Description of Collaborative Activity: |
This activity supports the maintenance, distribution, and continued development of LOINC®, a set of universal codes and names to identify laboratory and other clinical observations which facilitates the exchange and pooling of clinical results for clinical care, outcomes management, public health, and research. NLM has a contract with Regenstrief to distribute the LOINC vocabulary through the UMLS and to cover some special projects to enhance parts of the LOINC vocabulary. Regenstrief creates and maintains the LOINC database and supporting documentation, and the RELMA mapping program. AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, HIS and IOS use LOINC. The past and current contract allows for tasks to be assigned to Regienstrief to review and enhance portions of the LOINC vocabulary based on special or new topic areas. In the past the collaborators have asked NLM to designate a special task/ work to be done through an MOU or IAA; the collaborators provide funding for the special task. |
HHS Agency Collaborators on this Activity: |
AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, IHS, IOS |
