2025 SNOMED International Products and Services Catalog
About SNOMED International
Owned and governed by international Member countries, we are a not-forprofit organization that works on behalf of the healthcare system. We provide full support to our global Members and licensees, ensuring that our combined resources achieve significant shared benefits that resonate around the world.
We own, administer and develop SNOMED CT, a commercial product that enables us to establish semantically accurate clinical terminologies for consistent use across all health systems, services and products in the world.
Our Vision
By 2030 Clinical Terminologies will be used globally, which will result in better health and improved patient outcomes, supported by one language of health.
Our Mission
SNOMED International sustainably produces global healthcare vocabulary and services that enable the clear and meaningful exchange and analysis of health information for all.
SNOMED CT
Evolve SNOMED CT into the high quality foundational terminology standard for health care.
About this catalog
The 2025 SNOMED International Products & Services Catalog outlines all of our products and services in an easy-to-navigate format.
We have also identified the most common types of users of this catalog and highlighted the items that would be of most interest to them.
About SNOMED CT
SNOMED CT is the most comprehensive, multilingual, clinical health terminology in the world, containing over 370,000 active concepts. Developed for clinicians by clinicians, SNOMED CT is an integral part of many countries’ digital health strategies and is maintained and quality assured to a high standard.
SNOMED CT is:
• the most comprehensive, multilingual clinical healthcare terminology in the world
• a resource with comprehensive, scientifically validated clinical content
• a product that enables consistent representation of clinical content in electronic health records
• mapped to other international standards
• used in more than eighty countries
ADOPTION
Increase global adoption of SNOMED CT recognising the diverse needs of countries.
20252030
TERMINOLOGY INTEGRATOR
SNOMED International as a hub for semantic linking with international health information standards according to member needs.
services and tools leveraging current and emerging technologies, from the point of capture to the point of data consumption.
SNOMED CT easier to adopt and simpler to implement.
SNOMED CT benefits for a broad stakeholder community
POLICY MAKERS
- SNOMED CT allows Policy Makers to be more informed when making policy and management decisions, and accelerates their analytical and decision-making process.
PATIENTS
& CITIZENS - SNOMED CT enables them to be knowledgeable about their health and their self-care options, and to collaborate with their Care Providers so that they can receive the best care available.
CARE PROVIDERS - SNOMED CT allows Care
Providers to improve patient outcomes by being knowledgeable about your patient’s health and their options for care to have a more informed and collaborative relationship with your patient for critical care decisions, and to provide the best care possible, in association with the rest of the care team.
VENDORS
- SNOMED CT helps Vendors to sell their products using a global standard that is deployed in over 80 countries, covers onethird of the world’s population, and opens up new markets for their software products
MEMBERS - SNOMED CT allows Members to ensure that high-quality clinical information is available to all stakeholders in their country, as required.
COLLABORATION PARTNERS - Professional Associations who contribute clinical knowledge to ensure that the evolution of SNOMED CT maintains its clinical integrity. Standards Organizations who contribute their artefacts so that together with SNOMED CT can create the one language of health.
RESEARCHERS
& KNOWLEDGE PRODUCERSSNOMED CT allows Researchers and Knowledge Producer to create ‘a one language of health’ and accelerate data, information, evidence and knowledge creation, and to support a wide range of analytics and research activities to benefit the decision-making of policymakers, care providers, patients/citizens and other health care stakeholders.
IMPLEMENTERS - For Implementers SNOMED CT is the most comprehensive, scientifically validated, health care terminology available globally, allows them to collect data once and reuse it for a diverse range of clinical, analytical and research purposes, and enables them to support the information needs of a variety of stakeholders, including care providers, policymakers, patients/citizens and others.
Our Products & Services
Our core product is SNOMED CT. SNOMED International also provides many other products and services to support the successful adoption of SNOMED CT globally.
