34133-9 Summary of episode note

Term Description

This LOINC term is commonly used as the Clinical Document code for both the Care Record Summary (CRS) and Continuity of Care Document (CCD), with an "episode" of care defined as the provision of care over a specified period of time that can cover one or more health care encounters. This definition was approved by the LOINC Document Ontology subcommittee in February 2021.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Descriptions

LP73427-4   Summary of episode note
Summarization of Episode Note contains pertinent data about the provision of care for a patient over a specified period of time. Examples include a Care Record Summary (CRS) and Continuity of Care Document (CCD). CRS includes the summary of the episode, discharge and transfer. CCD includes the most relevant administrative, demographic, and clinical information about a patient's healthcare, covering one or more healthcare encounters. Such documents are commonly used in Transfer of Care scenarios. Source: HL7

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Summary of episode note

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DOC.ONTOLOGY

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.09

Last Updated

Version 2.70

Change Reason

Release 2.70: DefinitionDescription: Added definition of "episode of care"; Previous Releases: Changed Component from 'Summarization of episode' per Clinical LOINC Committee decision to harmonize existing Document Ontology axes values.; Based on Clinical LOINC Committee decision during the September 2014 meeting, {Provider} was changed to {Author Type} to emphasize a greater breadth of potential document authors. At the September 2015 Clinical LOINC Committee meeting, the Committee decided to change {Author Type} to {Role} to align with the 'Role' axis name in the LOINC Document Ontology.;

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• CCD
• Continuity of Care Document
• DOC.ONT
• Document
• Encounter
• Evaluation and management
• Evaluation and management note
• Finding
• Findings
• notes
• Point in time
• Random
• Visit note

48764-5 Summary purpose CCD Document

Term Description

Specific reason for which the summarization report was generated.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Summary purpose

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Summary purpose CCD Doc

Basic Attributes

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DOC.MISC

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Clinical

First Released

Version 2.21

Last Updated

Version 2.73

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Both

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• Continuity of Care Document
• DOC.MISC
• Document
• Finding
• Findings
• MISC
• Point in time
• Random

48768-6 Payment sources Document

Term Description

Contains data on the patient's payers, whether a 'third party' insurance, self-pay, other payer or guarantor, or some combination of payers, and is used to define which entity is the responsible fiduciary for the financial aspects of a patient's care.

Each unique instance of a payer and all the pertinent data needed to contact, bill to, and collect from that payer should be included. Authorization information that can be used to define pertinent referral, authorization tracking number, procedure, therapy, intervention, device, or similar authorizations for the patient or provider, or both should be included. At a minimum, the patient's pertinent current payment sources should be listed.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Payment sources

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Payment sources Doc

Basic Attributes

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DOC.MISC

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Clinical

First Released

Version 2.21

Last Updated

Version 2.73

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Both

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• DOC.MISC
• Document
• Financing and insurance
• Finding
• Findings
• MISC
• Payers
• Point in time
• Random

42348-3 Advance directives

Term Description

Advance directives contains data defining the patient's direction of care and any reference to supporting documentation. The most recent and up-to-date directives are required, if known, and should be listed in as much detail as possible. Advance directives contains data such as the existence of living wills, healthcare proxies, and CPR and resuscitation status.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Advance directives

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Advance directives

Basic Attributes

Class

DOC.ONTOLOGY

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.16

Last Updated

Version 2.67

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Based on Clinical LOINC Committee review at the Feb. 2016 meeting, this term represents a document containing information on a patient's advance directives and any supporting documentation, such as a living will. The term was revised to fit the current LOINC Document Ontology model.;

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• Advanced
• DOC.ONT
• Document
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47420-5 Functional status assessment note

Term Description

Functional status assessment describes the patient's status of normal functioning at the time a care record was created. Functional statuses include information regarding the patient relative to ambulatory ability, mental status or competency, activities of daily living (ADLs) (i.e. bathing, dressing, feeding, grooming), home/living situation having an effect on the health status of the patient, ability to care for self, social activity (i.e. issues with social cognition, participation with friends and acquaintances other than family members), occupation activity (i.e. activities partly or directly related to working), housework or volunteering, family and home responsibilities or activities related to home and family, communication ability (i.e. issues with speech, writing or cognition required for communication), and perception, including sight, hearing, taste, skin sensation, kinesthetic sense, proprioception, or balance.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Functional status assessment note

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Functional status note

Basic Attributes

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DOC.ONTOLOGY

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.19

Last Updated

Version 2.67

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Based on Clinical LOINC Committee approval on 2/17/2012, "note" was added to the Component as the Kind of Document.; Based on Clinical LOINC Committee decision during the September 2014 meeting, {Provider} was changed to {Author Type} to emphasize a greater breadth of potential document authors. At the September 2015 Clinical LOINC Committee meeting, the Committee decided to change {Author Type} to {Role} to align with the 'Role' axis name in the LOINC Document Ontology.;

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• DOC.ONT
• Document
• Encounter
• Evaluation and management
• Evaluation and management note
• Finding
• Findings
• Functional status note
• notes
• Point in time
• Random
• Visit note

