CT to meet the needs of the healthcare sector. Mission SNOMED International sustainably produces a global healthcare vocabulary and services that enable the clear exchange and analysis of health information for all. Vision By 2030, Clinical Terminologies will be used globally, which will result in better health and improved patient outcomes, supported by one language of health. Strategic direction Over the course of a year-long consultation process, SNOMED International and its associated Community of Practice have set out the organization’s 2025-2030 Strategy. Arriving at this strategy has been an active and collaborative process among participants representing the organization, General Assembly, and Management Board governance bodies. Building on a strong foundation made possible through the success of the 2020-2025 strategy, the organization can begin to develop a model to link with other terminologies and classifications, providing a more informed view of the patient’s record. Access the strategy Annual work plans Our activities include the delivery of regular services (e.g., the biannual SNOMED CT release) and projects that address specific needs of Members, Affiliates and end-users. Projects are set out in annual work plans developed by the management team, based on input from Members and other stakeholders. The Work Plan is subject to the approval of the General Assembly. Annual work plan documents 2025 > 2024 > 2023 > 2022 > 2021 > 2020 > 2019 > 2018 > 2017 > Results SNOMED International 2025> 2024 > 2023 > 2022 > 2021 > 2020 > 2019: 5 year recap > 2018 > 2017 > IHTSDO (Danish Entity) 2016 > 2015 > 2014 > 2013 > SNOMED International publishes an Annual Report to demonstrate what SNOMED International and our Members have accomplished. Annual reports SNOMED CT Expo 2026 The SNOMED CT Expo unites clinical terminology SMEs from around the world Learn more Governance and advisory Our Members play a critical governance role in managing SNOMED CT Learn more News Read our latest news, newsletters and events Learn more Subscribe Subscribe to SNOMED International news Learn more Vision Mission Strategic direction Annual work plans Results Strategy, objectives and results The development of a global language for health – uniting health systems from around the world and enabling them to communicate with and understand one another – is an international endeavor.

2016 IHTSDO Award Winners Announced Back 25 Oct 2016 Back IHTSDO presented two awards at its 2016 Awards Gala this week in Wellington, New Zealand in conjunction with the SNOMED CT Expo. The Award of Excellence is given for outstanding contribution to the improvement of SNOMED CT and its successful implementation in health and social care. The 2016 award was presented to Daniel Karlsson, a Senior Lecturer in Medical Informatics at Linkoping University in Sweden. Mr. Karlsson has been continuously involved as an advisor and active participant in different positions related to the content in SNOMED CT since IHTSDO's inception. His involvement in other organizations has also facilitated the content of SNOMED CT to better match supplementary standards and to facilitate both formal and informal collaboration with other organizations. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given for outstanding individual, sustained contribution in the development and promotion of SNOMED CT and for global leadership in the terminology field. The 2016 award was presented to Dr. Guillermo Reynoso, a physician and Director, Terminology Services at termMed IT in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For over 20 years Dr. Reynoso's commitment to the development and success of SNOMED CT as a global healthcare terminology has been unwavering. He has held numerous positions with IHTSDO over the years and has generously shared his extensive technical and content knowledge with his colleagues. Congratulations to both well-deserving gentlemen!

"SNOMED International works with vendors to ease adoption, integration and implementation of SNOMED CT into vendor solutions to enhance offerings for the global market. Visit the marketplace for a listing of SNOMED CT enabled vendor solutions." Vendors SNOMED International works with vendors to ease adoption, integration and implementation of SNOMED CT into vendor solutions to enhance offerings for the global market. Marketplace Stimulating the market for SNOMED CT solutions is a key focus of our mandate, and the marketplace is an area where vendors of SNOMED CT can exchange business information with potential purchasers. Visit the marketplace and register Vendor introduction to SNOMED CT An informative and practical introduction to SNOMED CT, this introduction focuses primarily on the needs of vendors and developers of electronic health record systems and other related applications in healthcare information technology. Access the vendor introduction Using the SNOMED CT logo Are you interested in using the SNOMED CT logo to promote your product? Authorized commercial and not for profit organizations using SNOMED CT within their products can submit a request to use the SNOMED CT logo on their website and related promotional materials. Submit your request Education SNOMED CT is an extremely powerful health terminology solution that can be deployed in countless ways to the benefit of vendors and their customers. That said, skilled resources can be scarce, so SNOMED International has made it easier for you to gain the knowledge you require by providing ready access to education offerings, targeted to specific resources within your organization. More about education Learn more Events Annual Business Meetings, Expo, and SNOMED CT Web Series Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Licensing SNOMED International does not charge for use of SNOMED CT in SNOMED International Member countries or territories. Charges may apply for affiliate use of SNOMED CT in non-Member territories and are calculated based on use as well as the territory as determined by the World Bank. Use SNOMED CT in your product Tools Browsers SNOMED CT browsers enable partners to search and get acquainted with the SNOMED CT product. They provide access to over 500,000 SNOMED CT clinical concepts, extending a great opportunity to understand the semantic ontology upon which SNOMED CT is built. Link to browser page Vendor oriented education Education offerings for government decision makers, executives and sales staff include: SNOMED CT Introduction SNOMED CT Business case Education offerings for Technical Staff include: Searching for SNOMED CT Member Licensing and Distribution Service The Member Licensing and Distribution Service (MLDS) is provided by SNOMED International for organizations and individuals to request use and access to the International Release of SNOMED CT for use in non-Member countries. Access the MLDS tool here Technical support The SNOMED International mission is to improve the health of humankind. However, this can’t be fully achieved without the vendor community able to successfully integrate SNOMED CT into their solutions. In collaborative fashion, SNOMED International aims to help remove the barriers to the understanding and implementation of SNOMED CT. Get in touch to ask questions, make recommendations and provide vendor requirements. Ask your questions Marketplace Introduction to SNOMED CT Our Logo Education Licensing Tools

