Letter from Dr. Daniel Vreeman Dear LOINC friends -I am writing to share with you that I am departing Regenstrief Institute, Inc. to take a position at RTI International effective October 2019, leading RTI's work and capacity building in health data standards....
In this Update We are delighted to present you with another feature-packed LOINC release. Here's the outline of what we'll cover: LOINC content highlights New content Content edits New and updated LOINC release artifacts LOINC Change Snapshot File LOINC Consumer Name...
International organization recognizes Saskatchewan data expert; Canada is ‘Better off for her efforts’ The recipient of a 2019 international award for data interoperability completes the recognition of a leadership team that allowed for effective communication of...
In this Update We are delighted to present you with another feature-packed LOINC release. There's a lot to cover, but here's the outline: LOINC content highlights New content Content edits Highlights of updates to other LOINC release artifacts LOINC Answer File LOINC...
Users can now retrieve LOINC content programmatically with a new terminology server via HL7®'s FHIR® API. Current LOINC content is available via a request to LOINC's FHIR server using the base URL of https://fhir.loinc.org. A free LOINC username and password is...
LOINC has unveiled a new resource to help users choose the correct LOINC code for microbiology and infectious disease laboratory tests. The "Guide for Using LOINC Microbiology Terms" details best practices to be used by in vitro diagnostic (IVD) assay vendors,...
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — LOINC, the world’s most widely used code system for identifying medical tests, observations, and documents, has announced the recipient of the annual LOINC Award for Distinguished Contributions. The award honors individuals whose work advances the...
In this Update We are delighted to present you with another feature-packed LOINC release. There's a lot to cover, but here's the outline: LOINC content highlights New content Content edits Highlights of updates to other LOINC release artifacts New LOINC Display Name...
Recommendations for the Submission of LOINC® Codes in Regulatory Applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration [PDF] In 2017, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formed a LOINC® Working Group to make recommendations regarding the mandate to...
A minor error has been discovered with 4 terms in the LOINC 2.63 release. These terms contain NULL parts. 87353-9 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae IgG Ab/Positive control by Immunoassay 87421-4 Glucose [Mass/volume] in Blood --pre-meal 88169-8 Microscopic observation...
