LOINC

The work on LOINC will provide new content to the SNOMED CT International release which provides supporting content for LOINC parts and expressions. As part of the release (s) expression libraries are also completed to provide a link between LOINC expression and SNOMED CT. The scope includes Laboratory LOINC Terms (Top 2000 lab LOINC Terms) and SNOMED CT Observables. For additional information on Observables please click here Observables.

1. Technical Preview, release featured flattened rather than nested Expressions which were utilized in previous releases. Also included were some content updates based on feedback from reviewers of the last release, the Observables Group, Regenstrief Institute and the Substance Redesign Team. Over 14000 LOINC Terms linked to equivalent SNOMED CT post-coordinated expressions and over 4200 LOINC Parts mapped to SNOMED CT concepts.

1. Completed, April 2016.

1. Create map, expression library, and other needed files for the preview release. This includes all the LOINC Parts (LPs) that are mapped (to existing or new SNOMED CT concepts), but not LPs considered "out of scope", e.g. duplicate or veterinary specific LOINC parts.

2. Completed, April 2016.

1. Review and update files based on feedback received on TP3.
   1. Compare our LP map list with the latest list of LPs received from RII and make any needed updates. Minimal changes are expected to update map. Pending response from RII.

3. Completed, Aug 2016.

1. 546 LOINC Parts are ready to be reviewed and potentially mapped to existing SNOMED CT concepts or to newly created ones. The Mapping Team is helping create draft concepts for around 300 of these; Farzaneh and Suzanne will create the remainder.

1. BAU items from Content Tracker and bi-annual release of content in International Release.Update map and expression library by editing or creating content as needed when LOINC and SNOMED CT changes their content for ongoing maintenance of the terminologies (adds content, retires content, changes content

Loinc Content updates

1. Publish Candidate Baseline.
2. LOINC production release (to be published with or soon after July release)

1. In Progress, March 2017.

2. July 2017 (Approx).

1. 1115 revised to 500, Remaining to be addressed which concern LOINC parts related to the Top 2000 with other known issues.

1. RFP -RFP awarded in Sept 2016 -
   1. 13,412 Loinc Parts to be mapped (To be completed 2016) and prepared for new content creation
   2. New content completed for July 2017, and Jan 2018, to be reviewed by Internal Resources

4. a - In Progress, Jan 2017.

b.July 2017, Jan 2018

1. Observables -Scope of work will be dedicated to the required rework of the upper level concepts in observable hierarchy.