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Standards Access

Gain free access to licensed national digital health standards, including SNOMED CT CA, pCLOCD, CCDD, Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) software tools, implementation material, education and training material and community sharing platform, with an active Infoway account at no cost. Simply confirm agreement to the Terms of Use annually to maintain access. 

Why Access Standards Through The Canadian Standards Release Centre?

The CSRC provides a trusted, centralized source for digital health terminology and exchange standards, ensuring accurate and timely access to health data. These standards enable: 

  • Improved patient safety – Ensuring health information is consistent and accurate. 
  • Faster access to care – Facilitating seamless data exchange between providers. 
  • Cost savings – Reducing inefficiencies and administrative burdens. 
  • Better outcomes – Supporting clinicians, patients, and the healthcare system with high-quality, standardized data. 

Standards in Action  

Digital health standards are used to support a wide range of clinical and administrative functions, such as:  

  • Clinical decision support (e.g. alerts and reminders for patient care)
  • Synoptic reporting (e.g. structured reporting in cancer care)
  • Secure exchange of health information (e.g. drugs, labs, diagnostic imaging) 
  • Public health and population health management (e.g. screening programs, disease and injury surveillance)
  • Data analytics and research (e.g. health system performance evaluation)

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Standards Access

To access licensed international and national health information standards (e.g. SNOMED CT), simply login to your Infoway Account and reconfirm acceptance of the Terms of Use and License Agreements annually. Fees are only collected for access and use of HL7 International materials.

All SNOMED CT, LOINC and Infoway software tools are available at no cost to users with an active Infoway account. Information provided during Infoway Account registration may be used to respect our contractual commitments with licensors such as HL7 International and SNOMED International, or to request feedback on artifacts downloaded via Terminology Gateway or Terminology API. Email us to opt out from receiving feedback emails of terminology downloads from the maintaining organization.

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