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A recent International Society of Global Health report on navigating data standards in public health found that while #datastandardization offers significant benefits for industry and regulators alike and is a fundamental cornerstone in the field of #publichealth, achieving it has been difficult and slow. Noting that even the term "data standardization" is ambiguous, the report summarizes presentations given during a 2022 conference by the organizations behind the major data standards that play pivotal roles in the harmonization of health data: OHDSI (Observational Health Data Sciences & Informatics)'s #OMOP Common Data Model, LOINC, SNOMED International's #SNOMEDCT, and CDISC. It also discusses the roles of the data integration and knowledge management software firm Information Technology for Translational Medicine and the modular open-source software platform i2b2 tranSMART Foundation. The report concludes that fostering greater understanding and use of these health data standards can significantly enhance data quality, #interoperability, and public health research efficiency. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gGfeqz82 Ian Green

Starting soon: LOINC's Spring 2024 webinar. Join us at https://loinc.org/webinar Agenda: - Welcome and opening remarks - 2024 LOINC Conference announcement - Inside LOINC version 2.77 - Plans for LOINC 2.78 - LOINC Committee updates - Strategic plan updates - SDOH/Gravity Project collaboration - USCDI v5 - LOINC Ontology (SNOMED International collaboration) - Your questions Closing remarks

Don't forget LOINC's Spring 2024 webinar on Thursday, March 27! We encourage you to set an event on your calendar as a reminder. Go to https://loinc.org/webinar for more information and Zoom link.

You're invited to LOINC's Spring 2024 webinar on March 28. We'll discuss updates included in the recent version 2.77 release plus our plans for this year. We'll also provide an update on our collaboration with SNOMED International. Register to attend at https://loinc.org/webinar! You will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Finishing a productive two day LOINC SNOMED collaboration meeting. SNOMED International LOINC

A new version of LOINC is now available! Read all about version 2.77: https://lnkd.in/efaxtdhb Many thanks to our requesters and collaborators for their help in creating the best LOINC yet!

A new version of LOINC is now available! Read all about version 2.77: https://lnkd.in/efaxtdhb Many thanks to our requesters and collaborators for their help in creating the best LOINC yet!

Congratulations to LOINC on reaching this wonderful milestone of 30 years! 🚀 As manufacturers of #LIMS for medical laboratories, we are honored to extend our warmest greetings on this special occasion. Your pioneering work in developing LOINC, a universal standard for the identification of medical data, has revolutionized the way healthcare professionals exchange and interpret vital information. Your dedication to excellence and innovation has set the gold standard for interoperability in the medical field. https://lnkd.in/d9nPnGJK

This Sunday marks 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐂. We have become accustomed to its existence and the benefits it brings us. But let us not forget that the familiar benefit we enjoy is actually a great achievement. The diversity of #laboratory tests and the complexity and ambiguity of their nomenclature make cataloging very difficult. If we don't understand what we're ordering and what we're getting as an order, the information value of a lab test is close to zero. All #LIMS vendors owe a debt of gratitude to everyone who contributed to LOINC over the past thirty years. This standard has made an invaluable contribution to the success of informatics. LOINC

🎉 Congratulations, LOINC! 🎉 Unser Glückwunsch an LOINC und alle Beteiligten für 30 Jahre harte Arbeit, Interoperabilität im Gesundheitswesen weiter voran zu bringen! Das international verwendete Kodesystem LOINC ermöglicht das Zusammenführen von Untersuchungsergebnissen aus Labor und Klinik durch standardisierte Bezeichnungen für den Datenaustausch im #Gesundheitswesen zwischen allen Dienstleistern sowie über Sektoren- und Sprachgrenzen hinweg. Das BfArM koordiniert die Anforderungen an Übersetzungen und die Weiterentwicklung in Deutschland und ist zentrale Anlaufstelle für Fragen zu LOINC sowie Kontaktpartner für das Regenstrief Institute, Inc. als „German Adopter“. Wir freuen uns auf die weitere Zusammenarbeit!