SNOMED International releases an open terminology to broaden clinical data interoperability Back 30 Nov 2022 Back London, United Kingdom -- Roughly one year ago, SNOMED International declared its intention to extend the core of SNOMED CT’s structured clinical terminology to deliver an open, standalone terminology in support of the International Patient Summary (IPS) for non-SNOMED International Members. The organization has now issued the first production release of SNOMED International’s IPS Terminology that adds the hierarchy, defining relationships and extra synonyms from the SNOMED CT International Edition to form a sub-ontology of SNOMED CT that can be loaded into a terminology server for the specified scope of the IPS. The IPS itself is an extract of an electronic health record containing essential healthcare information to support cross-border and unscheduled patient care. The IPS also has the potential to be used in many other scenarios where a patient crosses health information systems, like travel between provinces/states, cities or organizations that use a different Health Information System. From a technical perspective, the IPS is a minimal, non-exhaustive set of data elements defined by ISO/EN 17269 and delivered by HL7 in both CDA and FHIR using a curated set of SNOMED CT terms. Since 2019, predating the organization’s IPS Terminology initiative, SNOMED International has made a free set of SNOMED CT codes available (the HL7 IPS free set), as part of its Global Patient Set (GPS) to support the implementation of the HL7 FHIR IPS specification . The GPS is a ‘flat list’ of SNOMED CT codes and terms without hierarchy or relationships, whereas the IPS Terminology brings all the benefits of the SNOMED CT structure. CEO Don Sweete shares his insights on how the IPS and the IPS Terminology are relevant in today’s changing global healthcare environment. “In response to the interest that governments globally have shown in implementing the IPS to enhance timely cross border health information flow and interoperability, SNOMED International has prioritized the creation and release of the IPS Terminology, openly available with content from SNOMED CT.” He continued on to state that, “We are at a point where enabling digital healthcare systems worldwide to work together seamlessly is critical. To advance these efforts, we have chosen to dedicate our resources to achieve the goal of interoperability by equipping the IPS, already one of the best examples of international collaboration among standards bodies, with the full capabilities that SNOMED CT offers. We will continue our collaborative efforts in this space as the needs of global health care systems continue to evolve.” Throughout 2022, SNOMED International has been configuring its approach to making the IPS Terminology a tangible artifact in its lineup of products and services. First released in its beta version in April 2022 for focused stakeholder testing and feedback, the IPS Terminology is accompanied by a User Guide to support implementers in non- Member regions to understand the features, capabilities and limitations of the IPS Terminology package. Providing an overview of the IPS Terminology's scope and features, the Guide also provides IPS Terminology use cases as well as direction on how to implement the IPS Terminology in a terminology server, and how to upgrade to a full SNOMED CT edition if additional terminology content is required. Watch global experts discuss the IPS, Global Digital Health Partnership and the IPS Terminology at the recent SNOMED CT Expo 2022 . It is worth noting that current SNOMED CT users, those located in a SNOMED International Member region or those with an Affiliate license to a complete SNOMED CT edition, should avoid use of the IPS Terminology and instead, implement their IPS solutions using a full edition of SNOMED CT. To share IPS data with non-Affiliates, licensed users may choose to refer to the IPS Reference Set. This reference set identifies the subset of key concepts from the IPS Terminology and is available as a supplementary package from SNOMED International's MLDS service . Visit SNOMED International to download the IPS Terminology and related resources . To view the IPS Terminology via browser, visit https://ips-browser.snomedtools.org/ . Subscribe to the organization’s news service to learn more as this initiative progresses. For additional information, contact 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

In November 2018 Finland became a Member, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Finland In November 2018 Finland became a Member, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Contact Details National Institute for Health and Welfare Postal Address: P.O. Box 30, FI-00271 Helsinki, Finland Street Address: Mannerheimintie 166, Helsinki (reception in building A) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thl.fi Twitter: https://twitter.com/THLorg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-institute-for-health-and-welfare YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/THLfinland SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/THLfi Blogs: https://blogi.thl.fi/ Appointed Representatives General Assembly: JuhA Mykkänen Member Forum: Päivö Niska, Mikko Härkönen News articles 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. Finland's 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. 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 Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Austria introduces nationwide standard of clinical terminology with membership in SNOMED International Back 6 Mar 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. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

