MII Service Unit Terminological Services (SU-TermServ)

SU-TermServ is a project within the grant scheme of the Medical Informatics Initiative in Germany. The aim of the project is the deployment and operation of a central terminology server for the MII and the Network University Medicine.

Public chat (invitation only): MII-Zulip

On Friday, the 28th of March, 2025, we will host an online workshop. We have also prepared video material to illustrate the work of the SU-TermServ. More information & registration here.

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Services

Access to the server

To get access to the server, you will need to contact the University Hospital Cologne to arrange for access. Access can be granted only to persons and legal persons in Germany. Please send the s...

Teaching Videos

On our YouTube channel, we have prepared a selection of presentations to give you an insight into the work and services of the Service Unit Terminological Services (SU-TermServ). The videos are av...

Licenses

This page is intended to provide an overview of the licensing terms, especially of CodeSystem resources, offered on the terminology server of the SU-TermServ. However, this is not legal advice. T...

Onboarding

SU-TermServ offers regular “onboarding” sessions to inform DICs and interested parties about the work and objectives of the project. The onboarding sessions take place, if required, on the first F...

Requesting content uploads

Preamble The SU-TermServ is responsible for the maintenance of a instance of Ontoserver, which is currently hosted via the University of Cologne. Access is regulated through a contract. Resource...

Terminological Content

Preferably, all ValueSets (VS) and CodeSystems (CS) are located on the central ontoserver in Cologne, which are linked in defined FHIR profiles via binding mechanisms. As a starting point, the FHI...

Latest posts

Online Workshop & Video Material

2025-03-11

Tl;dr The workshop is held on Friday, 28th March 2025 13:00–14:30 via Zoom. Please register via e-mail. The videos are available here. Dear colleagues, We would like to invite you to the workshop “Central Terminology Server for MII & NUM” on Friday, March 28, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM. The workshop will be held as an online conference. This year, we have decided to pursue a different concept for the workshop. Our team has provided extensive teaching materi...

HL7 Germany FHIR and Terminology Community Days 2024

2024-12-05

Download practical exercise The Postman collection is available on GitLab. The certificate is available here until Wednesday. At the FHIR and Terminology Community Days, ...

The new production server of the SU-TermServ

2024-11-12

Since November 11, 2024, the new production server of Service Unit Terminological Services (SU-TermServ) is operational. With this, the SU-TermServ now provides a powerful platform for delivering ...

Balloting of the central MII terminology server

2024-09-04

In recent years, the central terminology server for the MII, which is operated by the SU-TermServ, has been available at the address https://terminology-highmed.medic.medfak.uni-koeln.de/fhir. The...

Tools

Most recent questions and answers (FAQ)

Syndication certificate setup

Ontoserver is able to distribute content on the server to other servers. This process is called syndication, more information can be found in the Ontoserver documentation. Current situation ...

What is mTLS (Mutual TLS)?

The instance of Ontoserver that is hosted through the SU-TermServ is protected using Mutual TLS. This means that with every access to the endpoint, a mutual certificate exchange takes place, so yo...

Firefox shows blank pages

When using Mozilla Firefox, applications like Shrimp, Snapper, or OntoCommand may be unable to access the FHIR resources. In Shrimp, the page framework loads, but no content is displayed. In OntoC...

User certificate setup

This article demonstrates how to set up your certificate in a browser. Current situation with GÉANT and Sectigo (updated on 2024-12-16) The DFN has announced that Sectigo has te...