SNOMED International

The safe, accurate and effective exchange of health information is an essential foundation to improve healthcare around the world.

Americas, Asia Pacific, EMEA

General

SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns, administers, and develops SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive clinical terminology. We play an essential role in improving human health by determining standards for codified language that represents groups of clinical terms.

Description

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.

Scope

SNOMED CT supports the development of comprehensive high-quality clinical content in electronic health records. It provides a standardized way to represent clinical phrases captured by the clinician and enables automatic interpretation of these

How SNOMED CT will be used

The SNOMED CT clinical terminology has unmatched depth, enabling clinicians to record data with enhanced accuracy and consistency. SNOMED CT remains a growing and evolving product made better by the Community of Practice.