The Mental & Behavioural Health Clinical Reference Group needs you! Back 4 Jul 2019 Back The SNOMED International Mental and Behavioural Health Clinical Reference Group needs YOU! We are a small group of clinicians and informaticians - primarily from the United States - who have come together with the goal of improving the usability of SNOMED CT in EHR’s for patients with mental and behavioural health problems. We are seeking participation from healthcare professionals globally working in the behavioural, social and neurosciences, as well as anyone involved in the delivery of mental health care around the world. As we move forward, we will address concepts spanning the entire domain of mental, emotional, and social functioning. We are working together to draw up a draft plan for review and revision, where necessary, of existing content and identification of new content in SNOMED CT, based on international requirements. Come join us as we tackle the most complex and challenging concepts in all of healthcare: concepts related to elusive ideas about the human mind, brain, and behavior.For more information about SNOMED CT Clinical Reference Groups, please register for the CRG confluence space and see the work we are doing and reach out to us. Or contact us through info@snomed.org . We look forward to hearing from you! Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

TermMed IT Back TermMed IT Vendor Overview Our involvement in healthcare informatics started in the early ’90s, focused on patient care, medical education and clinical investigation. Soon we got aware about the challenges of information exchange between clinical information systems, and became involved in the development of interoperability standards with a focus on their application in Spanish-speaking environments. In 1995 we agreed with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to start translating SNOMED III into Spanish as a volunteer effort. This collaboration evolved with the translation of SNOMED RT and SNOMED CT, resulting in the publication of SNOMED CT Spanish Edition in 2004. We continued to maintain that edition on behalf of CAP until the IHTSDO obtained the rights to SNOMED CT International Edition (which included the Spanish version). Now, we still collaborate in the maintenance of the Spanish translation as contractors to the IHTSDO, although in the last ten years the focus of our work has been the support of the content and technical processes involved in SNOMED CT International Edition maintenance. 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 We develop tools to support terminology maintenance and implementation. In 2013 we developed for the IHTSDO the Official SNOMED CT Browser. termSpace, our SNOMED CT Authoring Environment is used to maintain the National Extensions in 3 National Release Centers, it's used to translate SNOMED CT to Spanish and by several private organizations that maintain SNOMED CT Extension. Since 2002, we have created many tools and plugins used to maintain the International Edition of SNOMED CT and translations. We provide consulting for clinical terminology standards implementations. Design and maintenance of SNOMED CT Extensions, Terminology Servers, local terminology mappings. Scope of services Clinical coding, Middleware Downloadable documents Office Barzana 2167 3er piso Buenos Aires CF 1431 Argentina http://www.termmed.com/ Contact details Guillermo Reynoso Director +54 9 11 4197 0762 greynoso@termmed.com Regions where operational Global

SigmaMD Back SigmaMD Vendor Overview SigmaMD is a comprehensive care management platform that revolutionizes the healthcare experience. It encompasses various features to address the needs of both clinicians and patients. For clinicians, SigmaMD streamlines workflows, reduces administrative burdens, and offers an AI-powered Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to combat physician burnout. For patients, SigmaMD provides an intuitive mobile app that simplifies healthcare by granting access to comprehensive health information and delivering human-centered care. The platform promotes data interoperability by integrating with Provider and Payer Patient Portals, facilitating seamless exchange and aggregation of health records. SigmaMD also enables convenient connections between patients and care providers through flexible payment options and offers price transparency, cost information, and financial planning tools for informed healthcare decisions. Additionally, SigmaMD leverages cutting-edge generative and conversational AI technologies to optimize decision-making, automate tasks, and improve patient outcomes. 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 SigmaMD leverages SNOMED CT, to enhance the search, entry, and management of various healthcare elements within our Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. SNOMED CT enables accurate representation and classification of problems, conditions, allergies, and procedures, providing a standardized and precise framework for capturing clinical data. By utilizing the SNOMED CT compendium, SigmaMD ensures the interoperability and semantic consistency of healthcare information, enabling seamless exchange and integration of patient data across different systems and healthcare settings. This integration empowers healthcare professionals to efficiently document and communicate patient conditions, treatments, and outcomes. With SNOMED CT, SigmaMD facilitates more accurate and comprehensive clinical decision support, data analysis, and research, ultimately enhancing patient care, safety, and healthcare system efficiency. Scope of services EMR, EHR, Telehealth, Chronic Disease, Clinical Documentation, Analytics Downloadable documents Office 2855 Kifer Rd Ste 230, Santa Clara, CA 95051 United States Contact details SigmaMD contact@sigmoidhealth.com Regions where operational North America

