Our organization was established as IHTSDO in 2007. The founding 9 charter Members were Australia, Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. We have now grown to more than 46 Members globally. Members Our organization was established as the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation in 2007. The founding 9 charter Members were Australia, Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Sweden, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Trading as SNOMED International, the organization has grown to 50 Members and has issued Affiliate Licenses to more than 50,000 individuals and organizations. The designations employed and the presentation of the material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IHTSDO trading as SNOMED International concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown on the map are not warranted to be error free nor do they imply official endorsement or acceptance by IHTSDO trading as SNOMED International or its member organizations. Further, Member organizations are not accountable for any data presented on this map. Americas Argentina Belize Canada Chile El Salvador Jamaica United States Uruguay Europe, Middle East & Africa Andorra Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Jordan Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Portugal Qatar Republic of Slovenia Saudi Arabia Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Asia Pacific Australia Brunei Hong Kong India Indonesia Malaysia Mongolia New Zealand Republic of Korea Singapore Thailand Download the map Members of SNOMED International can be an agency of a national government, or another body (such as a corporation or regional government agency) endorsed by an appropriate national government authority within the territory it represents. Members play a critical governance role through the approval of the organization's budget and strategy. Member onboarding Arrangements for governance of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (trading as SNOMED International) and SNOMED CT are specified in the IHTSDO Articles of Association. Member onboarding materials Learn more Events Annual Business Meetings, Expo, and SNOMED CT Web Series Learn more News Read our latest news, newsletters and events Learn more Subscribe Subscribe to SNOMED International news Learn more Managed service Our fully hosted service supports Members with management of their SNOMED CT releases Change or add to SNOMED CT SNOMED CT is a growing, evolving product. Here you can learn about how you can help contribute to making it even stronger. Request a change Managed service The Managed Service was created to provide an online service that would allow SNOMED International Members to manage and distribute a release of a SNOMED CT local extension from start to finish in simple, standard manner. The Managed Service was designed to provide a value for money, off the shelf service for SNOMED International Members, benefitting from the use of a shared platform. The Managed Service provides a fully hosted service with: access to SNOMED International technical and content staff for support; use of the SNOMED CT Authoring Platform and the Reference Set & Translation tool; validation, release and distribution of SNOMED CT local extensions twice a year. If you are interested in getting more information on the SNOMED International Managed Service, please contact your local CSRM representative. Contact us Namespace identifiers If you are interested in creating your own content or extension, you will need a Namespace Identifier so your content can be associated with you. Namespace application form To get a Namespace Identifier, please fill out a Namespace Identifier Application Form and email it to info@snomed.org . Access the Allocation Policy Access the registry Tools Software and tools that have been designed and developed by SNOMED International primarily support the International and Spanish Editions of SNOMED CT. They are also integral to the provision of the Managed Service to those Members who sign up to use the hosted authoring platform for the management of local country extensions. More about our tools Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe Our Members Onboarding Change or add Managed service Tools Namespace Identifiers

The French E-health Agency (ANS – Agence du Numérique en Santé) has been commissioned by the French Ministry of Health and Safety to represent, as National Release Centre (NRC), France in SNOMED International governance. France The French E-health Agency (ANS – Agence du Numérique en Santé) has been commissioned by the French Ministry of Health and Safety to represent, as National Release Centre (NRC), France in SNOMED International governance. Contact Details Agence du Numérique en Santé PariSanté Campus 2 – 10 rue d’Oradour-sur-Glane 75015 Paris France Website: https://esante.gouv.fr/produits-services/cgts/snomed-ct Licensing: https://smt.esante.gouv.fr/licences-snomed/ Email: ans-terminologies@esante.gouv.fr Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Thierry DART Member Forum: Elisabeth SERROT-DAMATTE and Maël LE GALL News articles SNOMED International welcomes France as a new Member of the global SNOMED CT community ANS is the reference public agency for development and deployment of e-health in France. This is achieved through 3 missions: (i) Regulate and promote e-health, (ii) support stakeholders’ initiatives, and (iii) conceive e-health national programs. SNOMED International France membership is in line with the European dynamic to develop the European Health Data Space (EHDS). It also responds to the ambition of the “Ségur du numérique en santé ” program, aiming to facilitate and secure health data exchange and to promote interoperability between information systems. In this context, SNOMED CT use case in France will be, at first, to standardise anatomy (imaging, vaccination site, …) and microbiology (biology report) data. The French NRC takes part in the French Translation Collaboration Group to collaborate with other French-speaking countries in the creation of a Common French translation. This translation is then used by the Members in the group as a basis for their national translations. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Australia's representative to SNOMED International is the Australian Digital Health Agency Australia Australia's representative to SNOMED International is the Australian Digital Health Agency Contact Details Australian Digital Health Agency GPO Box 9942 Canberra ACT 2601 Website: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au Email: help@digitalhealth.gov.au Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Peter O'Halloran Member Forum: Kate Ebrill and Ryan Mavin News articles As the steward for digital health enablement of Australia’s health system, the Australian Digital Health Agency is responsible for the Australian national digital health strategy including the design, development, delivery and operation of national infrastructure such as the My Health Record. More information about SNOMED CT in Australia can be accessed at: https://www.digitalhealth.gov.au https://www.healthterminologies.gov.au Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Croatia's representative to SNOMED International is the Croatian Ministry of Health Croatia Croatia's representative to SNOMED International is the Croatian Ministry of Health Contact Details Croatian Ministry of Health Website: https://zdravstvo.gov.hr Email: pitajtenas@miz.hr Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Srebrenka Mesić Member Forum: Andreja Matkun, Višnja Antolković Ilić News articles Croatia prioritizes the quality and structure of ehealth data with SNOMED membership With a population of nearly 4 million, Croatia is the latest European country to join SNOMED International since the March 2022 announcement that the European Union (EU) will provide its Member States with 60 per cent funding towards SNOMED International membership until 2027, via the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA). “Highly developed with a fully integrated, globalized economy, Croatia made eHealth a priority in its 2021-2027 national health development plan , which is consistent with our comprehensive healthcare reform," says Croatian health Minister Vili Beroš on the occasion of Croatia joining SNOMED International. The goals of the strategy include 36 measures in five categories: improved healthy lifestyles and more effective disease prevention; improvement of the health system; improvement of the model of care for key health challenges; making the health system a desirable place to work; and improving the financial sustainability of the health system. Learn more about the Croatian Ministry of Health's SNOMED CT approach. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

Hungary joins a community of 49 Members globally within the SNOMED community. It is the fifth following the announcement of EU funding for Member states wishing to adopt SNOMED CT. Hungary Hungary joins a community of 49 Members globally within the SNOMED community. It is the fifth following the announcement of EU funding for Member states wishing to adopt SNOMED CT. Contact Details Website: T BD Email: TBD Appointed Representatives General Assembly: TBD Member Forum: TBD News articles Since launching an electronic patient record in 2017, Hungary’s efforts to further digitize the healthcare system were spurred in part – as in many countries – by the COVID-19 pandemic . In April 2023, Dr Péter Takács, Hungary’s State Secretary for Health, made strengthening the country’s health resources, infrastructure and delivery, harnessing technology and innovation to better serve its population, and nurturing its health and care workforce its main priorities. Other notable activities supporting Hungary’s digital health advancement include a recent study where Hungarian researchers mapped more than 6,000 in-patient and outpatient procedure codes to SNOMED CT, as part of the European Health Data Evidence Network (EHDEN) project. The EHDEN project’s goals are to reduce the time needed to provide answers in real world health research by developing the required infrastructure in a federated network at scale across Europe, collaboration on research methodologies, and education in an open science collaboration. Hungary is also active in cross-border research and data-sharing initiatives, according to a country profile gathered as part of Towards European Health Data Space (TEHDAS) . TEHDAS, whose purpose is to help Member States and the Commission to develop concepts and guidelines for the governing, usage and sharing of health data for secondary purposes, is cited as a concrete tool to develop the European Health Data Space and access to health data for secondary uses such as research, innovation and policy-making. Also noted in the profile is Hungary’s strategic investments in data-driven tools and artificial intelligence, as well as innovative pilot projects building the technical infrastructure for federated analysis. Country objectives also include development of a separate infrastructure for the secondary use of health data. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

The Slovak Republic's representative to SNOMED International is the National Health Information Center. Slovak Republic The Slovak Republic's representative to SNOMED International is the National Health Information Center. Contact Details National Health Information Center Lazaretská 26 811 09 Bratislava Slovak Republic Website: http://www.nczisk.sk Email: info@nczisk.sk Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Pavol Rieger Member Forum: Lucia Jurovata News articles The Slovak Republic's representative to SNOMED International is the National Health Information Center (NHIC). NHIC is the state contributory organization established by the Ministry of Health of Slovak Republic. NHIC became a Member in November 2009 thus joining the international effort to develop, maintain and use SNOMED CT in healthcare systems. The mission and the subject of the activities of NHIC in the Slovak Republic is to promote the use of IT systems in healthcare, to support and ensure the operation of implemented eHealth solutions, and to ensure a flexible information base for authorized persons. Because of that, NHIC also supports the introduction of ITC standards into the healthcare arena. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

The country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness will act as the National Release Centre (NRC) for the country. Belize The country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness will act as the National Release Centre (NRC) for the country. Contact Details Belize Ministry of Health and Wellness Website: TBD Email: TBD Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Andrei Chell Member Forum: Russel Manzanero & Juan Carlos Sarabia News articles Belize advances its digital health goals with the adoption of SNOMED CT Belize’s adoption of SNOMED CT is part of its efforts to digitize and modernize its healthcare delivery services. In 2022, the country announced the digital transformation of its health sector via a European Union-funded Health Sector Support Programme Belize Project to develop and implement a Clinical Data Exchange Platform to enable interconnectivity and interoperability between various different platforms such as Belize's Health Information System (BHIS). In June 2024, the Belize Ministry of Health and Wellness announced it was seeking Inter-American Development Bank funding for further integration of digital technologies as part of its work to strengthen the BHIS and develop a more comprehensive framework for telemedicine, starting with a pilot program focused on mental health services. The country’s Ministry of Health and Wellness will act as the National Release Centre (NRC) for the country. NRCs serve as the interface between SNOMED International, the national users and Affiliates, and other Members. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

The Ministry of Health (MOH) bears national responsibility for ensuring the health of the population of Israel. Israel The Ministry of Health (MOH) bears national responsibility for ensuring the health of the population of Israel. Contact Details Ministry of Health 39 Yirmiyahu St Jerusalem Israel Website: https://www.health.gov.il/English/Pages/HomePage.aspx Email: Dr Yael Applbaum yael.applbaum@moh.health.gov.il ; Dr. Barbara Silverman barbara.silverman@moh.gov.il Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Dr. Boaz Lev, Ombudsman for Medical Professions, Israel Health Ministry Member Forum: Dr. Yael Applbaum, Director, Health Information Quality, Israel Health Ministry News articles It also determines the policy on matters of medical services, supervision, auditing, control, licensing and coordination of the health systems and services. Policy is based on health information that is gathered routinely from all health services. Data is the building block for policy decisions and the Health Ministry is investing much effort in data sharing, in big data and in digital health across all healthcare services. While the strategic decision to adopt SNOMED CT as the health system's clinical terminology was taken in 2012, when Israel joined as a member, the implementation method and timing has not yet been determined. This is because plans to implement SNOMED were linked to strategic decisions regarding the upgrading of the ICD coding system in a joint project. There are no plans to translate SNOMED into Hebrew, as medical diagnoses are written in English in all electronic health records. More information about SNOMED CT in Israel can be accessed here: https://www.health.gov.il/English/Pages/HomePage.aspx Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

In August 2020 the Republic of Korea became a Member, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Republic of Korea In August 2020 the Republic of Korea became a Member, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Contact Details Korea Health Information Service Address: 8F, Yonsei University Bongnae Bldg. 36, Chilpae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 04512 KOREA Telephone: (82)-2-6263-8327 Website: www.k-his.or.kr E-mail: snomednrc@k-his.or.kr Appointed Representatives General Assembly: AeKyong Kwon Member Forum: Prof. Park, Hyeoun-Ae, Hwang, Hee News articles The Korean Ministry of Health and Social Welfare advances its digital health journey with membership in SNOMED International for the nationwide use of the most comprehensive global clinical terminology, SNOMED CT. Adoption of SNOMED CT in Korea will enable health information exchange anytime, anywhere between participating medical institutions. A priority in Korea, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and related health care organizations are undertaking various Health IT priority initiatives such as Health Information Exchange, electronic medical record certification and Data-centered Hospitals, each of which are contributing elements in developing Korea’s national interoperability roadmap. The use of standardized terminologies and vocabularies, like SNOMED CT, are recommended for the breadth of these initiatives. To promote the use of SNOMED CT as a reference terminology, the Korean Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has already developed maps of the Disease Classification and Medical Procedure Codes used for National Health Insurance claims to SNOMED CT. Korea’s SNOMED CT mapping efforts will continue with remaining medical service areas such as long-term care, medical images, basic treatments, hospice care, emergency services, anesthesia, traditional medicine, meals, and pharmacy. Further, the Republic will pursue the development of relevant SNOMED CT reference sets to target codification of Korea’s national health care priorities. More information about SNOMED CT in the Republic of Korea can be accessed at: www.k-his.or.kr Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

In March 2014 India became a Member, joining the global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT terminology to achieve semantic interoperability in health systems. India In March 2014 India became a Member, joining the global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT terminology to achieve semantic interoperability in health systems. Contact Details eHealth Division, MoH&FW Director (e-Health) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India Nirman Bhawan Maulana Azad Road New Delhi - 110 008 India National Release Center (India) National Resource Centre for EHR Standards (NRCeS) HPC-Medical & Bioinformatics Applications Group C-DAC Innovation Park Panchavati, Pashan Pune - 411 008 India Website: http://www.nrces.in Email: nrc-help@cdac.in Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Madhukar Kumar Bhagat Member Forum: Gaur Sunder (co-chair) and Manisha Mantri News articles National Resource Centre for EHR Standards (NRCeS) set-up by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), Govt. of India at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Pune represents India at SNOMED International. NRCeS assists in and supports adoption of EHR Standards, including SNOMED CT, in the country. NRCeS provides free tools/SDKs for integration, licenses, and training to build awareness among all stakeholders. More information about SNOMED CT in India can be accessed here: http://www.nrces.in Affiliated licenses can be obtained at https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing/IN Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's representative to SNOMED International is the National Health Information Center. Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's representative to SNOMED International is the National Health Information Center. Contact Details National Health Information Center Olaya St, As Sahafah, Riyadh 13315, Saudi Arabia Website: https://nhic.gov.sa/en/Pages/default.aspx Email: https://nhic.gov.sa/en/Help/Pages/ContactUs.aspx Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Waleed Albahli Member Forum: Noora Althomairy, Saad Alobaili News articles The National Health Information Center (NHIC) has been given the mandate to further digital health and information technology across healthcare sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NHIC will provide a number of digital health and informatics services. The main objective of NHIC is to contribute to healthcare, and the public health in the kingdom through technology and standards. The NHIC acts as a healthcare hub of digital connectivity, identifies and standardizes health data, build an EHR to ensure national interoperability, adopt and facilitate international coding system and classification standards, contribute to research and statistics, etc. which follows the mandate listed in Saudi royal decree no. 333. The NHIC is responsible for distributing and managing SNOMED CT in Saudi Arabia, while also developing and maintaining its content to meet Saudi Arabian Requirements. Through Membership in SNOMED International, The Kingdom strives to increase patient safety by eliminating errors occurring due to misinterpreted data, while fulfilling our National E- Health Strategy in alignment with the larger healthcare transformation strategy and 2030 Vision. Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe

In January 2010, the Republic of Slovenia became a Member of SNOMED International, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Republic of Slovenia In January 2010, the Republic of Slovenia became a Member of SNOMED International, joining a global effort to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT in health systems around the world. Contact Details Ministry of Health Štefanova 5 SI- 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia Website: http://www.mz.gov.si/en/ Email: gp.mz@gov.si Appointed Representatives General Assembly: Iztok Štotl Member Forum: Alen Vrecko News articles In joining IHTSDO, SNOMED CT will be made available throughout the Republic of Slovenia for use in electronic health records, health research, and other applications. Users of the terminology in the Republic of Slovenia will also have access to new resources as they are developed. More information about SNOMED CT in the Republic of Slovenia can be accessed here: http://www.mz.gov.si/en/ Back Learn more Global Patient Set Built from the globally recognized SNOMED CT terminology standard at no cost to users Learn more Get SNOMED CT Information about our license and fee structure Learn more Software and tools We develop and operate applications platforms to support our products and services Learn more Document library Access overviews, guides and specifications Subscribe to SNOMED International news Stay up to date on SNOMED news, features, developments and newsletters by subscribing to our news service. Subscribe