KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 -- SNOMED International and the International Council of Nurses (ICN) are in an agreement to pave the way for the International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) to be managed, produced, released and distributed by SNOMED International.
According to a statement, this agreement - the culmination of years of collaboration between the two organisations - will see ICN retain ownership of ICNP and continue to define its content to meet the global nursing profession’s needs.
The agreement aligns with increasing global health digitisation, widespread use of SNOMED CT-enabled electronic health records (EHR), and the documentation of ICNP-specific content by nurses worldwide.
A significant benefit of this agreement removes the need for countries that currently use both ICNP and SNOMED CT to engage in mapping activities between the two systems.
With this five-year agreement, the use of added ICNP terminology will be pursued by SNOMED International Member countries, including but not limited to Canada, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.
SNOMED International and ICN are engaged in planning the update of content to ICNP 2019, and preparing the first release of the ICNP reference set on behalf of ICN by September 2021, initially with an agreed two-year release cycle.
SNOMED CT is the world’s largest clinical terminology and its primary purpose is to support all healthcare professionals in their recording and sharing of detailed patient information within EHRs and across healthcare communities globally.
-- BERNAMA
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