# SNOMED CT Document Library

The SNOMED CT Document Library is a centralized resource offering access to a wide range of official SNOMED CT materials, including Specifications, Implementation Guides, Practical Guides, and User Guides. It is designed to support implementers, developers, and other stakeholders in understanding and applying SNOMED CT effectively in real-world scenarios.

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## Document Index

<table><thead><tr><th width="377.5078125">SNOMED CT Document</th><th>Link</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Allergy Implementation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/EUp9nJwjJLZYACbE3UwO/">Allergy Implementation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Authoring Platform User Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/O8kNzHFIgz2UFgwrcB08/">Authoring Platform User Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Browser Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/1kHdBxHtH99oJ85gNaa3/">SNOMED CT Browser Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Cancer Synoptic Reporting Implementation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/iVNO851qfehALjJyjfuh/">Cancer Synoptic Reporting Implementation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Clinical Decision Support Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/XxY5vKuPdiVBdqbdZl1x/">SNOMED CT Clinical Decision Support Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Compositional Grammar Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/VgpC90r7t9DyATri97GG/">SNOMED CT Compositional Grammar Specification</a></td></tr><tr><td>Content Request Service Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/T7gOK7qF5jKUT64ZHaBu/introduction/readme">SNOMED CT Content Request Service (CRS) Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Context Representation Implementation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/NsUpoYYIwAXcVvsqbyLS/">Context Representation Implementation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Data Analytics Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/uKngFry3XF9A8phdXFe8/">SNOMED CT Data Analytics Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Diagramming Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/M5YwUfVkVdFLDT6IXbBg/">SNOMED CT Diagramming Specification</a></td></tr><tr><td>Editorial Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/uoSxuN6wQMDYcvuq2wNX/">SNOMED CT Editorial Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>EDQM to SNOMED CT Dose Form Map Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/s/UBtt8xnBO4xFyq2mN9lM/">EDQM to SNOMED CT Dose Form Map User Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>EHR Requirements Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/2zGgKVo3oaP8h8IA9Bfu/">SNOMED CT EHR Requirements Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Expression Constraint Language Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/sOJBD7YbxAy9bD1Ko9L9/">SNOMED CT Expression Constraint Language</a></td></tr><tr><td>Extension Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/3RKZIWpWFT0ocCgNT16E/">SNOMED CT Extension Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Glossary</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/P21QucCX9Y41nBQt50ad/">SNOMED CT Glossary</a></td></tr><tr><td>GPS Implementation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/839ZLPSqBl8VA0IuWNe3/">GPS Implementation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Guide for COVID-19</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/KjTEXok2qo0NibxpfDHl/">SNOMED CT Guide for COVID-19</a></td></tr><tr><td>Guía de Introducción a SNOMED CT</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/6qRORWNoEtGGQyEdx8kp/">Guía de Introducción a SNOMED CT</a></td></tr><tr><td>Guía del Centro Nacional de Referencia (CNR)</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/I7N0Q2Su8RGW5pAlIrWt/">Guía del Centro Nacional de Referencia (CNR)</a></td></tr><tr><td>ICD-10 Map Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/WdB6Is6LaDpXsfaSDN39/">SNOMED CT to ICD-10 Map Specification</a></td></tr><tr><td>Implementation Fact Sheets</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/oTI6NZy7x0aaiM5aXOsc/">Implementation Fact Sheets</a></td></tr><tr><td>Intro a SCT para proveedores</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/gJUdYtsAnX415FsKishB/">Intro a SCT para proveedores</a></td></tr><tr><td>IPS Implementation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/VnsfKeI5MuCXZbpiAQnu/">SNOMED IPS Terminology Implementation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>LOINC Ontology Implementation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/vdInPDnQhewgUCH6BOCp/">LOINC Implementation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Logical Profile Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/hRUJsLa2ant5L63pkp1O/">SNOMED CT Logical Profile Specification</a></td></tr><tr><td>Machine-Readable Concept Model</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/wLJPOzgAQsSAYr6nhvCl/">SNOMED CT Machine Readable Concept Model</a></td></tr><tr><td>Mapping Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/vfZ2h198vJ4VJyfraIHQ/">SNOMED CT Mapping Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>MLDS User Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/LYgfgtQAEX6IwigniPM1/">MLDS User Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>NCPT Implementation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/I4wWbsWWSniTcRzkLBwE/">NCPT Implementation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>National Release Center Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/P1frmzZuNvoHsCrG7SKQ/">SNOMED NRC Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>OWL Reference Set Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/UVgNFMSypqSsi48DpFEe/">SNOMED CT OWL Reference Set Specification</a></td></tr><tr><td>Postcoordination Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/usjN9isxKh4cLDTFopLg/">SNOMED CT Postcoordination Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Reference Set Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/qOI2v58ZsXOoklmwBOk4/">SNOMED CT Reference Set Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Release File Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/irKbJsZG57nSWZA4GT0M/">SNOMED CT Release File Specification</a></td></tr><tr><td>Search and Data Entry Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/CEAcChvWjWEu16YmwNrz/">SNOMED CT Search and Data Entry Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Simplex User Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/WOqw6Pr88mt7eMEp8PEV/">Simplex User Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Snap2SNOMED User Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/hhAMcxzclQGXKlrJY7Lj/">Snap2SNOMED User Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>SQL Practical Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/LnTo62BQeQSW6tBNKv0T/">SNOMED CT - SQL Practical Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Starter Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/UmSUeu96fIQZWDm7RISx/">SNOMED CT Starter Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Translation Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/RqD57MbRYSFSsKbOrkOa/">SNOMED CT Translation Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Translation Management Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/LWaBsNxFVew6RgxiYZZQ/">SNOMED CT Translation Management Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>Template Syntax Specification</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/zMLFwMoInWP79jP2Up2p/">SNOMED CT Template Syntax Specification</a></td></tr><tr><td>Terminology Services Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/t4wRQcj6gyQPunraJrP0/">SNOMED CT Terminology Services Guide</a></td></tr><tr><td>URI Standard</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/kgrE9Yh9vMDqL5ThuXjH/">SNOMED CT URI Standard</a></td></tr><tr><td>Vendor Introduction Guide</td><td><a data-mention href="https://app.gitbook.com/o/h8Z6qGxuQrzM9vbx5bPT/s/QoBkzGO8Ufkm7izM5BB1/">Vendor Introduction to SNOMED CT</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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