INTERNATIONAL HEALTH TERMINOLOGY STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

SNOMED International (trading name of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation) determines global standards for health terms, an essential part of improving the health of humankind. It is a private company limited by guarantee and a not-for-profit organization, committed to maintaining and growing its leadership as the global experts in healthcare terminology, ensuring that SNOMED CT, its world leading product, is accepted as the global common language for clinical terms. The purpose of International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) is to support safe, accurate, and effective health information exchange.