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한국보건의료정보원

Korea Health Information Service

SNOMED CT NRC

Main Business Healthcare standardization SNOMED CT NRC
What is SNOMED CT NRC(National Release Center)?

It means the designation of the center at the national level for the smooth dissemination and spread of the SNOMED CT by SNOMED International, which is the managing authority of the Systematised Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT).

Purpose

SNOMED CT-based health care data standardization ensures decision-making support and continuity of treatment, and promotes the use of SNOMED CT in medical institutions such as health care data-centered hospitals so that it can be used for research.

Progress

  • 2020.6.10
    • Korea Health Information Service was designated as SNOMED CT NRC by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • 2020.8.14
    • Joined SNOMED International as the 39th official member

All domestic medical institutions can use the system freely without individual subscription to SNOMED International and additional fees.

Major content

(Role) SNOMED CT NRC plays a role in distributing national-level licenses on behalf of member countries, as well as managing licenses for each institution, vocabulary education and training, and discovering fields of application and is in charge of the spread of SNOMED CT of the country.

National Release Center(NRC) - See below for details

National Release Center(NRC)

*SNOMED CT or any Terminology product delivered by IHTSDO and used In the Member country.

  • National Release Center(NRC) → Updating SNOMED CT, documenting areas for improvement, reporting, requesting for support
  • National Release Center(NRC) → Communication with SNOMED International and member countries regarding matters related to SNOMED CT as a representative of Korea
  • National Release Center(NRC) → Distribution of SNOMED CT by complying with IHTSDO standards
  • National Release Center(NRC) → Setting and maintaining process for SNOMED CT distribution and license management
  • National Release Center(NRC) → Communication with domestic institutions which apply for and use the license.

(Current state of SNOMED CT)

  • It is an international standard medical terminology system systematized by hierarchy and relationship focusing on the concept. It effectively records and utilizes data in clinical trials for the purpose of improving patient care in major countries around the world such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
  • SNOMED CT is a terminology system that includes terms in many fields of medical information, not specific fields, and is currently used in 80 countries as a term description system that can express relationships.

NRC (National Release Center) serves as a bridge between the IHTSDO headquarters, domestic users, and NRCs in other countries.

NRC (National Release Center) serves as a bridge between the IHTSDO headquarters, domestic users, and NRCs in other countries. - See below for details
  • IHTSDO HQ
  • Korea NRC
    • Partner country’s NRC
  • Domestic users

    Clinical expert Health Information Manager IT system holder IT system developer Researchers, etc.

(Basic role) Distribution and introduction of the international version of SNOMED-CT developed and distributed by IHTSDO

Core business[(Cooperation with IHTSDO HQ), (Domestic introduction and distribution of SNOMED-CT international edition, license management and maintenance), (Serves as a contact point for domestic partners and users)]
Core business Cooperation with IHTSDO HQ
  • Performing a bridging role between partner organizations and users and the SNOMED-CT community
  • Supporting direct communication between IHTSDO and partners·users
Domestic introduction and distribution of SNOMED-CT international edition, license management and maintenance
  • Providing official international and domestic versions of SNOMED-CT and related materials for users
  • Preparation and submission of semiannual reports related to license management
  • Promoting overall development and reinforcement of SNOMED-CT through provision of related data and reports
Serves as a contact point for domestic partners and users
  • Collecting and reporting on SNOMED-CT cooperative organizations and users' opinions and suggestions for changes

Expected effects

  1. Expected to vitalize international standard data based health care research and healthcare service by using standard terms in various fields such as medical institutions, healthcare companies and academic societies

  2. Establishing a standard data set of medical institutions to establish a foundation for not only exchange of domestic medical information but also exchange of health care big data between countries

  3. Using it as an opportunity for Korea to exchange and cooperate with member countries for health care standardization, and to become one of the leading countries in health care standardization around the world

Others (SNOMED CT Partners and Members)

SNOMED CT Partners and Members

SNOMED CT Partners and Members - world map
Member Affiliate Licensee
  • AMERICAS
    • Argentina
    • Canada
    • Chile
    • United States
    • Uruguay
  • EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
    • Austria
    • Belium
    • Cyprus
    • Czech Republic
    • Denmark
    • Estonia
    • Finland
    • Iceland
    • Ireland
    • Israel
    • Jordan
    • Lithuania
    • Luxembourg
    • Malta
    • Netherlands
    • Norway
    • Portugal
    • Republic of Slovenia
    • Saudi Arabia
    • Slovak Republic
    • Spain
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • United KIngdom
  • ASIA PACIFIC
    • Australia
    • Brunei
    • Hong Kong,
    • China
    • India
    • Kazakhstan
    • Malaysia
    • New Zealand
    • Republic of Armenia
    • Republic of Korea
    • Singapore
    SNOMED International