National Clinical Terminology Service
Empowering a digitally connected and interoperable health system.
Towards a global language for healthcare
Clinical terminology means a comprehensive set of standardised, linked medical terms that can be used in clinical software applications. When clinical software throughout Australia uses the same clinical terminology it will lead to better healthcare for all.
SNOMED including AMT
Used in over 90 countries, SNOMED CT is becoming the global language of healthcare in clinical software.
LOINC
LOINC is an international standard for identifying health measurements, observations and documents. We provide access to LOINC as part of NCTS for use in FHIR and other messaging formats.
RCPA SPIA
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) has developed the Standardised Pathology Informatics in Australia (SPIA) terminology reference set and information model to standardise and improve the recording, decision support, communication and analysis of pathology in Australia.
Webinars and video demonstrations
A webinar (25 mins) that demonstrates a popular terminology browser and gives tips and hints on how to search for SNOMED CT-AU content, including AMT.
A webinar (42 mins) that gives an overview of the Australian Medicines Terminology (AMT), its structure and coverage, purpose, use cases and more.
A webinar (33 mins) that demonstrates a tool that enables the creation of simple maps between SNOMED CT-AU (including the AMT) and other data sources.