KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 -- The Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) has formally announced a relationship with SNOMED International, supporting the use of SNOMED CT throughout Germany.
According to a statement, as of last week, the Federal Ministry of Research has given MII participants nationwide a licence to use SNOMED CT, the world’s largest clinical terminology, representing over 350,000 clinical concepts.
With the help of SNOMED CT, programmes can translate different medical terms into an internationally standardised numerical code.
In this way, clinical data from different countries can be compared and used for research, creating the prerequisites for treating diseases more effectively in the future, recognising them faster and supporting prevention.
The networking of routine care data and top medical research has great potential - for better medical treatment and strengthening Germany as a business and science location.
With strong presence in Europe, MII’s licence joins the initiative with 24 Members across Europe in the adoption and use of SNOMED CT.
Currently within Germany, there also exist a large number of additional SNOMED CT affiliate licensees, representing a mixture of large vendors and local development licences which have been provided free of charge for the time limited period of a project.
-- BERNAMA
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