Content
SNOMED CT 2024 releases
12 International Edition releases
9,096 new concepts
140,701 changes
Monthly SNOMED CT International Release (English)
An international, comprehensive healthcare terminology
Benefits: Allows for consistent, upto-date use and analysis of data internationally including for clinical decision support and artificial intelligence applications
Potential Customers:
Bi-annual SNOMED CT Spanish Edition (Spanish)
An international, comprehensive, healthcare terminology translated to Spanish
Benefits: Allows for consistent, up-to-date use and analysis of data internationally including for clinical decision support and artificial intelligence applications
Potential Customers:
SNOMED International provides content development, authoring and clinical quality assurance services for the International Release of SNOMED CT. In addition, our content services include the maintenance of key mappings with other standards and terminologies.
Mapping
Directional or bi-directional maps from SNOMED CT to external classifications and terminologies include but are not limited to: ICD-10, ICD-11, ICD-O, GMDN, Orphanet and MedDRA
Benefits: Allows for interoperability between various terminologies and standards
Potential Customers:
Content Development
Subset Development
A team of professional authors continually develop SNOMED CT content; recent examples of content enhancements include: anatomy, rare diseases, diabetes, drugs, climate and natural disasters and more
Development of subsets of SNOMED CT based on use cases
Benefits: Enables easier implementation of clinical specialty-focused content and supports standards interoperability
Potential Customers:
Benefits: Produces terminology that is concise and detailed to meet the requirements of priority content requested by our Members
Potential Customers:
Content SNOMED CT
Global Patient Set (GPS)
Managed collection of existing SNOMED CT reference sets released by SNOMED International. The GPS is comprised of unique identifiers, fully specified names, preferred terms in international English, and active/inactive status flags
Benefits: Provides a starting point for migration to the use of SNOMED CT, allows for managed exposure and use of SNOMED CT without requiring initial investment
Potential Customers:
International Patient Summary (IPS) Terminology
Open product that can be used in healthcare solutions using the power of SNOMED CT through its query language and hierarchies for the specified scope
Benefits: Allows for more effective use of clinical data analytics and decision support, and for artificial intelligence applications
Potential Customers:
Content Collaborations
Agreements with external partners to represent clinical content in SNOMED CT as well as prodicing interoperability solutions such as extensions, refsets and free sets, linkage tables, maps, etc.
Benefits: Collaborations allows for interoperability between various terminologies and standards
Potential Customers:
Delivered By SNOMED International
Content Partners + Collaborations =
Implementation Support
SNOMED CT Implementation Support Portal
Portal which offers a collection of resources and services to help you with your successful SNOMED CT implementation journey
Benefits: Provides a central source of SNOMED CT implementation resources
Potential Customers:
Team dedicated to providing assistance to implementations of SNOMED CT and developing resources to support implementers, including guidance and best practice demonstrations
Benefits: Provides assistance for implementers of SNOMED CT
Potential Customers:
Section on the snomed.org website that showcases SNOMED CT implementations and allows implementers to connect and leverage others’ experience
Benefits: Shares SNOMED CT user experiences; allows visibility into SNOMED CT success stories
Potential Customers:
We provide direct support to implementers through the SNOMED CT adoption journey, from inception and strategy to deployment. This support is complemented by implementation resources, including documentation, training, and tooling.
