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

Publications:

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

1. Published, March 31, 2017.

2. In Progress -Aug/Sept 2017 (Approx. dependent on other release priorities)

3. Not Started

Maintenance:

1. 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, etc.

a. Consider changes (few hundred) to Loinc existing map based on LOINC June 2017 and SNOMED CT July 2017 releases for changes or gaps.

1. Complete July 2017. Jan 2018 In Progress. Ongoing per Release Schedule as long as agreement is in place.

a. Not started Jan 2018

LOINC and SNOMED CT mapping and linkage:

1. Top 2000 Laboratory LOINC terms: 1115 revised to 500, Remaining to be addressed which concern LOINC parts related to the Top 2000 with other known issues.
2. Other Laboratory LOINC terms: 10,000 Loinc parts to be reviewed and mapped

3. 1.500 complete Jan, 250 complete July 2017, & 250-in progress for Jan 2018.

3.2 In progress, completed evaluation for ULMS comparison for inclusion for Jan 2018. ( on 68 mapped, 1k considered for inclusion)

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 - Complete Phase 1 of RFP, Jan 2017.

b. Completed aprox. 250