SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023 release note
May 24, 2023
Release summary: SNOMED CT-AU v20230531
Clinical terminology v20230531
This release is maintained against the January 2023 SNOMED CT International Edition.
Identifying the version of this release of SNOMED CT-AU
When using codes from this release (for example, in clinical documents, maps, or terminology servers) the following string should be used to identify the version of this release:
http://snomed.info/sct/32506021000036107/version/20230531
Inclusions
This release contains the following content, accessible from the NCTS website:
Status | Name and version |
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New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023 (RF2 FULL) |
New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023 (RF2 SNAPSHOT) |
New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023 (RF2 DELTA) |
New | SNOMED CT-AU 31 May 2023 (RF2 ALL) |
New | SNOMED CT-AU Release Note 31 May 2023 (this document) |
New | AMT CSV 20230531 |
New | FHIR Value Sets v20230531 |
New | TSV format reference sets v20230531 |
New | SNOMED CT-AU Change Reports CSV v20230531 Note: if there are no changes for the month only the header row will appear in the file. |
Change summary
This section summarises the changes in this release and provides notice about planned future work. Changes made to resolve data issues will be listed if the potential impact on systems or patient care exceeds a threshold determined by an internal risk matrix assessment.
For more information about any of these changes, please contact help@digitalhealth.gov.au.
Content
Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
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SNOMED CT‑AU | Requested content | Request submissions for new concepts and descriptions have been added in this release from eHealth NSW for Digital Baby Book. |
AMT | Requested content | In addition to the modelling of new products, based on the 1 June 2023 PBS and RPBS schedule, a number of other products have been modelled in this release. |
AMT | IHIN | Dual labelled medicines are now transitioning to sole medicine ingredient names as of 1 May 2023. Maintenance of AMT substances that have been identified as a part of this first round of transition, and the descriptions for concepts that reference these substances, will be updated over a number of NCTS releases commencing with the NCTS May 2023 release. A second round of transition is expected in 2025. Please refer to the notification on the TGA website – Dual labelled medicine ingredient names start the transition to sole names on 30 April 2023 . |
Future changes
Terminology | Category/ID | Description |
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SNOMED CT‑AU | EDRS | With the release of the new Australian emergency department reference set as of January 2019, there are plans to deprecate the original Emergency Department Reference (EDRS) set in a forthcoming release. Current users of the EDRS will be consulted prior to confirming the deprecation date. |
Upcoming releases
The upcoming release schedule will be as follows:
- Tuesday 27 June 2023
- Thursday 27 July 2023
- Monday 28 August 2023