PHAST Back PHAST Vendor Overview Leading national interoperability provider, PHAST offers services aimed at improving healthcare data exchange. PHAST provides metathesauri which bring together coded medical vocabularies to enable interoperability within healthcare information systems. PHAST contributes to international efforts related to semantic interoperability and health data exchange standards. It sponsors the “Pathology and Laboratory Medicine” (PaLM) domain of IHE International, and is the correspondent of IHE to SNOMED for the IHE SNOMED CT free set. It contributes to various Work Groups of HL7 International, leads the introduction of new resources for order catalogs in the FHIR standard and is one of the primary editors of the International Patient Summary (IPS) standard. Phast also played a key role in the Trillium II Project funded by the European Commission to provide “International Patient Summary” standards in support to better patient care across borders. Phast is chairing SNOMED International “French Translation Project Group”, which aims at a single French translation produced cooperatively by NRCs of French speaking member countries. SNOMED CT-enabled solutions PHAST encourages the creation of a more effective and interoperable French healthcare IT system by easing the integration and implementation of SNOMED CT into vendor applications. As part of this strategy, PHAST has built a new service, IOct, to enable care institutions to encode their clinical information as SNOMED CT concepts in a way that can be processed automatically by their applications. PHAST has brought a set of initiatives to support SNOMED CT implementation: Translation of more than 5,000 SNOMED CT concepts. Implementation of a French browser which makes possible for the healthcare professionals to explore the terminology online. Production of interoperable metathesauri which include SNOMED CT content in the field of medication (IOmed), medical devices (IOmd) and laboratory (IOlab) workflows. Organization of training sessions for software vendors and healthcare institutions. Creation of a FHIR terminology server, STS, which delivers terminologies like SNOMED CT and LOINC, as well as concept maps and value sets leveraging various international and national terminologies. STS supports a full implementation of the Expression Constraint Language (ECL) for defining SNOMED CT value sets by intension. Scope of services Clinical documentation, Drug, EHR, EMR, Lab, Order sets, Pharmacy Downloadable documents PHAST - Promoting Healthcare Interoperability Office 25 rue du Louvre Paris Paris 75001 France www.phast.fr Contact details +33-786-160591 contact@phast.fr Regions where operational Europe

