When SNOMED CT is used in clinical software, everyone benefits: healthcare providers, patients, software vendors – in fact, the whole world.Benefits for healthcare providersSNOMED CT benefits healthcare providers by enabling them to:improve patient outcomes by knowing more about their patients’ health and care optionswork more closely with their patient for critical care decisionsprovide the best care possible with the wider care teammeasure the quality and cost of caredesign treatment guidelines that workspot emerging health trends and issuesreduce costly duplications of testing and treatment.Importantly, it enables healthcare providers to collect data once and reuse it for a diverse range of clinical, management and research purposes.In actionBy introducing a clinical information system that used SNOMED CT, the University of California (SF) Medical Centre reduced the emergency department triage time by 53%. This also led to 17% more high acuity patients being seen within recommended timeframes, with no impact on quality.Benefits for patientsSNOMED CT benefits patients by:improving the quality of care they receiveensuring clinical data recorded during consultations has a consistent meaningallowing them to control their health information and know about their health and care optionsenabling key information to be accessed by everyone involved in a patient’s care journeyenabling them to work with their care providers so they can receive the best care available.In actionPatients at Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England, a SNOMED CT-enabled health organisation, were able to enrol in a COVID 19 clinical trial within one hour of having tested positive for the virus.Benefits for software vendorsSNOMED CT benefits software vendors by:allowing them to sell their product using a global standard that is used in over 80 countriesallowing them to easily expand their functionality to cover other clinical domainsopening up new markets for their software products.In actionOver 70% of the inpatient and outpatient clinical systems products in Europe and North America use SNOMED CT. See Who's using SNOMED CT-AU in AustraliaIn actionA vendor launched new SNOMED CT-enabled electronic medical record software for primary care and captured 20% of the market within 3 years.Benefits for the whole worldSNOMED CT enables healthcare information to be exchanged globally for the benefit of all. Clinicians can record patient data more accurately, exchanging it within the healthcare team and with patients, locally and across borders, to improve patient outcomes. Read more about the value of SNOMED CT and its benefits. Considering implementing SNOMED CT-AU?Healthcare providers and software vendors: please get in touch so we can advise on the best approach. Emailhelp@digitalhealth.gov.au Call 1300 901 0018am – 5pm (AEST/AEDT), Monday – Friday See also: The big picture: SNOMED CT and other code sets Who's using SNOMED CT-AU and AMT?