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December 2011

• Annual Report and SNOMED CT® Affiliate Report
  December 15, 2011
  The UMLS reporting requirements for 2011 are now available. You must complete the UMLS Annual Report and the IHTSDO Affiliate License Statement of Account (for SNOMED CT users only) by January 31, 2012. If you do not complete the reporting requirements by this deadline, your UTS account will be deactivated. To access the reports, sign in to the UTS and click ‘My Profile’.

• SNOMED CT®: CORE Problem List Subset, November 2011
  December 15, 2011
  The updated SNOMED CT CORE Problem List Subset is available for download from both the SNOMED CT and Downloads menus of the UTS.

• CMT: Cardiology Problem List Subset Update and Ophthalmology Problem List Subset
  December 5, 2011
  The Cardiology Problem List Subset update and the Ophthalmology Problem List Subset from Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) are available for download.

November 2011

• 2011AB UMLS Release
  November 18, 2011
  The 2011AB edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available from the Downloads menu of the UTS. For information about the release, see the What’s New section of the Release Documentation.

October 2011

• SNOMED CT®: Spanish Release, October 2011
  October 31, 2011
  The Spanish edition of the SNOMED CT: International Release, July 2011, is available for download.

• New U.S. SNOMED CT Content Request System (USCRS)
  October 7, 2011
  The beta version of the new U.S. SNOMED CT & Content Request System (USCRS) is now available. This system allows SNOMED CT users to submit change requests to the content of SNOMED CT using their UTS account. For details, see the NLM Technical Bulletin article. For training, see the U.S. SNOMED CT Content Request System (USCRS) and USCRS: Submitting Batch Requests Webcasts.

September 2011

• New Quick Tours Available
  September 29, 2011
  Three new UMLS Quick Tours are now available: Appendix 1: UMLS Source Vocabularies, Searching the UTS Metathesaurus Browser, and Understanding Search Results in the UTS Metathesaurus Browser. Each new Quick Tour has a run time of five minutes. To see other Quick Tours, visit the UMLS Quick Tours Web page.

• Upcoming UMLS Webcast
  September 22, 2011
  The next UMLS Webcast will be held on September 28, 2011 at 2:00 pm US Eastern Time. The topic is “An Update of RxNorm” presented by Dr. Stuart Nelson, Head of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) section. The Webcast will cover the inclusion of National Drug Codes from RxNorm content providers First DataBank (National Drug Data File Plus) and Micromedex (RED BOOK®); new term types for RxTerms functionality; and the Current Prescribable Content Subset.
  The Webcast link is https://webmeeting.nih.gov/rxnorm_update. It will be archived and linked from the UMLS Webcasts Web page.

• CMT: Musculoskeletal Problem List Subset
  September 19, 2011
  The Musculoskeletal Problem List Subset from Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) is available for download.

August 2011

• SNOMED CT®: ROA Subset, July 2011
  August 30, 2011
  The updated SNOMED CT Route of Administration (ROA) Subset is available for download from both the SNOMED CT and Downloads menus of the UTS.

• Update to SNOMED CT® to ICD-9-CM Cross Map Revision, October 2011
  August 29, 2011
  The IHTSDO released an updated version of the SNOMED CT to ICD-9-CM Cross Map Revision for October 2011. The update corrects errors from the previously released Cross Map Revision and replaces that version. It is available for download on the UMLS Web site as of August 29. Users should download and use the updated Cross Map files.

• CMT: Neurology Problem List Subset
  August 18, 2011
  The Neurology Problem List Subset from Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) is available for download.

• SNOMED CT®: ICD-9-CM Cross Map Revision, October 2011
  August 18, 2011
  The October 2011 revision of the SNOMED CT to ICD-9-CM Cross Map is available for download.

• SNOMED CT®: US Extension, August 2011
  August 17, 2011
  The updated US Extension to SNOMED CT is available for download from both the SNOMED CT and Downloads menus of the UTS.

• CMT: Mental Health Problem List Subset
  August 17, 2011
  The Mental Health Problem List Subset from Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT) is available for download.

• SNOMED CT®: CORE Problem List Subset, August 2011
  August 3, 2011
  The updated SNOMED CT CORE Problem List Subset is available for download from both the SNOMED CT and Downloads menus of the UTS.

• SNOMED CT®: International Release, July 2011
  August 2, 2011
  The July 2011 International Release of SNOMED CT is available for download from both the SNOMED CT and Downloads menus of the UTS. Two versions of the July Release are available: Release Format 1 (RF1) and Release Format 2 (RF2). Additionally, RF2 to RF1 compatibility tools are available for download from the same Web page.

July 2011

• Upcoming UMLS Webcast
  July 20, 2011
  The next UMLS Webcast will be held on July 27, 2011 at 2:00 pm ET. The topic is “MedlinePlus® Connect: Linking Patient Portals and EHRs to Consumer Health Information”. Stephanie Dennis, MedlinePlus Connect project manager, will give an overview of MedlinePlus Connect, explain how to implement it, and explain the NLM work behind the scenes to support it. For details on MedlinePlus Connect, see https://medlineplus.gov/medlineplus-connect/.
  The Webcast link is https://webmeeting.nih.gov/medlineplusconnect_essentials/. It will be archived and linked from the UMLS Webcasts Web page.

• RxNorm Current Prescribable Content
  July 20, 2011
  The draft release of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content subset is now available from the RxNorm Files Web page along with release notes and documentation. The subset is freely available with no licensing restrictions. For more information or to comment on the draft release, e-mail rxnorminfo@nlm.nih.gov.

• Source Release Documentation: Updated Homepage
  July 20, 2011
  The UMLS Source Release Documentation homepage has enhanced browsing features. You may now browse source vocabularies alphabetically, by UMLS License category restriction level, and by language.

