Tim Churches wrote: > David More wrote: >> Hi Tim, >> >> I think the bureaucracy is all but inevitable given the fact that it is >> American, >> currently proprietary, IP that is involved and the SDO does not yet exist. > > Not really. In order to obtain access to SNOMED-CT in the US, all that > you need to do is fill in a brief form downloadable from the National > Library of Medicine web site for access to UMLS (which contain SNOMED-CT > and a lot more), sign it and fax it back to them. It contains the usage > agreement, which says that you can use it freely for any purpose in the > US, but can't send copies offshore, or if you are not in the US, that > you can use it only for study or research purposes and not in commercial > applications which are made available to others. So what are we waiting for? Why can't every GP in Australia have a "research interest" in SNOMED-CT?
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