Project Overview

The LabM CoP was founded in 2009 to provide a collaboration forum for laboratory professionals from public health, national and hospital labs, their professional organizations and standards development organizations to discuss data exchange related issues and promote standards adoption in the laboratory space. It has worked on several projects over the years and participation fluctuates based on topic discussed.

We meet every Thursday 11 AM - 12 PM ET, if interested in joining, please email riki.merrick@aphl.org

Co-Chairs: Riki Merrick (APHL) and Nancy Cornish (CDC)

Current Topics

Items in scope:

• Development of the Specimen CrossMapping Table (Specimen CMT)

• Support for standardized test naming

• Harmonization of HL7 vocabulary (specimen related) / transitioning to SNOMED CT

Interested Parties

• APHL

• CDC

• State Public Health Labs

• National Labs

• Hospital Labs

• Standards Development Organizations