SNOMED CT LOINC extension – updates and alpha preview

SNOMED CT LOINC extension – updates and alpha preview

For those of you who have been following the LOINC and SNOMED CT developments, there is an update on this vital piece [...]
Fixing the NHS PBCL Legacy issue affecting lab results - common misconceptions

Fixing the NHS PBCL Legacy issue affecting lab results - common misconceptions

Background For those who are not from the UK or even if you are in the UK NHS but don’t wear some of the [...]
Why does SNOMED CT have separate codes for Lab Test Requests, Results and Reports? — Part 2

Why does SNOMED CT have separate codes for Lab Test Requests, Results and Reports? — Part 2

This article covers a key aspect of confusion — about why SNOMED CT has findings that look similar to a lab result [...]
Why does SNOMED CT have separate codes for Lab Test Requests, Results and Reports?

Why does SNOMED CT have separate codes for Lab Test Requests, Results and Reports?

Background When we discuss lab tests and data I always come across various repeated conversations They often focus [...]
Pathology Harmonisation Roadmap

Pathology Harmonisation Roadmap

In our previous article, we discussed what `harmonisation` of Pathology (Laboratory Medicine) is and how it enables [...]
Pathology – Harmonisation & Cross-site working

Pathology – Harmonisation & Cross-site working

We all know that diagnostic medicine (aka lab and other tests) form the basis of ~70% of clinical pathways/delivery [...]
The Search for a Single Interoperable Ontology For Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The Search for a Single Interoperable Ontology For Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

SNOMED International’s E2O Project — Transmuting Evaluation Procedures Into Observables In SNOMED [...]
Implementing Laboratory Medicine (Pathology) Standards

Implementing Laboratory Medicine (Pathology) Standards

Laboratory Medicine (or Pathology) in the UK has been a challenging area for standards for a long time When I took on [...]
SNOMED CT in Lab Medicine – building the `Community PaLM Extension` on the Unified Test List

SNOMED CT in Lab Medicine – building the `Community PaLM Extension` on the Unified Test List

As some of you know from my previous posts, my journey in Lab Medicine started with leading England’s national [...]
Enhancing Pathology/Lab Tests using SNOMED CT Observables

Enhancing Pathology/Lab Tests using SNOMED CT Observables

Are you trying to make sense of Lab Test results using SNOMED CT Have you ever come across `Sodium Level` and wondered [...]