Towards a global language for healthcare
Clinical terminology means a comprehensive set of standardised, linked medical terms that can be used in clinical software applications. When clinical software throughout Australia ‘speaks the same language’ – uses the same clinical terminology – it will lead to better healthcare for all.
What we do
Watch this short (2 minute) to understand more about clinical terminology and the National Clinical Terminology Service.
Clinical terminologies we support
SNOMED CT-AU including AMT
Used in over 90 countries, SNOMED CT is becoming the global language of healthcare in clinical software. We provide access to SNOMED CT-AU and AMT (the subset of the Australian edition relating to medicines).
LOINC
LOINC is an international standard for identifying health measurements, observations and documents. We provide access to LOINC through Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) and other formats.
RCPA SPIA
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Standardised Pathology Informatics in Australia (SPIA) terminology reference set and information model standardises and improves the recording, decision support, communication and analysis of pathology in Australia.
Other terminologies
We provide access to over 50 code systems that may be used in clinical software to support administrative sections of medical records such as occupations, the Australian Immunisation Register and valid reasons for null values.
Webinars and video demonstrations
Shrimp terminology browser – searching SNOMED CT-AU
A webinar (approx. 25 mins) that demonstrates a popular terminology browser and gives tips and hints on how to search for SNOMED CT-AU content, including the AMT.
Introduction to the Australian Medicines Terminology
A webinar (approx. 42 mins) that gives an overview of the Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT), its structure and coverage, purpose, use cases and more.
Snapper: Map creating maps to SNOMED CT-AU
A webinar (approx. 33 mins) that demonstrates a tool that enables the creation of simple maps between SNOMED CT-AU (including the AMT) and other data sources.