SNOMED CT Case for Investment - Final September 2021 - Flipbook - Page 51
FULL REPORT
Where to Start
Interpreting the SNOMED International Vision for Stakeholders
The vision is outwardlooking so refers to
clinical terminologies
generally.
The vision sees a continuation of the
The vision is also about ‘better health and
ecosystem of clinical terminologies, where
improved patient outcomes’. Improved
SNOMED CT is an integral part. As a core
patient outcomes include both ‘improved
reference terminology SNOMED CT has a
patient service outcomes’ as well as ‘improved
leading role within the ecosystem, but by itself
patient health outcomes’.
cannot be the ‘one language of health’.
Better Health is viewed as a patient/citizen
The vision is an integrated hub-and-spoke
perspective on health and Improved Patient
model for clinical terminologies, with SNOMED
Outcomes is seen as the health care system
CT being a hub. As a result, there is a need for
perspective (e.g. the view of care providers and
strong collaboration among the various
policy makers) on health.
sponsors of the different clinical terminologies
and classification systems to enable the
integration required.