Making health data interoperable across different IT systems requires a few kinds of standards. Exchange standards like HL7’s Version 2, CDA, and FHIR are key to organizing information into a commonly understood structure as it moves between systems. Vocabulary...
LOINC terms have a primary name called the “fully specified name” (FSN) with an unusual six-part structure. The separate attributes of the name are beautifully designed for distinguishing the key features of measurements and observations. As I describe in LOINC...
In a November 6th letter to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Regenstrief provided comments on the Draft 2016 Interoperability Standards Advisory (2016 Advisory). I believe that the goals of the Advisory are laudable:...
In July 2013, the Regenstrief Institute and IHTSDO signed a landmark long-term collaboration agreement to align how LOINC and SNOMED CT represent laboratory tests and some types of clinical measurements. The goals of the agreement are to build closer links between...
