The two main differences between Simplex and the Managed Service are the capabilities and the level of support. Simplex can only be used to create very basic concepts using a spreadsheet. It’s a completely self-service tool including the release process.
The Managed Service Authoring Platform supports full concept modeling enabling the creation of new clinical concepts. It also has other features like advanced content reporting and many other capabilities.
Managed Service users have a support agreement with a team at SNOMED International who provide on-site onboarding training, customer service reviews, and a user group that discusses features and development priorities.
Simplex and Managed Service Comparison Table
Service/Feature | Simplex | Managed Service | |
Audience | SNOMED International Members (National Release Centers) | ✓ | ✓ |
SNOMED International Affiliates (Local extension producers) | ✓ | - | |
Set up and Support | Support for migrating existing extension | - | ✓ |
Integrated authoring environment | - | ✓ | |
Onsite Go-live support and training | - | ✓ | |
User Group to discuss development priorities and new features | - | ✓ | |
Customer service reviews | - | ✓ | |
Enhanced Technical & Authoring Support via agreed Service Level Agreements | - | ✓ | |
Community support | ✓ | ✓ | |
Content types | Create primitive concepts with one parent | ✓ | ✓ |
Create concepts with stated defining properties | - | ✓ | |
Modeling using advanced DL features | - | ✓ | |
Add synonyms to existing concepts | ✓ | ✓ | |
Create and maintain a translation | ✓ | ✓ | |
Create and maintain subsets | ✓ | ✓ | |
Create and maintain simple maps | ✓ | ✓ | |
Release and evaluation | Create SNOMED CT release package | ✓ | ✓ |
Automated release content validation | ✓ | ✓ | |
Release manager support | - | ✓ | |
View extension content in Authoring Browser | ✓ | ✓ | |
Extension management reporting platform | - | ✓ | |