11450-4 Problem list - Reported

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Problem list Reported

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H&P.HX

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Clinical

First Released

Version 1.0j-a

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Version 2.73

Common Test Rank Get Info

9889

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• Finding
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• H+P.HX
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11323-3 General health - Reported

Term Description

Information about the current health status of the patient.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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General health

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Reported

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General health Reported

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H&P.HX

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Clinical

First Released

Version 1.0j-a

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Version 2.27

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• Finding
• Findings
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• H+P.HX
• Nominal
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• Point in time
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10157-6 History of family member diseases Narrative

Term Description

History of family member diseases is a report of health information, including medical, genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, pertaining to the patient and his or her genetic relatives (living or deceased). The family history information is used to determine possible or relevant health risk factors that may have a potential impact on the patient's healthcare risk profile.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Hx

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^Family member

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Family member diseases Hx

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H&P.HX

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Clinical

First Released

Version 1.0i

Last Updated

Version 2.73

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Changed Property from "Find" to "Hx", removed Method of "Reported" and corrected System from Family to ^Family member to align with existing family history terms and to represent family member as a Super System per 8/2015 Clinical LOINC Committee decision;

Common Test Rank Get Info

9825

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• Fam Mem
• Family member diseases Hx
• H/O
• H+P
• H+P.HX
• History
• Hx
• Narrative
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• Point in time
• Random
• Report

29762-2 Social history Narrative

Term Description

The Social history section contains data defining the patient's occupational, personal (e.g. lifestyle), social, and environmental history and health risk factors, as well as administrative data such as marital status, race, ethnicity and religious affiliation.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Social history

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Social Hx

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H&P.HX

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.03

Last Updated

Version 2.63

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• Finding
• Findings
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• H+P.HX
• Hx
• Narrative
• P prime
• Point in time
• Random
• Report
• Social Hx

48765-2 Allergies

Term Description

Contains a list and description of any allergies or adverse reactions pertinent to current or past medical history. At a minimum this section should contain currently active and any relevant historical allergies and adverse reactions.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Allergies &or adverse reactions

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Allergies &or adverse reactions Doc

Basic Attributes

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DOC.MISC

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.21

Last Updated

Version 2.73

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Edited Component part from "Allergies, adverse reactions, alerts" to "Allergies &or adverse reactions." We removed the word "alerts" because it was potentially confusing by implying that it may contain other kinds of warnings (as a arbitrary example: public health disease outbreak notifications) when in fact it was always intended to be the typical "allergies" section.;

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10160-0 History of Medication use Narrative

Term Description

History of medication use defines a patient's current medications and history of pertinent medications. This term may also include a patient's prescription and dispense history.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Medication use

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Hx

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Hx of Medication use

Basic Attributes

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H&P.HX

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 1.0i

Last Updated

Version 2.63

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Removed "History of" from Component, changed Property from "Find" to "Hx", and removed "Reported" Method per 8/2015 Clinical LOINC Committee decision;

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• H+P
• H+P.HX
• History
• Narrative
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• Point in time
• Random
• Report

46264-8 History of medical device use

Term Description

History of medical device (medical equipment) use defines a patient's implanted and external medical devices and equipment that their health status depends on, as well as any pertinent equipment or device history. This term is also used to itemize any pertinent current or historical durable medical equipment (DME) used to help maintain the patient's health status. All pertinent equipment relevant to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of a patient should be included.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Hx medical device use

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DOC.MISC

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.19

Last Updated

Version 2.67

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Based on Clinical LOINC Committee decision during the September 2014 meeting, {Provider} was changed to {Author Type} to emphasize a greater breadth of potential document authors. At the September 2015 Clinical LOINC Committee meeting, the Committee decided to change {Author Type} to {Role} to align with the 'Role' axis name in the LOINC Document Ontology.;

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• DOC.MISC
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• Hx
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• MISC
• Point in time
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11369-6 History of Immunization Narrative

Term Description

History of immunizations defines a patient's immunization status for the context and use case of the document type. Often included is current immunization status and possibly the entire immunization history.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Immunization

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Hx of Immunization

Basic Attributes

Class

H&P.HX

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 1.0j-a

Last Updated

Version 2.63

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Changed Component from "History of immunizations" to "Immunization", Property from "Find" to "Hx" and removed Method of "Reported" per 8/2015 Clinical LOINC Committee decision;

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• H+P.HX
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• Immunization status
• Narrative
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• Point in time
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• Report
• Vaccination
• Vaccinations
• Vaccine

8716-3 Vital signs

Term Description

The Vital signs section includes blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate. It may also include other clinical findings, such as height, weight, body mass index, head circumference, and pulse oximetry. In particular, notable vital signs or physical findings such as the most recent, maximum and/or minimum, baseline, or relevant trends may be included.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Vital signs

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Observed

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Vital signs

Basic Attributes

Class

H&P.PX

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 1.0h(3)

Last Updated

Version 2.73

Common Test Rank Get Info

576

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• Finding
• Findings
• H+P
• H+P.PX
• Narrative
• P prime
• Point in time
• Random
• Report

