Traceability matrix - LOINC Extension (March 2025)

Traceability matrix - LOINC Extension (March 2025)

March 2025 Pre-Production Release (Version 5) vs March 2025 Production Release (Version 1) POST-VERSIONING traceability

JIRA Ticket:  https://jira.ihtsdotools.org/browse/ISRS-6989

CONCLUSION:  Changes as expected:

  • 2x MDRS records had their UUID's replaced (as they are brand new records in this NEW first-time Release), otherwise

  • Zero changes as only difference is that the content has now been Versioned

 

March 2025 Pre-Production Release (Version 4) vs March 2025 Pre-Production Release (Version 5) traceability

JIRA Ticket:  https://jira.ihtsdotools.org/browse/ISRS-6989

CONCLUSION:  Changes as expected

  • JSON File - updates as requested by PWI

  • Language refset files:

    • EN GB Language refset removed as requested by PWI (14/3/25) as not part of the LOINC Extension requirements

    • 82899 records therefore removed intentionally from the Language Refset files

    • Also means that EN GB support is removed from the JSON file, also as intended 

  • MDRS Records just had their UUID's refreshed, as expected

March 2025 Pre-Production Release (Version 1) vs March 2025 Pre-Production Release (Version 4) traceability

JIRA Ticket:  https://jira.ihtsdotools.org/browse/ISRS-6989

CONCLUSION:  Changes as expected

  • README File - copyright statements removed from Readme file,

  • MemberAnnotations files added in

  • X Prefixes added in

  • MDRS Records just had their UUID's refreshed, as expected

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NOTHING (No Previous Production Release (AS THIS IS FIRST TIME RELEASE) vs March 2025 Pre-Production Release (Version 1) traceability

JIRA Ticket:  https://jira.ihtsdotools.org/browse/ISRS-6989

 

NO PCR REPORT AS NO PreviousPublishedPackage!!

CONCLUSION:  Changes as expected for the most part:

  • SimpleRefset files - NOW HAVE:

    • 59,613 new records:

      • 34,787 new active records for module 11010000107, Refset 635121010000106|LOINC Observation Reference Set +

      • 24,826 new active records for module 11010000107, Refset 635111010000100|LOINC Orderable Reference Set

      • MATCHES TOTAL 59,613 RECORDS IN SimpleRefset file!

    • 0 records inactivated (because this is a brand new release!)

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • RefsetDescriptor files:

    • 2x refsetDescriptor records included for 2x LOINC Refsets, as above

  • ModuleDependency files: 

    • 2x moduleDependency records included for LOINC module, calling out the dependency of the March LOINC module on the Jan 2025 International module, as expected

  • Concept files:

    • 35,394 Concept records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • Description files:

    • 177,230 Description records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • Identifier files:

    • 35,344 LOINC Identifier records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE LOINC TO SNOMED ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFIER MAP - SO THIS IS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE LOINC RELEASE PACKAGE!!

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • Language refset files:

    • 260,133 Language refset records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • Relationship files:

    • 228,423 Relationship records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • Relationship Concrete Values files:

    • 228,423 Relationship Concrete Values records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • OWL Expression files:

    • 35,404 OWL Expression records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • TGextDefinition files:

    • 4 TextDefinition records added with March 2025 date as expected

    • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED IN ISRS-6989

  • BUT

    • NO AssociationRefset or AttributeValue records - only to be expected as brand new release!

    • Component Annotation files present 

    • BUT NO MemberAnnotation files!!!

    • BUT NO SimpleMap files!!!

      • CONFIRMED AS EXPECTED according to requirements

    • README file needs changing, as our agreement with Regenstrief requires that the IP remain fully with them.  Rory and Kelly have therefore confirmed (in meetings + https://projects.jira.snomed.org/browse/ISRS-6989) that we should strip out all SNOMED Copyright statements and other references to SNOMED. 

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    • X Prefixes not included!



 

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