Apelon Releases Free Desktop Browser to Access National Standard Terminologies

Business Wire, Nov 3, 2004

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Easy, Intuitive Exploration of Structured Vocabularies Used in Medical Records

Apelon, provider of healthcare terminology solutions, today announced availability of a free standalone browser for easily accessing SNOMED Clinical Terms(R) (SNOMED CT(R)) and ICD-9-CM national standard terminologies. This establishes Apelon as the only software vendor committed to accelerating the adoption of national standard terminologies by offering innovative terminology browsers at no cost.

The browser, called Sherlock, is used to examine terminologies, navigate terminology hierarchies, see details of concepts, search for concepts, and view relationships among concepts. SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) and ICD-9-CM terminologies from the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Unified Medical Language System(R) (UMLS(R)) Metathesaurus(R) are included with Sherlock at no cost for use within the United States. The Sherlock browser is available now for download at http://www.apelon.com/sherlock/.> The Sherlock browser is based on the Microsoft(R) .NET Framework version 1.1, a component of Microsoft Windows(R). Sherlock does not need a network connection to operate. It is intuitive and complete right out of the box.

"Apelon hopes that this complimentary desktop browser will encourage people to explore and better understand standard terminologies," said Apelon President Stephen Coady. "When one can navigate hierarchies and view detailed attributes of a concept, it should be easier to envision practical applications."

About Apelon

Apelon, the largest provider of medical terminology solutions, helps leading healthcare enterprises, life sciences organizations and government agencies to improve the quality, comparability and accessibility of their information. Apelon offers software and professional services for terminology development and maintenance; run time vocabulary server deployment; and code set management. Please visit www.Apelon.com for additional information.