Thanks very much Karen for reporting, we have noted the error and are working to correct and publish in our next release.

pCLOCD & LOINC Community: Please note the correct Example Viewer name in English for LOINC Code 9000-1 Abumin is Albumin: Urine; 24h; Detection limit <= 3.0 mg/L

Would you check the Example Viewer Name- En for 90000-1 on the release it is Albumin; Detection limit <= 3.0 mg/L, should it be Albumin: Urine; 24h; Detection limit <= 3.0 mg/L?

The pan-Canadian LOINC Observation Code Database (pCLOCD) January 2019 release is now available for download on Terminology Gateway.

Changes to pCLOCD based on the December 2018 International release of LOINC® includes:

• 250 records with content edits in either English or French
• 77 deprecated records, mapping guidance has been provided

Check out pCLOCD release notes for all the details and content highlights. Please be sure to read through the Important Notes for pCLOCD-20190131 Excel file section for some cautionary advice.

We would like to give a special thanks to Mario Gourde at the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec for working with us in this release in the quality assurance and maintenance of this standard. We value your efforts and thank you for your contributions.

In addition, we wish to thank the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) for collaborating with us to update the MIS Service Activity Reporting information for pCLOCD codes. Further information about service activity, the principles and process used to define this attribute in pCLOCD may be obtained by reviewing the MIS Standards or emailing fsi@cihi.ca.

If you have any questions or require more information, please contact us at standards@infoway-inforoute.ca.

Happy pCLOCD-ing!

Linda Monico
Product Specialist,
Digital Health Engagement & Marketing