SNOMED CT Implementation Guide for the Nutrition Care Process Terminology

The SNOMED CT Implementation Guide for Nutrition Care Process Terminology (NCPT) provides practical guidance for documenting nutrition and dietetics care using standardized SNOMED CT concepts. Aligned with the internationally recognized Nutrition Care Process (NCP), this guide supports consistent, interoperable data capture across electronic health systems to improve care quality, enable clinical decision support, and facilitate outcomes research.

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Introduction

What is NCP and NCPT?

Clinical Use Case

Content Development Principles

Information Models & Terminology Binding

Technical Application

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