LOINC is a freely available international health data standard for tests, measurements, and observations. It helps enable #interoperability across systems.

Indianapolis, IN USA
Joined April 2010
The @NLM_NIH has awarded Regenstrief Institute a five-year, $5 million contract extension to ensure the continued maintenance, expansion and public distribution of @LOINC®, a global standard for health terminology. regenstrief.in/3zVV6if
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@LOINC's semiannual update highlights its work with international partners, supporting interoperability for prescription drug records, reporting notifiable conditions and standardizing social risk screening tools to represent SDOH information in EHRs regenstrief.org/article/new-…
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Dr. Bill M. Tierney raises a celebratory toast, offering reflections on the remarkable 30-year journey of @LOINC®. As we conclude the 30th-anniversary celebration, join us in honoring the past and embracing the future of health data interoperability.
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A panel of LOINC ® founders, featuring Dr. Clem McDonald and Dr. Stan Huff, are joined by early supporters for a reflective discussion. Together, they will explore the remarkable journey of @LOINC since its inception in 1994 and talk about the future.
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Dr. @RallinsMarjorie, Executive Director of Health Data Standards and Dr. @RachelPatzerPhD, President and CEO of Regenstrief, are welcoming researchers, faculty, staff and guests to the @LOINC® 30th Anniversary Celebration.
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Congrats on 30 years @LOINC. LOINC is a public use code system and common language (set of identifiers, names, and codes) for exchanging laboratory and clinical observations between computer systems. We celebrate this important milestone in health data interoperability.
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Congratulations to @LOINC for celebrating its 30th anniversary! 👏 🎉 LOINC has become a cornerstone in health data #Interoperability worldwide and has been used in Canada, under the Canadian Extension pCLOCD, for 17 years. Learn more: bit.ly/49B8YLv
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Learn about our recently released final rule #ONCHTI1 during a breakout session at the #ONC2023 annual meeting!
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BLIS (Basic Lab Information System) is a use driven system, developed to help resource-constrained labs run more smoothly. Read about the improvements with labs in #Kenya with the implementation of this system in this #ImpactStory ohie.org/impact-stories/impl… @iLabAfrica @APHL
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If you missed it, check out the recently released #LOINC and #SNOMEDCT Interoperability Solution at loincsnomed.org/. In the future, all LOINC content will be in the extension. Challenges include developing an ontological model for document names.
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Health data standards experts and users from more than 30 countries explored developments in data interoperability and identified paths forward on October 17-20, in Atlanta, Georgia, and online for the 2023 @LOINC Conference. regenstrief.in/3SbS8xk
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LOINC® from Regenstrief and SNOMED International have commenced generation of The LOINC Ontology: A @LOINC and @SnomedCT interoperability solution. regenstrief.in/48Sw2Wn
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So proud of @thegravityproj terminology for publishing our summary table of 1) Every social risk screening instrument that has been assessed as face-valid over our three years of work 2) The status of each instrument's encoding in @LOINC ➡️ w/ USCDI confluence.hl7.org/display/G… 1/2
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Do you know the different levels of #interoperability? If not, check out this article for a primer on it and to see where #snomedct fits and the role of #semanticinteroperability in providing better patient care: ehrintelligence.com/features…
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Experts on health data interoperability will gather Oct. 17-20, in Atlanta, GA for the 2023 @LOINC from Regenstrief spring conference. At the 4-day conference, attendees will participate in education, community presentations and networking. regenstrief.in/3PfcRNt
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See the latest research innovations in the Regenstrief newsletter. In the September edition, read about linking electronic dental and health records, helping health data interoperability and the relationship among pain, depression and anxiety. regenstrief.in/3Pt9wvp
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@SnomedCT and @LOINC relaxing after a productive day developing the LOINC SNOMED extension. Come hear about it at the LOINC and/or SNOMED conferences in October. – at London, England
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The Lab committee worked diligently for over a year to get this right. There’s a new scale of semi-quantitative for assays that don’t measure on a continuous numeric calibration. This affects titer property and urinalysis test strip methodology. See Knowledge Base descriptions
A bumper crop! LOINC version 2.75 is now available. It has almost 2,000 new LOINC concepts! Learn about all the updates: loinc.org/news/loinc-version…
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LOINC retweeted
Just launched!🚀 We have a new and improved LOINC Community Forum. Visit us at forum.loinc.org. Log in with your existing LOINC username and password.
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