Health Informatics 101

The OCL Team will keep this page fresh with resources about Health Informatics. Here are a few to get started!

Jon Payne on Standards and Interoperability A great 5 minute animated talk that gives an overview of standards and interoperability in health informatics, and why it matters.

What’s the difference between ICD, CPT, LOINC, and SNOMED CT?. A glossary and overview of medical coding systems.

Frequently asked questions concerning LOINC and other standard coding systems. A resource from the Regenstrief Institute, a thought leader in health informatics, based at Indiana University in the United States.

LOINC and SNOMED CT. Presentation materials from a talk by Daniel J. Vreeman, PT, DPT, MSc, Assistant Research Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Associate Director for Terminology Services, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

For more on Standards and Interoperability, see OCL: Health Informatics and the Role of Standards and Interoperability