LOINC from Regenstrief and SNOMED International announced this week a new collaboration designed to expand the application of standardized terminology to the worldwide exchange of medical data.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
The idea, the groups say, is to promote more coordinated use of SNOMED CT and LOINC by SNOMED International and Regenstrief – with the organizations each retaining editorial control over their respective standards.
In addition, the new agreement targets existing and potential deduplication, as SNOMED and LOINC are used by an ever more intersecting set of global implementers.
It will enable terminology to standardize and improve clinical interoperability, the groups say, while helping providers and users implement different combinations of both standards.
It will also help pave the way for the development of a LOINC extension that fits the SNOMED CT model – allowing SNOMED International and Regenstrief to distribute LOINC and SNOMED CT content together to their respective users.
The extension will generate both SNOMED CT and LOINC code for all concepts that are shared across terms – giving implementors a more unified approach to implementing both standards.
The new agreement updates and expands the relationship first launched in 2013 to link the clinical semantics of SNOMED with LOINC concepts that enable data identification, exchange, and collection across systems. medical.
Going forward, both the SNOMED CT and LOINC teams say they will provide opportunities for stakeholders to discuss joint work products and explore new collaborations.
TREND TO BIGGER WOMAN
Owned and operated by 43 global members, SNOMED International is a non-profit organization whose mission is to set global standards for medical terminology. SNOMED CT is a multilingual term designed to document individual care in an electronic health record and facilitate interoperability, decision support, and analysis.
Created at the Regenstrief Institute, LOINC – which stands for Logical Observation Identifier Names and Identifiers – is a worldwide standard used in 193 countries and available in 20 languages to define measurements. , observation and documentation of health that enable identification, exchange and collection of data across health systems.
ON PROFILE
Marjorie Rallins, executive director of the LOINC Health Data Standards, said: “Opportunities to facilitate the exchange of highly interoperable health information, nationally and globally, is a factor. important to providing the best quality healthcare. “The strategic and diplomatic value of Regenstrief and SNOMED working together should not be underestimated.”
“Globally, our implementers operate within a thriving ecosystem of messaging terminology and standards, creating a certain element of interdependence,” said SNOMED International CEO. , Don Sweete said in a statement. “With the aim of alleviating challenges for those implementing multiple standards, the agreement with LOINC is one that will help reduce duplication efforts, facilitate data sharing and interoperability.” works.”
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