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Title of Collaborative Activity:

SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine) International and Support Services

Description of Collaborative Activity:

This activity provides support for SNOMED CT (Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine -- Clinical Terms), a systematically organized computer processable collection of medical terminology covering most areas of clinical information such as diseases, findings, procedures, microorganisms, pharmaceuticals etc. It allows a consistent way to index, store, retrieve, and aggregate clinical data across specialties and sites of care. It also helps organizing the content of medical records, reducing the variability in the way data is captured, encoded and used for clinical care of patients and research.

Type of Collaborative Activity:

Resource Development

Year the Collaborative Activity Originated:

2003

NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director:

NLM

HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity:

AHRQ, CDC, CMS, FDA, HRSA, IHS, OS, SAMHSA