Western Cape Government strengthens the future of patient health information exchange Back 25 Aug 2022 Back The Western Cape Government is the first regional member on the African continent to adopt the use of SNOMED CT, the most comprehensive global clinical terminology. Adoption of SNOMED CT in Western Cape will enable health information exchange between the region’s participating medical institutions, in addition to satisfying requirements of the 2014 National Health Normative Standards Framework. The Western Cape is the third largest populated province in South Africa after Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, with a population of approximately 7 million. The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability of the Western Cape Department of Health was a major game changer in the fight against COVID-19. The ICT-related lessons from the last three years will be leveraged to do business differently, including improving access to care beyond the walls of our health facilities, and to address the quadruple burden of disease. In 2019, an electronic health record (EHR) roadmap developed in the Western Cape Province determined terminological mapping services as a priority element of an interoperable EHR. In 2020, Western Cape Government: Health and Wellness successfully procured mapping services to improve the user experience of front-line clinical staff when they electronically capture patient clinical data. To make full use of procured terminological services and ensure an interoperable future, in July 2022, the Western Cape Government entered into the first regional membership agreement for the use of SNOMED CT on the African continent. This regional membership with SNOMED International extends SNOMED CT to all Western Cape health facilities, public and private, while at the same time benefiting from the ongoing maintenance and evolution of SNOMED CT. Specifically, planned use of SNOMED CT includes use within the Clinical Interface Terminology Service accessible through the patient administration and clinical system across the public health hospitals in Western Cape, as well as use within primary care health facilities and the private sector as it relates to the provisioning of healthcare services. 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 that has grown to serve 43 Member countries. A resource with comprehensive, scientifically validated clinical content, SNOMED CT enables the consistent representation of clinical content in EHRs. SNOMED CT is mapped to many other international standards and enables clinicians to record data with enhanced accuracy and consistency, supported by an active and engaged community of practice. According to Dr Krish Vallabhjee, Chief Director of the Western Cape Government: Health and Wellness department’s Strategic Cluster, “The Department is making steady progress towards building an electronic health record through multiple inter-operable systems. Our membership of SNOMED and access to its clinical terminology service is a major step up on this journey, that will enable, improve, and simplify the uptake and accuracy of our clinical patient records and more specifically coding patient encounters. Accurate coding is an essential pre-requisite to development of diagnostic related groups (DRGs) and costing/resource allocation to services on the path to University Health Coverage. There will be an onboarding process unfolding in the next few months.” SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete extends an energetic welcome to SNOMED International’s newest regional membership, Western Cape. “The SNOMED International organization and broader Community of Practice welcomes Western Cape to our growing network,” Don said. “We are excited that the benefits of SNOMED CT will be extended throughout Western Cape and we look forward to supporting and exploring this model of regional membership. We know the implementation and integration of SNOMED CT into the EHR will contribute to greater interoperability and therefore improved patient service and health outcomes.” Visit here to learn more about Western Cape Government and their EHR roadmap. To learn more about how SNOMED CT can enable achievement of digital health priorities, visitwww.snomed.org .

Australia's representative to SNOMED International is the Australian Digital Health Agency Australia Australia's representative to SNOMED International is the Australian Digital Health Agency Contact Details Australian Digital Health Agency GPO Box 9942 Canberra ACT 2601 Website: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au Email: help@digitalhealth.gov.au Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Peter O'Halloran Member Forum: Cath Koetz and Ryan Mavin News articles As the steward for digital health enablement of Australia’s health system, the Australian Digital Health Agency is responsible for the Australian national digital health strategy including the design, development, delivery and operation of national infrastructure such as the My Health Record. More information about SNOMED CT in Australia can be accessed at: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au https://www.healthterminologies.gov.au Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications

SNOMED International and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics formalize collaboration agreement Back 29 Jul 2021 Back LONDON and CHICAGO, Jul. 29, 2021 -- SNOMED International is pleased to announce a new collaboration agreement with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to include the Academy’s Nutrition Care Process Terminology ( NCPT ) version 2020 in the International Edition of SNOMED CT. The NCPT supports the Academy’s Nutrition Care Process, which is a systematic approach to providing high-quality nutrition care that includes nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention and monitoring/evaluation. The Academy’s Nutrition Care Process Research Outcomes Committee developed and maintains the NCPT. The agreement formalizes the work SNOMED and the Academy have been doing since 2017 when representatives from the Academy and other nutrition and dietetics associations around the world requested the inclusion of the NCPT in the SNOMED CT International Edition. SNOMED and the Academy established the NCPT Clinical Project Group , a SNOMED International project group which includes representatives from both organizations along with international users to guide and facilitate the work. SNOMED International is the nonprofit organization that owns and maintains SNOMED CT , the world’s most comprehensive clinical terminology with more than 350,000 concepts ranging across diagnosis, signs and symptoms and tens of thousands of surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. “We are extremely pleased to be able to formalize this collaborative effort,” said SNOMED International CEO Don Sweete. “The inclusion of the NCPT in SNOMED CT further enhances the utility of the clinical terminology and aligns with our focus on social determinants of health; nutrition playing a key component of an individual's well-being.” “This collaboration comes at an exciting time for health professionals around the world who provide food and nutrition services and care,” said registered dietitian nutritionist Kevin L. Sauer, the 2021-2022 President of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “The NCPT is a necessary building block as we solve challenges like malnutrition in all its forms and food insecurity, now and in the future. The Academy has worked with dedicated subject matter experts to author and provide a well-defined nutrition terminology, and the integration of NCPT into SNOMED CT is a major breakthrough toward reaching these objectives.” The five-year agreement governs the working relationship between the Academy and SNOMED International regarding the maintenance and updating of NCPT content in SNOMED CT. Related activities will also include developing an approach to the method and content of attribution, developing and maintaining processes based on changes to SNOMED CT over time, and to managing additions and changes to the NCPT. Both organizations will work together to build awareness of the benefits of this initiative among dietetic and nutrition professionals and will consider future collaborative activities based on emerging global requirements. About the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Representing more than 112,000 credentialed nutrition and dietetics practitioners, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. Headquartered in Chicago, Ill., the Academy is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. Visit the Academy at www.eatright.org .