# SNOMED CT software conformity framework

**URL:** <https://ehealthforum.nz/t/snomed-ct-software-conformity-framework/21840>\
**Category:** Standards\
**Tags:** standards, snomed-ct\
**Created:** [November 30, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/snomed-ct-software-conformity-framework/21840 "2021-11-30T21:52:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![alastairk](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/alastairk/32/6631_2.png) [@alastairk](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/alastairk)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/snomed-ct-software-conformity-framework/21840/1 "2021-11-30T21:52:59Z")

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[Certification Framework 112921 DRAFT.pdf](https://ehealthforum.nz/uploads/short-url/803uzI7mFSYAm4evJSisAmDhbgd.pdf) (31.0 KB)  
Here’s a proposal from SNOMED International for a framework for assessing levels of conformity in the use of SNOMED CT in clinical software. Please have a look - I’m interested to hear from the software development community, with a view to feedback

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**Author:** ![pkjordan](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/pkjordan/32/5077_2.png) [@pkjordan](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/pkjordan)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/snomed-ct-software-conformity-framework/21840/2 "2021-12-01T03:33:00Z")

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I think that could be an extremely useful tool in assessing the level of maturity and conformance of SCT implementation - if (and it’s a big IF) it is supported by a independent testing. Otherwise, we’ll continue to see claims made on behalf of certain products and services that they are ‘SNOMED compliant’ when a cursory glance ‘under the bonnet’ reveals the opposite.

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**Author:** ![MValentine](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/mvalentine/32/6734_2.png) [@MValentine](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/MValentine)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 12:41am UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/snomed-ct-software-conformity-framework/21840/3 "2021-12-04T00:41:07Z")

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I agree with @pkjordan . This looks like a reasonable stepwise assessment of how well SNOMED CT is being used in an implementation. Tom Morton and I will see if we can work this tool into our review of DHB adoption of the NZ ED SCT reference sets.