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July 1, 2003

In an address to the National Health Information Infrastructure Tuesday morning, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson announced the free dissemination of SNOMED, a standardized medical vocabulary system. SNOMED promises to improved patient care and reduce medical errors by enabling health care providers to communicate electronically with each other. HHS Photo Chris Smith.

In an address to the National Health Information Infrastructure Tuesday morning, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson announced the free dissemination of SNOMED, a standardized medical vocabulary system. SNOMED promises to improved patient care and reduce medical errors by enabling health care providers to communicate electronically with each other. HHS Photo Chris Smith.

Last revised: July 1, 2003

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