Our clinical terminology team’s background in nursing, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory and other clinical areas gives us insight into how health care systems are burdened with the sheer volume of data being collected on COVID-19 patients.

The HDD has over 6000 value sets; many including SNOMED CT codes that are updated after every release.

Amid the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, the HDD team created several new value sets collecting the relevant standard codes, to be provided free to anyone who may find them useful in data identification in relation to the crisis.

It has been over 100 years since the Spanish Flu spread across the globe.

We know the importance of quick and accurate COVID-19 testing, but do we know when to get tested or even when to seek medical attention?