March 30, 2017 - SNOMED International and IBM have announced that Watson Health will adopt SNOMED CT for use in Watson Health offerings in support of IBM’s commitment to comprehensive standardization of patient data worldwide.
The agreement between SNOMED International and IBM Watson Health breaks new ground and allows for significant impact, pairing SNOMED CT’s 325,000+ clinical concepts with Watson’s cognitive capabilities.
SNOMED CT presents clinically-relevant concepts and modifiers consistently and comprehensively, providing a ‘global language of healthcare’. Standardizing IBM Watson Health’s offerings on SNOMED CT supports efforts to provide customers and collaborators with clear information to help clinicians arrive at sound medical decisions and support the efficient delivery of quality care.
Visit the IBM Watson Health partnerships page to access the official press release and recent Healthcare IT News article.
For more information on IBM Watson Health, visit: ibm.com/watsonhealth.
SNOMED International is pleased to announce the release of the Practical Guide to Reference Sets.
SNOMED CT reference sets enable the maintenance and distribution of a wide range of SNOMED CT derivatives, including subsets, maps, navigation hierarchies and ordered lists. They also provide a standard extensibility mechanism to support effective localization and customization of SNOMED CT.
The Practical Guide to Reference Sets provides an introduction to SNOMED CT reference sets, and explains why, how and where they are used. It also explores the different types of reference sets, and a range of practical approaches to each stage of the reference set life cycle.
The Practical Guide to Reference Sets can be found at http://snomed.org/refsetpg.
SNOMED International is pleased to announce the release of the Decision Support with SNOMED CT guide.
Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems support healthcare providers to make well informed decisions at relevant points in the patient journey, such as diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
SNOMED CT enables these CDS systems to select the most relevant clinical guidelines, knowledge and alerts for an individual patient, by leveraging its comprehensive clinical hierarchies and defining relationships.
The Decision Support with SNOMED CT guide introduces the key components of CDS systems, and explores ways in which SNOMED CT can be used to enhance the capabilities within each of these components. This guide has been written to assist Members, vendors and users of SNOMED CT develop a greater understanding of how SNOMED CT can be used to enhance CDS implementations.
The Decision Support with SNOMED CT guide can be found at http://snomed.org/cds.
SNOMED International's Q1 2017 Newsletter is now available:
Note: Click through to Confluence to download.
@MediaplanetUK’s 2017 Connected Health Campaign is focused on the digitalisation of the healthcare system due to increasing economic and patient safety pressures. A holistic, ground-up innovation approach from the private and public sector sees the collaboration between clinicians, policy makers and data analytics resulting in a golden age for personal health.
In collaboration with Digital Heath London, TechUK and the Telecare Services Association, SNOMED International joins the 2017 #ConnectedHealth Campaign to inform clinicians and decision makers of the impact clinical terminology bears on the delivery of connected, interoperable healthcare.
Through his editorial, ‘The global language of healthcare,’ SNOMED International CEO, Don Sweete, shares his views on the important role that a clinical terminology such as SNOMED CT plays in achieving a modern healthcare system. Further, Sweete shares additional opportunities resulting from using clinical terminology in a consistent and unambiguous way through leading practice approaches in the areas of research, quality assurance and overall patient safety.
The 2017 Connected Health Campaign runs through to December and targets print (Guardian Newspaper), digital, social media and events in terms of exposure through its distribution channels.
Follow the #ConnectedHealth Campaign conversation at @Snomedct, #snomedct
SNOMED International April 2017 Business Meeting
Sunday 23rd to Wednesday 26th April 2017
The Corporate Services Team is very pleased to advise that registration for the forthcoming SNOMED International April 2017 Business Meeting is now open.
Please click the link below to register your attendance at the conference in London, UK:
http://www.cvent.com/d/95qkbm/4W
Please note: This is only for those who are attending in person - registration for those dialling-in to meetings is not required.
This Business Meeting is shaping up to be a very memorable one. We will be celebrating the momentous occasion of the 10th Anniversary of IHTSDO with a special drinks reception on the evening of Monday 24th. Professor Keith McNeil (Chief Clinical Information Officer at NHS England) has also been secured as the keynote speaker at the opening plenary that morning, which should provide a great insight into his future vision for SNOMED CT, both within the UK and also globally.
The full confirmed schedule for the event is available to download here:
http://www.snomed.org/participate/attend-our-events/snomed-international-business-meetings/
The link above also contains useful information about booking your hotel accommodation, as well as some travel advice.
Please note that due to the London Marathon we are in the unusual situation of having our Sunday sessions in a different area of London to the weekday meetings. The meetings on Sunday 23rd are being held at the Novotel Paddington. This hotel is right near Paddington station, so is a very easy transfer for those arriving via Heathrow. For the weekday meetings (24th-26th) we will return to the Amba Hotel in Charing Cross.
Please contact us by email at events@snomed.org if you have any questions – we hope to see you in London!
A requirement has arisen for a Contractor/Consultant specializing in Clinical/Medical Technical Writing, to work within the Content and Mapping Team of SNOMED International. This position will work with the Head of Terminology and the Editorial Lead to ensure that editorial policy and rules are kept up to date, well understood, written clearly, organised logically and are simple to navigate within the structure of the SNOMED Editorial Guide. It is envisaged the position will be for a period of 6-8 months from the starting point. Timing, duration of contract, and specific deliverables will be agreed with the successful contractor prior to commencement of work.
*There may be other initiatives dependent on resource availability and funding
Applications are now sought from suitably qualified Contractors/Consultants.
Due to the locations of the Head of Terminology and Content and Mapping - Executive lead, the key stakeholders for this work, who reside in West Coast USA and Eastern Canada respectively, candidates must live in a time zone where they are able to communicate daily with these stakeholders at a time which does not necessitate working at unsociable hours for either the candidate or the stakeholders.
Please forward your resume and cover letter highlighting why you believe you are able to provide the services (as per the attached Job Description below) to jobs@snomed.org
The role is required asap and applications will close Friday 21st April at 17:00 UTC.
Expo 2017 brings the world’s greatest thinkers together to discuss the global language of healthcare: SNOMED CT. The 2017 conference programme focuses the conversation on your experiences, achievements and enhancements of SNOMED CT.
Submit your paper and poster ideas on the following themes today!
- SNOMED in Action
Your practical, first-hand experiences using SNOMED CT in clinical solutions
- Enhancing Clinical Practice using SNOMED CT
The clinical achievements that have been made possible with SNOMED CT
- Leveraging SNOMED CT
Your developments and enhancements of the SNOMED CT product
Read more about conference themes and review submission guidelines.
Submissions Close Friday 5th May 2017 (21:00 UTC)
Please contact snomedctexpo@snomed.org if you require any assistance.
SNOMED CT Expo 2017 is located in the heart of Europe. Bratislava, Slovakia follows successful events in New Zealand, Sydney, Stockholm, Washington DC, Amsterdam and Montevideo. Conference delegates include local and international leading experts, as well as those who are newer to the SNOMED CT community and health terminology.
Dear SNOMED International Community of Practice,
We are please to announce that confirmed schedule for SNOMED International's April 2017 Business Meeting is now available online here: