Strategic Directions for the Next 3-5 Years

The broad vision for the Organization is set out in IHTSDO's Articles of Association. In April 2008, the General Assembly and the Management Board agreed that the organization's focus for the next 3-5 years should be to broaden the use of SNOMED CT, within and across health information systems, countries and professions. To decide where to concentrate our efforts, the organisation undertook a variety of consultation processes. These include:

• Joint planning sessions with the Management Board and General Assembly;
• Consultations with members of IHTSDO's General Assembly, Standing Committees, the Member Forum, the Affiliate Forum and others;
• A focus group with users of SNOMED CT; and
• Invitations to comment issued to the global Community of Practice as a whole.
  
  

In April 2010, the General Assembly approved the strategic directions, including accountability targets and shared goals. The directions are available in two presentation formats. "IHTSDO's Strategic Directions to 2015" describes IHTSDO's plans for 2015 in text form and "IHTSDO Strategic Directions to 2015-Graphics" provides a graphical presentation of the Organization's plans for 2015. Under each strategic direction, specific initiatives, accountability targets and shared goals are identified.

In addition, to complement and ensure the implementation of the strategic directions, each of IHTSDO's Standing Committees are developing a related action plan in their areas of responsibility. IHTSDO will be completing more detailed templates for each strategic initiative once the Standing Committee plans are approved. IHTSDO's annual Work Plans will also include concrete plans for making progress on the strategic directions in the year in question. We encourage members of the global Community of Practice to contribute to developing and refining these plans. An annual review of the status of the strategic directions will be conducted, coinciding with existing reporting mechanisms.

Many thanks all those, who took part in these discussions, and contributed their advice and expertise to the development of the Organization's Strategic Directions!

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