I thought the IHTSDO would make SNOMED CT freely available to the world. Why is the IHTSDO licensing the terminology?
This was an issue of key discussion within the IHTSDO Board. The key goals of the Board are to ensure that the terminology is • Sustainable; • Improves interoperability; and • Does not compromise patient safety. In terms of sustainability, the IHTSDO needs an income stream to be able to maintain and improve the quality of SNOMED CT and ensure that it reflects the latest concepts in clinical practice. There is an expectation that all users of the terminology contribute to this work in accordance with their ability to pay. In addition, maintaining interoperability of the terminology requires changes to the terminology to be constrained, with some level of control over local modifications and enhancements. Both of these factors have the ability to impact patient safety which requires process to ensure the quality of the terminology and common understanding of encoded data. Therefore, the Board has opted for a licensing model that provides easy access to the standard at a fair cost, with m
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