What would it cost to develop and maintain a new Clinical Terminology based on a global uptake?
The cost of developing a new clinical terminology is estimated to be between $US 25 million and $US 55 million. The annual maintenance cost is expected to be in the region of $US 8 million and $US 9 million per year which is the same as the estimated costs for the IHTSDO to maintain and improve SNOMED CT. These estimates are based on the historic costs borne by the College of American Pathologists and the UK National Health Service.
