# SNOMED CT Clinical Decision Support Guide

The SNOMED CT Clinical Decision Support guide reviews the approaches, tools and techniques used to implement clinical decision support with SNOMED CT, and shares developing practice in this area. It is anticipated that this guide will benefit members, vendors and users of SNOMED CT by promoting a greater awareness of how SNOMED CT has been and can be used to enhance clinical decision support implementations.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="1-introduction">Introduction</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="2-logical-architecture">Logical Architecture</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="3-knowledge-base">Knowledge Base</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="4-inference-engine">Inference Engine</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="5-communications">Communications</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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