In article <[log in to unmask]>, Jon Bury
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>>READ are merging with the American equivalent Snowmed.
>>Not sure what it will be called.
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>"The new work, named SNOMED Clinical Terms (abbreviated SNOMED CT), will
>combine the strengths of the two existing terminologies: the robust strength
>of SNOMED RT in specialty medicine, including pathology, and the richness of
>Clinical Terms Version 3 (also known as Read Codes V3) in primary care.
>SNOMED RT and Clinical Terms Version 3 will continue to exist separately
>until SNOMED CT is well established. The CAP and the NHS will work closely
>with physicians, system suppliers, government agencies, and end-users to
>make a smooth transition from their current vocabularies to the new work,
>which is scheduled for availability by the end of 2001." -
>(http://www.snomed.org/prod/psn90.html)
>
....and I am told they will be *free* to the NHS
Cheers
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