Protege Global

SNOMED CT will be used:

• As a code system to store clinical information (i.e. storing SNOMED CT identifiers in your patient records)

• As an interface terminology to capture or display clinical information (i.e. using SNOMED CT descriptions on the user interface or mapping to an interface terminology)

• As an indexing system to retrieve clinical information (i.e. to find patient records by mapping to SNOMED CT etc.)

• As a common terminology for communication (i.e. sending SNOMED CT codes to other healthcare providers)

• As a dictionary to link health records to clinical knowledge resources (i.e. clinical decision support, clinical guidelines, clinical research) for clinical documentation, decision support and for reporting