What is SNOMED CT?
SNOMED CT it is the most comprehensive, multilingual and coded clinical terminology developed in the world.
This terminology is constituted, in a basic way, by concepts, descriptions and relationships. These elements are intended to accurately represent information and clinical knowledge in the field of health care. Visit the official page for more information.
The structure of SNOMED CT is designed following ontological principles so that it is possible to make inferences through descriptive logic (DL). The main uses are entity tagging, data recovery and decision support systems (DSS). Our ORBITS SaaS platform contains a SNOMED CT module.
SNOMED CT main features
- Scientifically validated content
- Used in over 50 countries
- Multi-lingual
- Updated regularly
- Adaptable to local use (Extensions)
- Based on descriptive logic (inference)
- Expressions (pre and post coordination)
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