On June 4, 2020 the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a guideline requiring that all COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) related laboratory testing data be reported using the appropriate LOINC and SNOMED codes, as defined by the IICC’s Laboratory In Vitro Diagnostics (LIVD) test code mapping. https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/covid-19-laboratory-data-reporting-guidance.pdf LIVD (digital format for publication of LOINC…
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently adopted the IIVD Industry Connectivity Consortium’s Laboratory Analytical Workflow (LAW) and LOINC for IVD (LIVD) specifications in its Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA). The Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA) process represents the model by which the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology…
This April, the IVD Industry Connectivity Consortium (IICC) celebrated its 10th Anniversary. The event coincided with the official publication of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute’s AUTO16 (Next-Generation In Vitro Diagnostic Instrument Interface, 1st Edition), the standard for which the IICC was initially founded as a global nonprofit, organization, dedicated to creating and encouraging the…
The IVD Industry Connectivity Consortium’s LIVD (LOINC to IVD) format for distributing LOINC codes and Laboratory Analytical Workflow (LAW) Profile were featured in the January 2019 issue of Clinical Lab Products: http://www.clpmag.com/2019/01/clinical-laboratory-connectivity/…
