September 2023 pCLOCD release is now available

Latest pan-Canadian LOINC Observation Code Database (pCLOCD) release R05.19.00_2.75 is now available for review and implementation accessible from Terminology Gateway.

Highlights of this release includes:

• Updates based on August LOINC® 2.75 release:
  • LOINC’s collaboration with SNOMED International resulted in deprecation and recreation of Allergy class codes to remove ambiguity in the Component names
  • New LOINC Method (RAST) and Scale (SemiQn) attributes were introduced and applied as edits
• Changes based on pCLOCD Community:
  • Requests for change submissions resulted in the addition of 105 existing multi-class LOINC Codes in EN and FR
  • Corrections to multi-attributes in LOINC records applied in EN and FR

Learn more about all the changes in pCLOCD release notes.

If you are looking to learn more about pCLOCD, visit the LOINC and pCLOCD Standards page for resources that will help you learn more about this terminology standard and get connected to the community.

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