Using LOINC with SNOMED CT

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Background and Scope

In July 2013, IHTSDO 

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In January 2017, the International Healthcare Terminology Standards Development Organisation adopted the new trading name 

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tSNOMED International
. However, for historical accuracy, this background section uses the former designation IHTSDO.

and Regenstrief Institute Inc. (RII) signed a long-term agreement

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For further information about the agreement and cooperative work please see http://snomed.org/loinc-cooperation.

 to begin cooperative work linking their leading global healthcare terminologies: Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes, or LOINC, and SNOMED Clinical Terms. This agreement will help improve safety, functionality and interoperability for the rapidly growing number of clinicians who manage and exchange health data with electronic medical records.

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