European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare Back European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare Standards Partner In 2022, SNOMED International and the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) signed a collaboration agreement to work on aligning SNOMED CT and EDQM standard dose forms. Additional information The Member led Drug Extension User Support Group (DEUSG) of SNOMED International identified the need for a map between EDQM Standard Terms and SNOMED CT dose forms to serve the following use cases: To represent real / branded medication products in a SNOMED CT drug extension, based on the registered product information (where EDQM Standard Terms dose forms are used for regulatory purposes). To map medicinal products from a national or local medicinal product dictionary to internationally agreed SNOMED CT Clinical Drugs, for interoperability purposes, such as the sharing of medication lists for cross-border patient-care, pharmacovigilance and clinical research. To map from an IDMP-compliant regulatory database of medicinal products to SNOMED CT drug concepts (which include the dose form). The work has been completed on aligning the SNOMED CT dose forms with those in EDQM Standard Terms, where in scope of SNOMED CT. A map has been created from EDQM Standard Terms to SNOMED CT dose forms and reviewed by experts. An Alpha release will be available for wider review and feedback in January 2023 with the aim of the first production release being available in Q2, 2023. Press Release: January 2023: SNOMED and the EDQM collaborate on map development 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 and LOINC® announce renewed collaboration agreement and upcoming production release of the LOINC Ontology Back 11 Mar 2025 Back SNOMED International and LOINC® by Regenstrief announce their renewed agreement and upcoming production release of the LOINC ® Ontology: A LOINC and SNOMED CT interoperability solution . Renewed commitment Although the main focus of the renewed collaboration agreement is the release of the LOINC Ontology, it also continues the work initiated in 2022, including the adoption of working practices that facilitate the use and interoperability of the terminology standards both organizations produce. It will also focus on ensuring that stakeholders/users globally have clear direction on the use of the standards, whether together or individually, and that an effective interoperability solution is available to users when both standards are implemented in the same system. The upcoming release is the result of the renewed collaboration between the two organizations that began in 2022 and continued in 2023 with the technical preview of the ontology , building on the relationship formed more than a decade ago. The ontology, colloquially referred to as the LOINC Extension, is slated for release at the end of March 2025 and will initially cover quantitative laboratory tests. After the initial production release, Regenstrief plans to issue the release twice a year (March and September) following the twice annual LOINC release . To keep up to date on important project news including informational release webinars, subscribe to receive updates . What is the LOINC Ontology? The LOINC Ontology supports providers and users who implement different combinations of SNOMED CT and LOINC in health information systems and allows them to meet clinical and regulatory requirements in a single solution. An extension of SNOMED CT’s ontological framework, the ontology creates SNOMED CT and LOINC codes for all concepts that are shared between the terminologies. SNOMED CT provides the computable framework and LOINC provides laboratory and pathology content in an understood format to countries that do not currently use LOINC. The goals of the collaboration are to improve health and better care through standardized terminology and to make it easy for implementers to take a unified approach to implementing both standards. It minimizes duplication of effort between Regenstrief and SNOMED International, gives implementers a choice of which codes to use, and provides a single solution that meets clinical and regulatory requirements globally. As part of this joint effort, SNOMED International subject matter experts have worked with the LOINC team to provide ontological guidance, modelling, relevant content specialization and technical support. Regenstrief, however, continues to own and manage the ontology. The March 2025 release will include more than 35,000 concepts, including quantitative lab tests and the top 200 most used lab tests ordered. Domains of information (lab, clinical, documents, radiology, survey instruments) will be added incrementally. We will link existing SNOMED CT concepts to existing LOINC content where applicable and new LOINC codes will be created as needed. LOINC Parts will be mapped to SNOMED concepts, and new SNOMED CT concepts will be created as needed. Over the next few months, both organizations will also focus on developing implementation resources, including jointly developed guidance, tangible pilots and opportunities for community engagement, to better understand implementers’ experiences. LOINC , short for Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes, is a worldwide standard used in 193 countries and available in 20 languages for identifying health measurements, observations and documents enabling the identification, exchange and collection of data across health systems. Created and maintained at Regenstrief Institute , the system is free to use. SNOMED CT , with more than 360,000 concepts, is the most comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology in the world. “It is extremely gratifying to see the progress that the LOINC and SNOMED CT teams have made over the past year in developing the production release of the LOINC Ontology,” says SNOMED International Chief Executive Officer Don Sweete. “While our end goal is, jointly, to support the delivery of better patient care worldwide, a big piece of that is enabling providers and other users of the ontology with a less complex, more integrated approach that eliminates the challenges posed by using two separate health data standards.” The upcoming release of the LOINC Ontology reflects the strength and dedication of our partnership with SNOMED International,” says Marjorie Rallins, DPM, M.S., Executive Director of LOINC and Health Data Standards at Regenstrief. “By combining the robust capabilities of both standards, we’re delivering an integrated solution that simplifies implementation for healthcare providers and promotes seamless data exchange. This collaboration is a pivotal step toward improving interoperability and supporting better health outcomes globally.” Visit snomed.org and loinc.org for more information on each standard. Visit loincsnomed.org for more information on the LOINC Ontology and review the frequently asked questions . Contacts: Regenstrief Institute John Erickson Email: prteam@regenstrief.org SNOMED International Kelly Kuru Email: comms@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