SNOMED CT
Demonstrators and Utilities
Implementation Workshops
Customizable workshops on the topics of: implementation strategy, project planning, implementation assistance and next steps
Benefits: Provides a forum for your implementation team to explore their objectives, requirements, designs and questions with SNOMED CT experts
Potential Customers:
Implementation Maturity Framework
Five level model that can be used to categorize implementations based on a scale of increasing SNOMED CT capabilities
Benefits:
Provides a methodology for assessing the current maturity level of a SNOMED CT implementation, helps plan for higher maturity levels
Potential Customers:
Collection of demonstration tools designed to support implementers of SNOMED CT
Snolytical:
Data analytics with SNOMED CT
User Interface:
Search and data entry with SNOMED CT
Implementation Roadmap Generator: Create an implementation plan for SNOMED CT
Benefits: Shows ways that SNOMED CT can be effectively used and can be used in practice to support SNOMED CT implementation
Potential Customers:
Customer & Stakeholder Support
Regional Customer Support Management
Dedicated Customer Relationship Executives in each region who provide support based on customer and stakeholder needs
Benefits: Enables customers and stakeholders with a direct contact to access support on a variety of SNOMED CT-related issues (e.g., implementation, licensing, access, contact with other members)
Potential Customers:
Help Desk
Online help desk for queries regarding SNOMED CT
Benefits: Enables customers and stakeholders to get answers to questions electronically in a timely fashion
Potential Customers:
Clinical Engagement
Liaison and resources for the global clinical community to support their use of SNOMED CT
Benefits: Provides a single point of contact for clinicians to access to support the clinical usage of SNOMED CT and tailored resources
Potential Customers:
Care Providers
Clinical Reference Groups/Clinical Project Groups
Open membership groups where clinicians from various specialties discuss and share knowledge
Benefits: Increases collaboration and knowledge sharing/brokering among SNOMED CT conversant clinicians, ensures clinical content remains current in SNOMED CT
Potential Customers:
Collaboration Support
Research Engagement
Liaison who works with other standards organizations to develop joint deliverables, maps and linkages
Benefits: Allows for the interoperability between various terminologies or standards. Allows for SNOMED CT to grow and become more relevant to users
Potential Customers: Care Providers
Forum for researchers and knowledge producers to discuss the use of SNOMED CT in research
Benefits: Provides the research community with access to global resources and ways to discuss SNOMED CT research
Potential Customers:
Customer & Stakeholder Support
Vendor Engagement
SNOMED CT Marketplace SNOMED CT Document Library
Area of the snomed.org website where vendors of SNOMED CT products and services can exchange business information with potential purchasers
Benefits: Showcases vendor products and services, allows potential customers to see offerings available by region and scope of service
Potential Customers:
Liaison and resources for the global vendor community to support the use of SNOMED CT in their products and services
Benefits: Provides a single point of contact for vendors to communicate requirements and issues to SNOMED International. Ensures the needs of vendors are addressed to allow for increased adoption
Potential Customers:
Collection of SNOMED CT documents, including introductory material, practical guides, technical specifications and reference material
Benefits: Assists with implementation and use of SNOMED CT. Provides editorial guidance to help ensure interoperability
Potential Customers:
SNOMED CT Document Library continued
Overviews
National Release Center Guide (ES, DE, PT)
Starter Guide (PT)
Vendor Introduction to SNOMED CT
NRC Frequently Asked Questions
SNOMED CT Edition URI Examples
Standards & Specifications
Compositional Grammar
Diagramming Guideline
Expression Constraint Language
Expression Template Language
Editorial Guide
Medicinal Product Model Specification
Machine Readable Concept Model
Release File Specification
SNOMED CT Logic Profile Specification
Template Syntax
URI Standard
Guides
Starter Guide
Extensions Practical Guide
Translation Guidelines
ICD-10 Mapping Technical Guide (PT)
Medicinal Product Model
National Drug Extension Model
Search and Data Entry Guide
SNOMED CT Example EMR/EHR
Requirements Guide
Terminology Services Guide
Using LOINC with SNOMED CT
COVID-19 Data Coding Guide
Vendor Introduction to SNOMED CT
Requirements for External Editors of SNOMED CT International Release
Data Analytics with SNOMED CT
Decision Support with SNOMED CT
Reference Sets Practical Guide
SNOMED CT - SQL Practical Guide
SNOMED CT OWL Practical Guide
Editorial Guide
Practical Guide to Postcoordination
Other
SNOMED International Business Meetings Presentations
SNOMED CT Expo presentations
SNOMED CT Glossary
* documents available in English only unless otherwise specified
Education
SNOMED CT Presentation Library
Provides access to a wide range of SNOMED CT E-Learning presentations and resources
Benefits: Enables learning about SNOMED CT without taking a predefined course or pathway
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors Care Providers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
