The Value Set Authority Center (VSAC) is a repository and authoring tool for public value sets created by external programs. The VSAC is provided by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), in collaboration with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Subscribe to the VSAC Updates listserv for VSAC announcements about new content releases and functionality updates. Please send any questions or feedback regarding VSAC to NLM Support Center.
About VSAC
- Code System Inclusion Policy
- Code Systems and Tools
- Contact NLM Support Center
- Papers and Posters
- VSAC Listserv Policy
- VSAC Release Notes
- VSAC Services
How to Use VSAC
- Request a UMLS License to Access VSAC
- Search VSAC
- Value Set Steward Contact Information
- VSAC API: SVS and FHIR
- VSAC Collaboration Tool User's Guide
- VSAC Comparison Tool
Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs)
For VSAC Authors and Stewards
- Author Registration
- Author/Steward Group Management
- Author/Steward Roles
- Authoring Best Practices
- Change Value Set Ownership
- Convert to Intensional
- COVID-19 Provisional Codes
- COVID-19 Value Sets in VSAC: no login needed
- Creating Value Sets
- Direct Reference Code API URLs
- Keyword Management
- Purpose Statement Bulk Editing
- Track Value Set Changes
- Updating Value Sets
- Validation, Trial Expansions and Published Expansions
- Value Set Audit Log
- Value Set Definitions and Expansions
- Value Set Life Cycle
- Value Set Status: Review and Maintenance
- Value Set Usage Summary
Last Reviewed: February 27, 2024