SNOMED CT implementation experiences: A Spanish language feature on Argentina, Chile, Spain and Uruguay Back 30 Apr 2019 Back Revista Salud Digital, a latin american digital health publication, has recently published their 2nd Edition. This Edition features SNOMED CT Implementation experiences from a sampling of our Spanish SNOMED International Members. This Spanish language feature, provides in-depth interviews with Karina Revirol (Argentina), Alejandra Lozano (Chile), Arturo Romero Gutierrez (Spain), Pablo Orefice (Uruguay). Read the edition: Revista Salud Digital Latinoamérica - Edición Nº 1 - Spanish Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Karlien Hollanders James Read Memorial Lecture Panelist Karlien Hollanders 'How ONC is advancing nationwide interoperability' October 26, 2023 (09:00-10:00 EDT/ 13:00-14:00 UTC) (Sponsored by West Coast Informatics ) Micky Tripathi is the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he leads the formulation of the federal health IT strategy and coordinates federal health IT policies, standards, programs, and investments. Learn about how ONC is leveraging work across policy, standards and technology to further advance nationwide interoperability. Micky will give the latest updates about how ONC’s Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA), U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI), and information sharing policies are helping to deliver safe, effective, patient-centered care across the nation. Dr. Tripathi has over 20 years of experience across the health IT landscape. He most recently served as Chief Alliance Officer for Arcadia, a health care data and software company focused on population health management and value-based care, the project manager of the Argonaut Project, an industry collaboration to accelerate the adoption of FHIR, and a board member of HL7, the Sequoia Project, the CommonWell Health Alliance, and the CARIN Alliance. Dr. Tripathi served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), a non-profit health IT advisory and clinical data analytics company. He was also the founding President and CEO of the Indiana Health Information Exchange, a statewide HIE partnered with the Regenstrief Institute, an Executive Advisor to investment firm LRVHealth, and a Fellow at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. He holds a PhD in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University, and an AB in political science from Vassar College. Prior to receiving his PhD, he was a Presidential Management Fellow and a senior operations research analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, DC, for which he received the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal. Back Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

In January 2010, the Republic of Slovenia became a Member of SNOMED International, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Republic of Slovenia In January 2010, the Republic of Slovenia became a Member of SNOMED International, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Contact Details Ministry of Health Štefanova 5 SI- 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia Website: http://www.mz.gov.si/en/ Email: gp.mz@gov.si Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Iztok Štotl Member Forum: Alen Vrecko News articles In joining IHTSDO, SNOMED CT will be made available throughout the Republic of Slovenia for use in electronic health records, health research, and other applications. Users of the terminology in the Republic of Slovenia will also have access to new resources as they are developed. More information about SNOMED CT in the Republic of Slovenia can be accessed here: http://www.mz.gov.si/en/ 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 Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

HL7 International and SNOMED International continue long-standing partnership Back 21 Oct 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. Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe