History of SNOMED CT

SNOMED CT was a joint development between the NHS in England and the College of American Pathologists (CAP). It was formed in 1999 by the convergence of SNOMED RT and the United Kingdom's Clinical Terms Version 3 (formerly known as the Read Codes).

SNOMED itself was started in 1965 as SNOP (Systematized Nomenclature of Pathology), and later extended into other medical fields.

In 2007, the SNOMED CT intellectual property rights were transferred from the CAP to the SNOMED SDO® in the formal creation of the IHTSDO.



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About SNOMED CT Release of SNOMED CT Licensing History of SNOMED CT Who is Using SNOMED CT? SNOMED CT Publications	History of SNOMED CT SNOMED CT was a joint development between the NHS in England and the College of American Pathologists (CAP). It was formed in 1999 by the convergence of SNOMED RT and the United Kingdom's Clinical Terms Version 3 (formerly known as the Read Codes). SNOMED itself was started in 1965 as SNOP (Systematized Nomenclature of Pathology), and later extended into other medical fields. In 2007, the SNOMED CT intellectual property rights were transferred from the CAP to the SNOMED SDO® in the formal creation of the IHTSDO.