by Daniel Vreeman | Mar 18, 2016 | musing
It seems so obvious that social and behavioral factors play a huge role in determining a person’s overall health. But when you listen public discourse about improving health, most of the energy is focused on things like the healthcare system, medical science...
by Daniel Vreeman | Mar 11, 2016 | musing
Here in central Indiana, we’re starting to see a few sneak previews of Spring. For someone who doesn’t care much for cold winters, I always anticipate the warmer weather and nature’s many signs of new growth. Overcast skies do amplify your...
by Daniel Vreeman | Feb 15, 2016 | LOINC, musing
On February 15, 2016 I’m testifying to the NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards on behalf of LOINC. This hearing is the latest in a long line of discussion about the attachment standards. In fact, LOINC’s role in the claims attachments standards was cooking...
by Daniel Vreeman | Jan 23, 2016 | LOINC, musing
A translation of this post is available in Chinese thanks to Lin Zhang, a LOINC volunteer from China. PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, invited me to give a webinar on some best practices for using LOINC. In that presentation, I shared...
by Daniel Vreeman | Dec 5, 2015 | LOINC, musing
A translation of this post is available in Chinese thanks to Lin Zhang, a LOINC volunteer from China. At the December 2015 Laboratory LOINC Committee meeting, we took up the important topic of best practices for staying up to date with new LOINC release versions. We...
by Daniel Vreeman | Nov 20, 2015 | musing
LOINC is widely used as a vocabulary standard for laboratory observations. It’s less well known that LOINC has large body of content covering standardized patient assessments, like patient reported outcomes measures, survey instruments, and other kinds of...
