The GPS offers clinical content across dentistry, renal, family & general practice and nursing areas, and includes IHE, DICOM and HL7 International Patient Summary (IPS) domains and activities. 

Of particular relevance, the IPS is a minimal and non-exhaustive patient summary dataset containing essential healthcare information for use in the unscheduled, cross-border care scenario, as well as for local, regional and other care scenarios. SNOMED CT content supports the HL7 IPS and also the terminology to underpin the CEN European Standard for the Patient Summary. 

Through the GPS, these SNOMED CT terms are available free for use in HL7 CDA R2 implementations and FHIR IPS Implementations Guides worldwide, supporting the joint goal of cross border sharing and reuse of information.

Access the GPS Implementation Guide here

An overview of the GPS, scenarios for use and applicable resources and contact information. 
 

The GPS is produced by SNOMED International under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License

Additional information about this license specific to SNOMED International’s release of the GPS:

• SNOMED CT is © and ® SNOMED International. The right to maintain the GPS remains vested exclusively in SNOMED International.
• The Licensee can redistribute the GPS.
• The Licensee can create derivatives or implementation-related products and services based on the GPS.
• The Licensee cannot claim that SNOMED International or any of its Members endorses the Licensee’s derivative because it uses content from the GPS.
• Neither SNOMED International nor any of the contributors accept any liability for the Licensee’s use or redistribution of the GPS.
• SNOMED CT® was originally created by the College of American Pathologists.

Without obtaining prior written permission from SNOMED International, you are expressly prohibited from using, distributing or reproducing the SNOMED International, SNOMED CT or SNOMED GPS logo, service mark or trademark. Please review all terms and conditions of use here.

Access the most commonly asked questions about the GPS here

September 30, 2021
Third annual GPS release offers more content and greater utility than ever

December 18, 2020
SNOMED International's GPS broadens its global reach

September 30, 2020
Broadening patient care and interoperablity with the second release of the GPS

March 12, 2020
SNOMED CT content added to the Global Patient Set

September 3, 2019 
A view into SNOMED CT’s globally recognized clinical terminology with the release of SNOMED International’s Global Patient Set

April 19, 2019
Navigating International Patient Care and Interoperability
 

Submit your questions to gps@snomed.org