LOINC Code 45883-6: Overall change in care needs [Minimum Data Set]
45883-6 is a LOINC code used to identify Overall change in care needs [Minimum Data Set] in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Overall change in care needs. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Overall change in care needs. 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
- Overall change in care needs [Minimum Data Set]
- Overall change in care needs
- Resident's overall self sufficiency has changed significantly as compared to status of 90 days ago (or since last assessment if less than 90 days)
- Exchange; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Replace; Screen; 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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