30954-2 Relevant diagnostic tests/laboratory data Narrative

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Relevant diagnostic tests &or laboratory data

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Relevant Dx tests/lab data

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Class

VACCIN

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Clinical

First Released

Version 2.04

Last Updated

Version 2.63

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Observation

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• Finding
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• VACCINE

47519-4 History of Procedures Document

Term Description

This section defines all interventional, surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures or treatments pertinent to the patient historically and at the time the document is generated.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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History of procedures

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Procedures Hx Doc

Basic Attributes

Class

H&P.HX

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.19

Last Updated

Version 2.63

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Based on Clinical LOINC Committee decision during the September 2014 meeting, {Provider} was changed to {Author Type} to emphasize a greater breadth of potential document authors. At the September 2015 Clinical LOINC Committee meeting, the Committee decided to change {Author Type} to {Role} to align with the 'Role' axis name in the LOINC Document Ontology.;

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• Finding
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• H+P.HX
• Hx
• P prime
• Point in time
• Procedures Hx
• Random

46240-8 History of Hospitalizations+Outpatient visits Narrative

Term Description

History of hospitalizations and History of outpatient visits (i.e. Encounters) lists and describes any healthcare encounters pertinent to the patient's current health status or historical health history. An encounter is an interaction, regardless of the setting, between a patient and a practitioner who is vested with primary responsibility for diagnosing, evaluating, or treating the patient's condition. It may include visits, appointments, as well as non face-to-face interactions. It is also a contact between a patient and a practitioner who has primary responsibility for assessing and treating the patient at a given contact, exercising independent judgment.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Hospitalizations+Outpatient visits

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Hx

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Hx of Hospitalizations+OP visits

Basic Attributes

Class

H&P.HX

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.19

Last Updated

Version 2.63

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Removed "History of" from Component, changed Property from "Find" to "Hx", and removed "Reported" Method per 8/2015 Clinical LOINC Committee decision;

Order vs. Observation

Observation

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• History
• Hospitalizations+OP visits
• Narrative
• OP
• Outpt visits
• P prime
• Point in time
• Random
• Report

18776-5 Plan of care note

Term Description

Plan of care notes (previously defined as "Plan of treatment") contains data that defines pending orders, interventions, encounters, services, and procedures for the patient. The plan includes prospective, unfulfilled, or incomplete orders and requests only. The plan may also contain information about ongoing care of the patient and information regarding goals and clinical reminders.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Plan of care note

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Plan of care note

Basic Attributes

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DOC.ONTOLOGY

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 1.0l

Last Updated

Version 2.67

Change Reason

Previous Releases: Based on Clinical LOINC Committee review (2/2016), it was decided that there is little, if any, distinction between plan of treatment and plan of care notes. This term was meant to represent a general plan of care/treatment note. In order to align with the LOINC Document Ontology model, the Component was changed from "Plan of treatment" to "Plan of Care note", System changed from "Treatment plan" to {Setting}, Scale changed from "Nar" to "Doc" and Method changed from null to {Role}.;

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• Care plan
• DOC.ONT
• Document
• Encounter
• Evaluation and management
• Evaluation and management note
• Finding
• Findings
• notes
• Point in time
• Random
• Treatment plan
• Visit note

48767-8 Annotation comment [Interpretation] Narrative

Term Description

This is an observation code indicating that a particular observation represents a free text annotation comment that can be appended to some other observation such as a lab result.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Imp

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Annotation comment Imp

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DOC.MISC

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Clinical

First Released

Version 2.21

Last Updated

Version 2.73

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Observation

Common Test Rank Get Info

690

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• cmmt
• cmnt
• Com
• Comm
• Comments
• Commt
• DOC.MISC
• Impression
• Impression/interpretation of study
• Impressions
• Interp
• Interpretation
• MISC
• Narrative
• Point in time
• Random
• Remarks
• Report

33999-4 Diagnosis status

Term Description

This term classifies the status of a diagnosis.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Status

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{Diagnosis}

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Status {Dx}

Basic Attributes

Class

H&P.HX

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.09

Last Updated

Version 2.72

Change Reason

Release 2.72: CLASS: Updated to fit the more general use.; Previous Releases: Changed answer list from "Normative" to "Example" to fit the current LOINC model.; Updated Long Common Name to better represent the meaning of the term

Example Answer List LL451-6

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48766-0 Information source

Term Description

The information or data source may be a person, organization, information system, reference to some other data object, etc.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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Information source

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{system}

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Source of info

Basic Attributes

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DOC.MISC

Type

Clinical

First Released

Version 2.21

Last Updated

Version 2.73

Order vs. Observation

Both

Common Test Rank Get Info

6489

Example Answer List LL3678-1

Externally Defined

Yes

Code System

CDC-PHIN

Code System OID

1.3.6.1.4.1.12009.10.1.2313

Link to External List

https://phinvads.cdc.gov/vads/ViewValueSet.action?oid=2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.3036

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• DOC.MISC
• MISC
• Nominal
• Point in time
• Random
• Source of info
• Srce
• Typ