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Standard Concept in Measurments: LOINC vs.SNOMED

Hi there,
concerning the mapping of laboratory data we are planning to use LOINC as standard concept. Now we realized, that SNOMED is also standard concept in measurement. What are your experiences?
Thank you -
Greetings
Nicole

Hello! Using LOINC is preferred because of granularity and rich hierarchy of this vocabulary. Although it is possible to map to SNOMED especially in case of mapping unclear source concept without details

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