SNOMED CT Starter Tutorials
Provides an introduction to some of the key benefits and features of SNOMED CT
Benefits: Provides a quick way of understanding the key benefits and features of SNOMED CT
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors Care Providers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
SNOMED CT Foundation Course (English)
Provides a basic level of SNOMED CT knowledge
Benefits: Gain foundational SNOMED CT knowledge; Prerequisite for more advanced courses, including the Implementation and Authoring Courses
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors
Care Providers
Policy Makers
Implementers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
SNOMED CT Curso de Fundamentos (Español)
Provides a basic level of SNOMED CT knowledge
Benefits: Enables Spanish speakers to learn about foundational SNOMED CT topics
Potential Customers:
Spanish-speaking Members
Vendors
Care Providers Policy Makers Implementers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
SNOMED CT Terminology Services Course
Teaches the knowledge and skills needed to use SNOMED CT terminology services to search and retrieve SNOMED CT content
Benefits: Enables developers to learn how to use SNOMED CT terminology services
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors Implementers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
SNOMED CT Terminology Services Certification
A proctored exam that tests the competencies taught in the SNOMED CT Terminology Services Course
Benefits: Recognizes your competence in using a SNOMED CT terminology server to search and retrieve SNOMED CT content
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors Implementers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
Education
SNOMED CT Implementation Course*
Teaches the knowledge and skills needed to implement the SNOMED CT aspects of a clinical system
Benefits: Provides knowledge and skills relevant to implementing a SNOMED CT enabled system
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors Care Providers
Implementers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
*SNOMED CT Foundation Course is a prerequisite
SNOMED CT Authoring Level 1 Course *
Teaches the knowledge and skills needed to perform basic SNOMED CT authoring tasks, and prepares for the Authoring Level 1 certification exam
Benefits: Enhances knowledge of the content development process, editorial guidelines and related topics, plus hands-on experience in authoring SNOMED CT content at an introductory level
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors Care Providers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
* SNOMED CT Foundation Course is a prerequisite.
SNOMED CT
Authoring
Level 1
Certification
Certification that recognizes your competence in performing basic SNOMED CT authoring tasks
Benefits: Certification demonstrates competency in these skills for employment or job prerequisites
Potential Customers:
Members
Vendors Care Providers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
SNOMED CT
Authoring Level 2 Course*
Helps experienced SNOMED CT authors to extend and develop their authoring skills and prepares for the Authoring Level 2 certification exam
Benefits: Provides advanced level learning about SNOMED CT authoring processes, tooling, editorial rules, description logic, content review and quality assurance
Potential Customers:
SNOMED CT
Authoring Level 2 Certification
Optional certification that recognizes your competence in performing more advanced SNOMED CT authoring tasks
Benefits: Certification demonstrates competency in these skills for employment or job prerequisites
Potential Customers:
Education Delivery Partners
Agreements with third party providers to deliver SNOMED CT certified education in other languages
Benefits: Enables non-English speakers to access SNOMED CT certified education in their own language
Potential
*This advanced course is available for those authors who are Authoring Level 1 certified.
Education
SNOMED CT for Developers Learning Pathway
Provides a collection of learning resources designed to help you quickly learn how to leverage SNOMED CT in software applications
Benefits: Builds knowledge about SNOMED CT and how it can be used to enhance software solutions
Potential Customers: R
SNOMED CT for Clinicians Learning Pathway
Introduces the why, what and how of SNOMED CT to clinicians
Benefits: Builds knowledge about SNOMED CT and how it can be used to enhance clinical care
Potential Customers:
SNOMED CT for Data Analysts Learning Pathway
Provides a collection of learning resources designed to quickly learn how to use SNOMED CT for clinical data analysis
Benefits: Builds knowledge about SNOMED CT and how it can be used to enhance data analysis
Potential
SNOMED CT for Translators Learning Pathway
Introduces SNOMED CT to translators and covers the common requirements to understanding SNOMED CT
Benefits: Builds basic SNOMED CT knowledge that a translator may require in performing translation
Potential
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Annual SNOMED CT Expo
Continuing Education Credits
International event with a program that features implementation, academic/ research and educational presentations about SNOMED CT
Benefits: Enables the SNOMED CT community to leverage the experience of others who use SNOMED CT
Potential
