LOINC 2.72 release is now available for download

LOINC 2.72 version is available for download.

Release Highlights

1. New content, 1633 new LOINC Codes

• Related to pandemic, including SARS-CoV-2 Spike specific IgG and IgM concepts to distinguish methods for determining variance and lineage, and concepts to report protein-specific antibody testing, as well as T-cell mediated immunity testing for SARS-CoV-2.
• LOINC worked with the HL7® Gender Harmony Project to develop new concepts (in trial status pending HL7 final guidance) to align with industry equity and inclusion trends.
• Other healthcare trends influencing new concept creation for this release are cancer detection (multigene detection of various cancers from patient cell-free plasma), transplant rejection (prediction based on cell-free donor DNA in plasma transplant recipients for cardiac, lung, and kidney), and AI-based image analysis (to support computer-assisted microscopy based on automated image analysis).

2. Edits to 575 LOINC Codes based on internal review, part of ongoing LOINC projects and community input.

3. First LOINC release that uses a new streamlined release file structure. This streamlined structure is designed to simplify the release and to make it easier for users to access all of the necessary files. The LOINC table and accessory files are included in a single archive, and RELMA is provided as a separate download file.

A detailed review of all the changes in this release are available in the LOINC release notes .

Infoway Standards team is currently working on preparing the March 2022 pCLOCD release that will include the applicable LOINC Version 2.72 international release updates.

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