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This section identifies key benefits for vendors arising from implementing SNOMED CT. It summarizes general benefits that encourage adoption, procurement and deployment of SNOMED CT enabled systems. It also notes direct benefits to vendors arising from use of a common global terminology that enables effective meaning-based retrieval, facilitates mapping to ICD-10 and other classifications, and supports localization and customization to meet specific national, regional or specialty requirements. Figure 1. illustrates the benefits to hospitals and clinics who procure SNOMED CT enabled systems; it is also possible to sell SNOMED CT enabled systems to others in the figure such as governments, clinical research establishments, and health funders & providers who too can derive similar benefits.

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• SNOMED CT is designed as global terminology for healthcare
• Products built to use SNOMED CT can be deployed in many different countries
• SNOMED CT is available for free use in Member territories At least 25 countries and membership is continuing to growsee https://www.snomed.org/members
• Member countries welcome systems that make effective use of SNOMED CT
• Several countries specify SNOMED CT as a required or preferred clinical terminology
• SNOMED CT is used in more than eighty countries

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