Agreements with professional associations to endorse continuing professional development and national informatics recertification for specified SNOMED CT education programming
Benefits: Get credit for SNOMED CT education activities
Potential
SNOMED CT Web Series
Clinical, Research and Implementation webinars that that showcase SNOMED CT use and application globally
Benefits: Provides a free-of-charge opportunity to learn from global users of SNOMED CT, available live and on-demand
Potential Customers:
Tooling
Release Management
TECHNICAL
Service to enable creation of a SNOMED CT RF2 release
Benefits: Produces quality assured release of SNOMED CT for the International Edition as well as its derivatives and Member editions and extensions. Stakeholders can leverage the open source code
Potential Customers:
Members
Refset Management & Translation Tool
TECHNICAL
Tool developed in open source code for searching for, creating, managing and translating SNOMED CT refsets
Benefits: Users of SNOMED are able to create and access refsets; Allows for translation of SNOMED CT into the Member countries’ native languages to enable implementation activities; Stakeholders can leverage the open source code
Potential Customers:
Snowstorm Terminology Server
TECHNICAL
Snowstorm provides the API for the SNOMED International Browser including the International Edition and many Extensions. It can be used in local implementations to query SNOMED CT
Benefits: Open source terminology server that hosts multiple extensions alongside the International Edition of SNOMED CT. Allows multilingual search and content retrieval using both its own API and FHIR APIs
Potential Customers:
SNOMED CT Managed Service
TECHNICAL
Online service allowing SNOMED International Members to manage a release of a SNOMED CT local extension
Benefits: Enables users to operationalize their National Release Centre in a quick and effective manner
Potential Customers:
MLDS Licensing Distribution Management
TECHNICAL
Tool that manages and distributes SNOMED CT editions and extensions
Benefits: Allows Members to license users quickly upon joining. Licenses for use by affiliates in non-Member countries can be issued centrally
Potential Customers:
SNOMED CT Browser
CONTENT
Tool that allows browsing capabilities of releases and extensions
Benefits: Allows customers or potential customers to browse the terminology easily. Stakeholders can leverage the open source code
Potential Customers:
Tooling
SNOMED CT Content Request Service (CRS)
CONTENT
Tool that allows users of SNOMED CT to request content changes
Benefits: Allows for the evolution of SNOMED CT based on users needs; Users can request updates and changes to the terminology and get status updates in an automated and timely fashion
Potential Customers:
Authoring Platform
CONTENT
Platform developed that allows Members and other stakeholders to author content
Benefits: Allows customers and stakeholders to author content. Stakeholders can leverage the open source code
Potential Customers:
Members
SNOMED CT Concept Lookup
CONTENT
Simple tool to look up SNOMED CT concepts
Benefits: Allows users who receive SNOMED coded data but do not have SNOMED CT in their systems to look up concepts quickly
Potential Customers:
Vendors
Care Providers
Researchers & Knowledge Producers
Simplex Toolkit
MAPPING
Mapping tool that supports the collaborative authoring and maintenance of simple maps from other code systems to SNOMED CT
Benefits: Ability to create simple maps to SNOMED CT; Online and easily accessible (requires login from SNOMED International); Automated mapping suggestions are available as a bulk operation and for single source terms; Map review process available in workflow for map content
Potential Customers:
Free platform to self-manage your own basic SNOMED CT edition. Import content from other free SNOMED International tools and local spreadsheets such as Refset & Translation tool subsets, Snap2Snomed maps and Weblate translations
Benefits: Simplifies the creation and maintenance of “simple” SNOMED extensions; Creates RF2 releases ready to use in browsers and clinical implementations; Reuses SNOMED International release infrastructure
Potential Customers:
SNOMED International
Collaborative Environment Platform that allows Members and other stakeholders to collaborate
Benefits: Allows customers and stakeholders to collaborate and share SNOMED CT user experiences in an efficient manner
Potential Customers:
Media Resources
Explore the Value of SNOMED CT
SNOMED CT Value
Amid competing priorities and scrutinized budgets, government decision makers are looking for qualitative and quantitative evidence to support their investments, including achieved outcomes and benefits narratives.
SNOMED International has developed an innovative Case for Investment that assembles a thoughtful collection of SNOMED CT case studies and also delivers real world examples of SNOMED CT across its varied uses.
SNOMED International complements updated stakeholder value propositions with the evidence that SNOMED CT adds measurable value to a broad range of primary and secondary processes that use SNOMED CT encoded data to deliver improved patient outcomes.
SNOMED CT is well positioned as a best-in-class clinical reference terminology to enable the semantic interoperation and knowledge representation of massive and diverse sets of data required by the next evolution in health care delivery.
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