LOINC Code 45258-1: Percent HIV ART medication dose number taken/Medication dose number prescribed MEMS cap

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 HIV ART medication dose number taken/Medication dose number prescribed. 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
• Method: MEMS Cap

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Percent HIV ART medication dose number taken/Medication dose number prescribed MEMS cap
• HIV ART medication dose number taken/Medication dose number prescribed
• MEMS Cap is a computer chip in a pill bottle cap that timestamps opening and closing of the medication container.
• # HIV ART Rx dose taken; # prescirbed; AIDS; Dose #; HIV ART Rx; Human immunodeficiency virus; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Medication Event Monitoring System; No; Num; Number fraction; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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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