LOINC Code 106416-1: Hester Davis fall risk scale

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Hester Davis fall risk scale. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Hester Davis fall risk scale
• The HDS© fall risk assessment tool is used to identify acute care adult patients at high risk for falling, and also identifies why the patient is at higher risk so that individualized interventions can be included in the plan of care. The scale is composed of 9 risk factors. The presence of a risk factor is scored as 1 (absence is scored zero). The HDS psychometric evidence supports high content validity, very high construct validity, and reliability. A total score of one or more indicates high risk for falling. The Hester Davis Scale measures risk for anticipated physiologic falls using the factors of age, date of last known fall, mobility, medications, mental status, toileting needs, volume/electrolyte status, communication/sensory, and behavior, with multiple options per risk category. The category scores are summed to calculate the level of risk for falls. The scale has been validated for sensitivity and specificity in scoring fall risk.
• CLIN; CLIN.RISK; Pan; Panel; PANEL.CLINICAL; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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