Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes

Abbreviation: LOINC

General Information

LOINC is a common language (set of identifiers, names, and codes) for clinical and laboratory observations. LOINC is a catalog of measurements, including laboratory tests, clinical measures like vital signs and anthropomorphic measures, standardized survey instruments, and more. LOINC enables the exchange and aggregation of clinical results for care delivery, outcomes management, and research by providing a set of universal codes and structured names to unambiguously identify things you can measure or observe.

Homepage https://loinc.org/

Developed in United States

Created in 1994

Taxonomic range

Scope and data types

Preclinical and clinical studies

How to cite this record FAIRsharing.org: LOINC; Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes; DOI: https://doi.org/10.25504/FAIRsharing.2mk2zb; Last edited: Feb. 22, 2018, 2:07 p.m.; Last accessed: Nov 14 2018 5:45 p.m.

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Record updated: May 10, 2017, 7:01 p.m. by The FAIRsharing Team.

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			Clem J. McDonald
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			General Enquiries
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			Assay|process|http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/Backend/BIRNLex-OBI-proxy.owl#birnlex_11025
			Biomedical Science|None|
			Clinical data||
			Performing a diagnosis|process|http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000988
			Phenotype|information content entity|http://ontology.neuinfo.org/NIF/DigitalEntities/NIF-Investigation.owl#birnlex_2087
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			Performing a diagnosis|process|http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBI_0000988
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			Genetic disorder|information content entity|http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050325
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			Publication List has changed: 
			Previous values:
			Combining laboratory data sets from multiple institutions using the logical observation identifier names and codes (LOINC).
			Enabling international adoption of LOINC through translation.
			New values: 
			Combining laboratory data sets from multiple institutions using the logical observation identifier names and codes (LOINC).
			Enabling international adoption of LOINC through translation.
			Supporting interoperability of genetic data with LOINC.
			Organisations have changed: 
			Previous values:
			Indiana University|Bloomington|Indiana|USA
			LOINC administrators
			Regenstrief Institute|Inc|Indianapolis|Indiana|USA
			New values: 
			Indiana University|Bloomington|Indiana|USA
			LOINC administrators
			Regenstrief Institute|Inc|Indianapolis|Indiana|USA
			Regenstrief Institute|Inc|Indianapolis|Indiana|USA
			Grants have changed: 
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			HSN2762008000006C
			HHSN276201400138P
			HHSN276201400239P
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In Collections

H2020 Phenome and Metabolome aNalysis (PhenoMenal) Project

eTRIKS Standards Starter Pack

Support

General

FAQ	https://loinc.org/faq
help	https://loinc.org/downloads/files/LOINCM ...
online documentation	https://loinc.org/get-started

Additional Information

Contact

General Enquiries

External Links

Bioportal

http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/LOINC

Tools

No tools defined

Schemas

No XSD schemas defined

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Conditions of Use

Applies to: Data use

UMLS Metathesaurus License

Applies to: Database software

LOINC and RELMA Terms of Use

Data Access

download page

https://loinc.org/downloads

Publications

Combining laboratory data sets from multiple institutions using the logical observation identifier names and codes (LOINC).

Baorto DM,Cimino JJ,Parvin CA,Kahn MG
Int J Med Inform 1998

View Paper (PubMed)

Enabling international adoption of LOINC through translation.

Vreeman DJ,Chiaravalloti MT,Hook J,McDonald CJ
J Biomed Inform 2012

View Paper (PubMed) View Publication

Supporting interoperability of genetic data with LOINC.

Deckard J,McDonald CJ,Vreeman DJ
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2015

View Paper (PubMed) View Publication

LOINC Ontology Display

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Credit

Record Maintainer

This record is maintained by LOINC from Regenstrief (LOINC)

Funds

U.S. National Library of Medicine (Government body)

Maintains

Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (Research institute)

Grant Number(s)

HSN2762008000006C (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
HHSN276201400138P (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
HHSN276201400239P (U.S. National Library of Medicine)

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