ICNP to SNOMED CT Release Files Available for Download

ICNP to SNOMED CT Release Files Available for Download. NLM Tech Bull. 2017 Nov-Dec;(419):b12.

Two ICNP (International Classification for Nursing Practice) to SNOMED CT released files are available for download:

• New ICNP to SNOMED CT Interventions Release. The ICNP to SNOMED CT nursing interventions equivalency table covers just one semantic type – nursing interventions – with equivalent ICNP and SNOMED CT concepts for each intervention. The table comprises 993 equivalents, representing a subset of ICNP and a subset of SNOMED CT – equivalents have not been identified for all ICNP interventions, or for all SNOMED CT Procedures.
• Updated ICNP to SNOMED CT Diagnoses Release. The ICNP to SNOMED CT nursing diagnoses (problems) equivalency table covers just one semantic type – nursing diagnoses (problems) – with equivalent ICNP and SNOMED CT concepts for each problem. The table comprises 531 active equivalencies, representing a subset of ICNP and a subset of SNOMED CT – equivalencies have not been identified for all ICNP diagnoses, or for all SNOMED CT Clinical Findings.

To download the above releases, you must have agreed to the UMLS Metathesaurus License and have a UMLS Terminology Services login. To learn more about the license and to sign up for an account, please see the additional information on the SNOMED CT License page. Any inquiries may be sent to NLM Customer Support.