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Third-party artifacts and terminologies

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Following is a non-exhaustive list of third-party artifacts and terminologies that may require a separate license:

Artifact/Terminology Statement/Owner/Contact
SNOMED CT International Healthcare Terminology Standards Developing Organization (IHTSDO).
This specification includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement
DICOM National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).
This specification includes content from DICOM, which is copyright NEMA, and distributed by agreement between NEMA/DICOM and HL7. Implementer use of DICOM is not covered by this agreement
Logical Observation Identifiers Names & Codes (LOINC) This material contains content from LOINC (http://loinc.org). LOINC is copyright © 1995-2020, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Committee and is available at no cost under the license at http://loinc.org/license. LOINC® is a registered United States trademark of Regenstrief Institute, Inc.
International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes Consult the World Health Organization (WHO)
Current Procedures Terminology (CPT) code set American Medical Association (AMA)
CPT copyright 2014 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.