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VA Technical Reference Model v 24.7

Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT)
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) Standard or Specification

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Description: Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) is a multilingual health terminology standard used for the electronic exchange of clinical health information. When implemented in Electronic Heath Record software applications, SNOMED-CT can be used to represent clinical information consistently as an essential part of producing electronic health information.
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Decision Source: TRM Mgmt Group
Decision Process: One-VA TRM v19.2
Decision Date: 02/25/2019 at 10:52:55 UTC
Aliases: SNOWMED CT
Introduced By: TRMSP
Standards Body: Snomed International
- The information contained on this page is accurate as of the Decision Date (02/25/2019 at 10:52:55 UTC).