SNOMED CT Case for Investment - Final September 2021 - Flipbook - Page 32
FULL REPORT
S NOMED In tern a tio n a l
About
SNOMED International1 is a not-for-profit organization that owns and maintains SNOMED CT, the world’s most
comprehensive clinical terminology. SNOMED International plays an essential role in improving the health of
humankind by determining standards for a codified language that represents groups of clinical terms. SNOMED CT
enables healthcare information to be exchanged globally for the benefit of patients/citizens, care providers and other
stakeholders.
With SNOMED CT, users can record patient data more accurately, exchange patient data both within the health care
team and with patients, both locally and across borders, to improve patient outcomes. Further, stakeholders can use
SNOMED CT in health data and analytics platforms for clinical analytics, population analytics, management analytics,
clinical research, applied research, and other research activities to improve health care.
SNOMED International strives to determine the best global standards for health terminologies and to engage with the
global healthcare community to improve SNOMED CT to better serve the clinical information needs of a diverse range
of health care stakeholders.
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SNOMED International is the trading name of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO)