Recommended Readings

These core readings serve as a primer about the adoption, implementation, and development of LOINC.

Mapping strategies

AMIA Annu Symp Proc PMID 18693941
A rationale for parsimonious laboratory term mapping by frequency.

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A rationale for parsimonious laboratory term mapping by frequency.

J Am Med Inform Assoc PMID 16501183
Standardizing laboratory data by mapping to LOINC.

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Standardizing laboratory data by mapping to LOINC.

AMIA Annu Symp Proc PMID 16779144
Automated mapping of local radiology terms to LOINC.

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Automated mapping of local radiology terms to LOINC.

Methods Inf Med PMID 26666563
Application of a Regenstrief RELMA V.6.6 to Map Russian Laboratory Terms to LOINC.

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Application of a Regenstrief RELMA V.6.6 to Map Russian Laboratory Terms to LOINC.

J Am Med Inform Assoc PMID 26224334
Learning from the crowd while mapping to LOINC.

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Learning from the crowd while mapping to LOINC.

J Am Med Inform Assoc PMID 22802268
Mapping local laboratory interface terms to LOINC at a German university hospital using RELMA V.5: a semi-automated approach.

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Mapping local laboratory interface terms to LOINC at a German university hospital using RELMA V.5: a semi-automated approach.

J Am Med Inform Assoc PMID 23676247
A corpus-based approach for automated LOINC mapping.

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A corpus-based approach for automated LOINC mapping.

Implementation Resources

Interoperability through LOINC Project Plan Template [PDF] (Solventum Health Information Systems)
Lessons Learned in Planning Stage of LOINC Mapping [PDF] (Canada Health Infoway Standards Collaborative)
Trending Laboratory Tests [PDF] (Canada Health Infoway Standards Collaborative)
Unit conversions between LOINC codes

Development of LOINC

Clin. Chem. PMID 8565239
Logical observation identifier names and codes (LOINC) database: a public use set of codes and names for electronic reporting of clinical laboratory test results.

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Logical observation identifier names and codes (LOINC) database: a public use set of codes and names for electronic reporting of clinical laboratory test results.

J Am Med Inform Assoc PMID 9609498
Development of the Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) vocabulary.

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Development of the Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) vocabulary.

Clin. Chem. PMID 12651816
LOINC, a universal standard for identifying laboratory observations: a 5-year update.

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LOINC, a universal standard for identifying laboratory observations: a 5-year update.