SNOMED CT

SNOMED International is a not-for-profit organization that owns, administers and develops SNOMED CT, the world’s most comprehensive clinical terminology. The safe, accurate and effective exchange of health information is an essential foundation to improve healthcare around the world. 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. 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. 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 healthcare stakeholders. The development of a global language for health - uniting health systems from around the world and enabling them to communicate with and understand one another - is an international endeavor. SNOMED International was established to build and strengthen SNOMED CT, and to develop, maintain, promote and enable the uptake and correct use of its terminology products in health systems, services and products around the world. SNOMED International is staffed by a multinational, highly qualified, multidisciplinary and global workforce.