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This guide provides advice on combined use of SNOMED CT and LOINC. It also contains specifications and guidance rel= ated to the distribution files containing the results of cooperative work l= inking SNOMED CT= a> and LOINC.
This guide is intended to be read by anyone interested in effective ways= to use SNOMED CT and LOINC together in a clinical information system, labo= ratory information or any associated systems, specifications or standards. = These people fall into two broad categories:
End Users of Applications and Service that Use SNOMED CT and/or = LOINC
These people need:
This guide provides:
Designers and Developers of Applications, Services or Standards = that Use SNOMED CT and/or LOINC
These people need:
This guide provides:
In July 2013, IHTSDO
1 and Regenstr= ief Institute Inc. (RII) signed a long-term agreement
2 to beg= in cooperative work linking their leading global healthcare terminologies: = Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes, or LOINC, and SNOMED Clini= cal Terms. This agreement will help improve safety, functionality and inter= operability for the rapidly growing number of clinicians who manage and exc= hange health data with electronic medical records.
The agreement builds on and complements the strengths of both organizati= ons and terminologies. The cooperative work will link the rich clinical sem= antics of SNOMED CT to LOINC codes, which provide extensive coverage of lab= oratory tests and some types of clinical measurements. By aligning how the = two terminologies represent the attributes of tests and some measurements, = this collaboration will provide users a common framework within which to us= e LOINC and SNOMED CT.
Like IHTSDO, Regenstrief is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to = enhance the effective delivery of health care. The organizations believe it= makes sense to work together to limit duplication of effort and focus limi= ted resources on enhancements that serve the practical needs of the growing= number of users of LOINC and SNOMED CT.
The agreement defines a long-term, broadly scoped, working relationship.= To underline the long-term commitment of both organizations, the new agree= ment will be in force for at least 10 years. The organizations' immediate f= ocus is laboratory testing as well as some basic clinical measurements, and= they intend to expand into other areas of mutual interest in the future.= p>
As part of the cooperation agreement between IHTSDO and RII it was agree= d that the organizations would develop joint guidance on ways in which SNOM= ED CT and LOINC should be used together. This guidance document is limited = to the scope of the agreement and thus principally covers laboratory invest= igations along with vital signs and anthropomorphic measurements.
The guide starts with short introductions to SNOMED CT and LOINC followe= d by an overview of the cooperative work to bring them closer. These sectio= ns identify the potential benefits of using SNOMED CT and LOINC together.= p>
The remainder of the guide consists of advice on how to make effective c= ombined use of SNOMED CT and LOINC in ways that recognize the scope and str= engths of the two terminology resources. The guidance also considers ways t= o deliver added-value by using the links between SNOMED CT and LOINC develo= ped as part of the cooperative work.
Ref | Notes |
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1 | In January 2017, the International Healthcare Ter= minology Standards Development Organisation adopted the new trading name&nb= sp; SNOMED International. However, for historical accuracy, this backgrou= nd section uses the former designation IHTSDO. |
2 | For further information about the agreement and c= ooperative work please see http://snomed.org/loinc-cooperatio= n. |