http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/news/index.html News about the UMLS Knowledge Sources and related resources en-us [email protected] [email protected] Mon, 4 Nov 2019 16:01:45 EST https://uts.nlm.nih.gov You can browse the 2019AB UMLS Release on the <a href="https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/metathesaurus.html">UTS Metathesaurus Browser</a>. Users may also query the data through the <a href="https://documentation.uts.nlm.nih.gov/">UTS SOAP API and REST API</a>. In addition, the <a href="https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/snomedctBrowser.html">UTS SNOMED CT Browser</a> now features the September 2019 US Edition of SNOMED CT. Mon, 4 Nov 2019 15:59:54 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/licensedcontent/umlsknowledgesources.html The 2019AB edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for download. For information about the release, see the <a title="What's New for the Release" href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/notes.html">What’s New</a> section of the <a title="Release Documentation" href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/index.html">Release Documentation</a>. Mon, 4 Nov 2019 15:59:52 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj19/mj19_magpie_web_tool_launch.html NLM launches MAGPIE (Map Assisted Generation of Procedure and Intervention Encoding), an interactive tool to help users (e.g., professional coders, researchers, clinicians) find SNOMED CT and ICD-10-PCS codes for medical procedures and interventions. Tue, 28 May 2019 09:11:45 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> RxNorm April 2018 Release</a> is now available for download. A new Qualitative Distinction (QD) modifier “BX Rating” is included to distinguish generic methylphenidate products not therapeutically equivalent to the brand-name drug Concerta. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:28:40 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/Snomed/core_subset.html A new Clinical Observations Recordings and Encoding (CORE) Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT is now available for download by UMLS Licensees. This February 2018 subset is derived from the SNOMED CT January 2018 International Release as well as the UMLS Metathesaurus version 2017AB. Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:15:18 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html">March 2018 RxNorm</a> release is available as of Monday, March 5 and includes a new “Oral Tablet with Sensor” dose form, “Breath-Actuated” qualitative distinction, and a new unit of measure “SQ-HMD”. As a reminder, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is replacing its National Drug File-Reference Terminology (NDF-RT) with Medication Reference Terminology (MED-RT). For upcoming information about the MED-RT release, see: <a href="https://www.cancer.gov/research/resources/terminology/fmt">Federal Medication Terminologies</a>. Tue, 6 Mar 2018 14:20:06 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/us_edition.html In addition to 363 new concepts specific for the US, the <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/us_edition.html">March 2018 SNOMED CT US Edition</a> also contains all of the content from the January 2018 SNOMED CT International Edition. Approximately 200 requests for terminology additions and updates were submitted via the <a href="https://us-request.ihtsdotools.org">US Content Request System (US CRS)</a> to support US clinical health information data exchange. This latest version of the US Edition also includes the SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM mapping reference set, with over 122,000 SNOMED CT source concepts mapped to ICD-10-CM targets. The mapping refset is also released as a <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html">standalone download</a>. Thu, 1 Mar 2018 11:16:57 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html>RxNorm February 2018 Release</a> is now available for download and contains the last expected version of the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) National Drug File-Reference Terminology (NDF-RT). The VHA plans to cease publication of NDF-RT and begin releasing Medication Reference Terminology (MED-RT) in its place in the first quarter of 2018, with the anticipated first release of MED-RT to be March 5th. The last release of NDF-RT is planned to be February 2018 which will be in the February RxNorm release and will remain in the RxNorm full monthly releases for at least six months. There are no plans to include MED-RT in RxNorm; however, MED-RT will be included in the UMLS Metathesaurus along with RxNorm and its source vocabularies. Mon, 5 Feb 2018 18:37:58 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html The January 2018 <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html"> SNOMED CT International Edition</a> is now available for download by UMLS Licensees. Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:26:49 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/icd9cmv3_to_snomedct.html The updated <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/icd9cmv3_to_snomedct.html">ICD-9-CM Procedure Codes to SNOMED CT Map</a> contains a translation of legacy ICD-9-CM procedure codes to the 2017 SNOMED CT US Edition. Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:18:25 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/icd9cm_to_snomedct.html The <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/icd9cm_to_snomedct.html">ICD-9-CM to SNOMED CT Diagnosis Map</a> contains a translation of legacy ICD-9-CM data to the 2017 SNOMED CT US Edition to enable the comparison of newly collected SNOMED CT data with historic ICD-9-CM data and facilitate the transition to prospective use of SNOMED CT for patient problem lists. Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:42:34 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html We have 2 new ICNP to SNOMED CT release files available for you to download: - New ICNP to SNOMED CT Interventions Release. The ICNP to SNOMED CT nursing interventions equivalency table covers just one semantic type – nursing interventions – with equivalent ICNP and SNOMED CT concepts for each intervention. The table comprises 993 equivalents, representing a subset of ICNP and a subset of SNOMED CT – equivalents have not been identified for all ICNP interventions, or for all SNOMED CT Procedures. - Updated ICNP to SNOMED CT Diagnoses Release. The ICNP to SNOMED CT nursing diagnoses (problems) equivalency table covers just one semantic type – nursing diagnoses (problems) – with equivalent ICNP and SNOMED CT concepts for each problem. The table comprises 531 active equivalencies, representing a subset of ICNP and a subset of SNOMED CT – equivalencies have not been identified for all ICNP diagnoses, or for all SNOMED CT Clinical Findings. Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:37:41 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> RxNorm December 2017 Release</a> is now available for download. An <a href=https://download.nlm.nih.gov/rxnorm/terminology_download_script.zip>updated terminology download automation script</a> is available as well. Mon, 4 Dec 2017 09:52:31 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/Snomed/core_subset.html A new Clinical Observations Recordings and Encoding (CORE) Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT (November 2017) is now available for download by UMLS Licensees. This list subset is derived from the SNOMED CT July 2017 International Release as well as the UMLS Metathesaurus version 2017AB. Fri, 1 Dec 2017 10:21:21 EST https://uts.nlm.nih.gov You can browse the 2017AB UMLS Release on the <a href="https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/metathesaurus.html">UTS Metathesaurus Browser</a>. Users may also query the data through the <a href="https://documentation.uts.nlm.nih.gov/">UTS SOAP API and REST API</a>. In addition, the <a href="https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/snomedctBrowser.html">UTS SNOMED CT Browser</a> now features the September 2017 US Edition of SNOMED CT. Mon, 6 Nov 2017 15:44:50 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/licensedcontent/umlsknowledgesources.html The 2017AB edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for download. For information about the release, see the <a title="What's New for the Release" href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/notes.html">What’s New</a> section of the <a title="Release Documentation" href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/index.html">Release Documentation</a>. Mon, 6 Nov 2017 15:44:47 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> RxNorm November 2017 Release</a> is now available for download. The November release is consistent with the 2017AB Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus Release Files. A new Qualitative Distinction “Matrix Delivery” is included to help distinguish tramadol containing drugs that cannot be prescribed interchangeably with other tramadol drugs. Mon, 6 Nov 2017 15:22:51 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html The SNOMED CT Spanish International Edition (October 2017) is now available for download. This release includes the Spanish translations of the July 2017 SNOMED CT International Edition and Release Notes which highlight the changes for this release. Fri, 3 Nov 2017 14:02:18 EST https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/RxcuiHistoryAPIs.html# An RxCUI History API is now available. The RxCUI History API allows users to obtain concept information on any RxNorm concept which has ever been in a version of the RxNorm data set since 2005. For more information, please go to: <a href=https://rxnav.nlm.nih.gov/RxcuiHistoryAPIs.html#> RxCUI History API</a>. Tue, 3 Oct 2017 17:37:42 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce the release of an updated SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM mapping file. This updated mapping file is derived from the September 2017 SNOMED CT United States (US) Edition and 2018 version of ICD-10-CM. There are a total of 119,270 SNOMED CT concepts mapped in this updated release. Please see the <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html">NLM SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM map page</a> for release download and documentation. Tue, 3 Oct 2017 11:47:44 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> October 2017 RxNorm Release</a> is now available for download. Medi-Span data has been removed from RxNorm at Wolters Kluwer’s request. As of October 2017, Medi-Span data will not be included in the RxNorm or UMLS releases. If you have questions, please contact: [email protected]. Mon, 2 Oct 2017 09:54:07 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> RxNorm September 2017 Release</a> is now available for download. The September release includes a more comprehensive Medi-Span (MDDB) data set with over 144,000 National Drug Codes (NDCs), 38,000 Generic Product Identifiers (GPIs), 38,000 brand name drugs, and 5,000 ingredients from MDDB. Tue, 5 Sep 2017 10:50:26 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/us_edition.html The <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/us_edition.html">September 2017 SNOMED CT United States (US) Edition</a> release is now available for download by UMLS Licensees. In addition to 514 new concepts specific to the United States, the September 2017 SNOMED CT US Edition (linked) also contains all of the content from the July 2017 International Edition. We include new documentation to highlight changes for this release: <a href="https://confluence.ihtsdotools.org/display/shareit/47679614/YOR70c55b8883394b4187076e3ccaca6841QNM ">SNOMED CT US Edition Release Notes</a>. Fri, 1 Sep 2017 13:10:08 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> August 2017 RxNorm Release</a> is now available for download. The August release includes over 15 new 2017-2018 flu vaccine concepts and a new Qualitative Distinction “3-Bead” to distinguish amphetamine products which are not interchangeable. Mon, 7 Aug 2017 10:06:21 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html The <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html">July 2017 release of SNOMED CT International Edition</a> is available for download. Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:18:19 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> July 2017 RxNorm Release</a> is now available for download. The July release includes a new Qualitative Distinction: 0.5 UNT Doses. Mon, 3 Jul 2017 11:38:53 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> June 2017 RxNorm Release</a> is now available for download. The June release includes two new Qualitative Distinctions: Preservative-Free and Atrial Fibrillation. Mon, 5 Jun 2017 10:04:06 EST https://uts.nlm.nih.gov You can browse the 2017AA UMLS Release on the <a href="https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/metathesaurus.html">UTS Metathesaurus Browser</a>. Users may also query the data through the <a href="https://documentation.uts.nlm.nih.gov/">UTS SOAP API and REST API</a>. In addition, the <a href="https://uts.nlm.nih.gov/snomedctBrowser.html">UTS SNOMED CT Browser</a> now features the March 2017 US Edition of SNOMED CT. Mon, 8 May 2017 17:55:30 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/licensedcontent/umlsknowledgesources.html The 2017AA edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for download. For information about the release, see the <a title="What's New for the Release" href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/notes.html">What’s New</a> section of the <a title="Release Documentation" href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/index.html">Release Documentation</a>. Mon, 8 May 2017 17:52:31 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html The <a href= https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/docs/rxnormfiles.html> May 2017 RxNorm Release</a> is now available for download. The May RxNorm release is consistent with the 2017AA Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus Release Files. Tue, 2 May 2017 10:25:23 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/us_edition.html The March 2017 SNOMED CT United States (US) Edition Release is now available for download by UMLS Licensees. In addition to 490 new concepts specific to the United States, the release also contains all of the content from the January 2017 International Edition and the SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM map (version 20170301). Wed, 1 Mar 2017 09:36:26 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html An updated <a href=”https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html”>SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM map</a> derived from the September 2016 SNOMED CT US Edition and 2017 version of ICD-10-CM is now available for download. This updated release includes 100,340 mapped SNOMED CT concepts. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:59:16 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html The <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html">January 2017 release of SNOMED CT International Edition</a> is now available for download. Information about release file changes, including deprecation and withdrawal of support for RF1, can be found on the <a href="http://www.snomed.org/news-articles/rf1-deprecation-and-withdrawal-of-support-request-for-feedback">IHTSDO Web site</a>. Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:05:15 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html NLM is pleased to announce the October 2016 <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html">Spanish Edition of the International Release of SNOMED CT</a> is now available for download. Wed, 9 Nov 2016 10:35:46 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/licensedcontent/umlsknowledgesources.html The 2016AB edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for download. For information about the release, see the <a href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/notes.html">What’s New</a> section of the <a href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/knowledge_sources/metathesaurus/release/index.html">Release Documentation</a>. Tue, 8 Nov 2016 13:50:54 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html NLM is pleased to announce the release of an updated <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html">SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM mapping file</a>, which maps 84,238 SNOMED CT concepts from the September 2016 US Edition of SNOMED CT to the 2016 version of ICD-10-CM. Tue, 11 Oct 2016 13:29:49 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/us_edition.html The <a href=” https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/us_edition.html”> September 2016 US Edition of SNOMED CT</a> is now available which includes 565 new concepts specific to the US and all of the content from the July 2016 International Release of SNOMED CT. The release also includes the SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM map (version 20160301) released by NLM in July 2016. Thu, 1 Sep 2016 11:55:01 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/Snomed/core_subset.html An updated <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/Snomed/core_subset.html">Clinical Observations Recording and Encoding (CORE) Problem List Subset</a> is now available for download. This subset is based on the July 2016 International Release of SNOMED CT and the 2016AA UMLS Release. Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:56:43 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html The <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html">July 2016 International Release of SNOMED CT </a> is now available for download. Information about release file changes, including deprecation and withdrawal of support for RF1, can be found on the <a href="http://www.ihtsdo.org/news-articles/rf1-deprecation-and-withdrawal-of-support-request-for-feedback">IHTSDO Web site</a>. Mon, 1 Aug 2016 13:09:58 EST https://documentation.uts.nlm.nih.gov/rest/release-notes.html The UMLS REST API now features a crosswalk service that allows mapping codes from one vocabulary to another via UMLS synonymy. In addition, queries on SNOMED CT concepts now return refset and mapping information, such as maps to ICD-10-CM. Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:05:13 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html NLM is pleased to announce the release of an updated <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/mapping_projects/snomedct_to_icd10cm.html">SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM mapping file</a>, which maps 84,299 SNOMED CT concepts from the March 2016 US Edition of SNOMED CT to the 2016 version of ICD-10-CM. Wed, 6 Jul 2016 08:41:02 EST https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html NLM is pleased to announce the April 2016 <a href="https://www.nlm.nih.gov/healthit/snomedct/international.html">Spanish Edition of the International Release of SNOMED CT</a> and an updated <a href="//www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/Snomed/core_subset.html">Clinical Observations Recording and Encoding (CORE) Problem List Subset</a> are now available for download. Fri, 20 May 2016 09:07:47 EST