LOINC Code 45878-6: Number of days physician orders changed in last 14 days [Minimum Data Set]

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 Number of D physician orders changed in last 14D. 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: MDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Number of days physician orders changed in last 14 days [Minimum Data Set]
• Number of D physician orders changed in last 14D
• In the LAST 14 DAYS (or since admission if less than 14 days in facility) how many days has the physician (or authorized assistant or practitioner) changed the resident's orders? Do not include order renewals without change.
• # days physician orders changed in last 14D; Cnt; Count; Dextro; No; Num; Number; Past; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Survey; SURVEY.MDS

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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