Once the work of the Cooperative Agreement is completed, users of each terminology will receive added benefits.

LOINC Benefits to SNOMED CT Users


Additional benefits of linking SNOMED CT and LOINC are described in referenced papers written by Adamusiak and Bodenreider referenced at the end of this Chapter. [

SNOMED CT Benefits in Laboratory Area for LOINC Users

Linking LOINC terms to the SNOMED CT subtype hierarchy and description logic definitions provides an inferred hierarchy for LOINC terms. Some of these benefits were described by Adamusiak and Bodenreider (referenced at the end of this Chapter), including:

References

Adamusiak T, Bodenreider O. Quality assurance in LOINC using Description Logic. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2012;2012:1099-108.

 

SNOMED CT Starter Guide

SNOMED CT Technical Implementation Guide