• Revised UMLS License Quick Tour
  July 20, 2011
  A revised version of the How to Request a UMLS License and Create a UTS Account Quick Tour is now available. UMLS Quick Tours are brief animated tutorials with audio that provide instructions on using UMLS-related products and services.

• UMLS Community: New Submission
  July 20, 2011
  The UMLS Community Web page now includes instructions for replacing the pipe symbol (|) in the UMLS RRF files with a tab character using UNIX regular expressions.

June 2011

• 2011AA UMLS Release available on UTS
  June 30, 2011
  The 2011AA edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available for searching on the UTS Metathesaurus Browser. The browser is available from the Applications menu of the UTS.

• NLM Invites Nominations for IHTSDO Standing Committees Due July 14, 2011
  June 28, 2011
  As the U.S. Member of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is soliciting nominations of potential candidates for the four IHTSDO Standing Committees – Content, Quality Assurance, Implementation & Innovation (formerly Research & Innovation), and Technical. These Committees have important roles in the ongoing development of the SNOMED CT clinical terminology and in the IHTSDO. Nominations are due to NLM by COB July 14, 2011 (see details here).

• IHTSDO (SNOMED CT®) Affiliate Forum: Invitation to Participate
  June 17, 2011
  Marc Horowitz, Chair of the Affiliate Forum (AF) of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organization (IHTSDO), invites SNOMED CT Affiliates to participate in an conference call on the 28th June (time: 20:00 – 21:30 UTC). The UMLS Metathesaurus License includes the SNOMED CT Affiliate Licence as Appendix 2, and all UMLS licensees are SNOMED CT Affiliates by default.
  
  This conference call is part of a direct outreach program to better understand affiliates’ needs and requirements. Topics on the agenda include: (1) Review and update of Terms of Reference; (2) the IHTSDO conference in Sydney, October 2011; and (3) Creation of regional/country Co-Chairs covering the following sectors: Academia, Vendors and Health Service. Details of how to dial in will be posted on the Affiliate Forum Collabnet site. If you do not already have access to this space, simply follow the link https://csfe.aceworkspace.net/sf/sfmain/do/home to create an account.

May 2011

• SNOMED CT® CORE Problem List Subset, May 2011
  May 18, 2011
  The updated SNOMED CT CORE Problem List Subset is available for download.

• 2011AA UMLS Release
  May 5, 2011
  The 2011AA edition of the UMLS Knowledge Sources is available from the Downloads menu of the UTS. For information about the release, see the What’s New section of the Release Documentation.

April 2011

• SNOMED CT®: Spanish Release, April 2011
  April 29, 2011
  The Spanish edition of the SNOMED CT: International Release, January 2011, is available for download.

• Nursing Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT®
  April 14, 2011
  The first version of the Nursing Problem List Subset of SNOMED CT is now available from both the SNOMED CT and Downloads menus of the UTS. The subset, intended for use in patients’ problem lists, is an output of the Metathesaurus that is based on nursing diagnosis concepts found within the Metathesaurus. The main purpose of the subset is to facilitate the use of SNOMED CT as the primary coding terminology for nursing problems used in care planning, problem lists or other summary level clinical documentation.

• NLM Supports RESTful API to Verify UMLS License Codes
  April 14, 2011
  NLM now supports a RESTful interface, through the UTS, that allows developers to verify that users have an active UMLS license code. Application developers must be authorized distributors of UMLS data to use this service. More information is available under Technical in the Documentation menu of the UTS.

• New UMLS Quick Start Guide
  April 13, 2011
  The new UMLS Quick Start Guide gives an overview of the Unified Medical Language System. Its intended audience is the entire spectrum of UMLS users, from the medical librarian, to the hospital administrator who needs to contract with an EHR vendor who uses UMLS, to the software engineers who need to use UMLS for application development. Each brief section points to more technical documentation in the right side bars.

March 2011

• Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT)
  March 25, 2011
  The Convergent Medical Terminology (CMT), developed by Kaiser Permanente, is now available from the Downloads menu of the UTS. CMT is now available through the IHTSDO as a donation of the terminology content, tooling, and maintenance processes from Kaiser Permanente. It is available through NLM to UMLS Metathesaurus licensees.

• US Extension to SNOMED CT®
  March 25, 2011
  The first version of the US Extension to SNOMED CT is now available from the Downloads menu of the UTS. The US Extension is a listing of the concepts, descriptions, relationships, and their history for terminology content accepted by the NLM as a formal extension to the SNOMED CT International Release.

• UMLS Community: New Microsoft SQL Server Load Scripts
  March 25, 2011
  The UMLS Community Web page is updated with two Microsoft SQL Server load scripts for Metathesaurus RRF files and for Semantic Network files. The load scripts were contributed by Dr. Nader Elshehabi.

• New MetamorphoSys and RRF Browser Quick Tours
  March 25, 2011
  Ten new Quick Tours for users of MetamorphoSys and the RRF Browser are available from the Quick Tours homepage. UMLS Quick tours are brief animated tutorials with audio and provide instructions on using UMLS-related products and services.

• New UTS Fact Sheet
  March 25, 2011
  The new UMLS Terminology Services Fact Sheet (UTS) is available on the NLM Web site. The new Fact Sheet replaces the older UMLSKS Fact Sheet.

February 2011

• SNOMED CT®: Developer Preview, January 2011
  February 10, 2011
  The January 2011 Developer Preview of the SNOMED CT International Release is available for download.

• SNOMED CT® CORE Subset, February 2011
  February 9, 2011
  The updated SNOMED CT CORE Problem List Subset is available for download.

January 2011

• SNOMED CT®: International Release, January 2011
  January 31, 2011
  The January 2011 International Release of SNOMED CT® is available for download.

Last Reviewed: July 29, 2016