LOINC Code 45963-6: Deprecated MDS basic assessment tracking form - version 2.0

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 MDS basic assessment tracking form - version 2.0. 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: DEPRECATED
• 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

• Deprecated MDS basic assessment tracking form - version 2.0
• MDS basic assessment tracking form - version 2.0
• This form contains Identification Information Items 1-9, which consists of identifying information needed to uniquely identify each resident, the nursing facility in which he or she resides, the reason(s) for assessment; and Items AA9 a-l, Signatures of Persons Completing a Portion of the MDS or Tracking form. The information contained on this form must accompany each comprehensive, full, MPAF, or Quarterly assessment, as well as every Distcharge and Reentry Tracking form, submitted electronically to the State MDS database. This includes Federally required assessment records, (e.g., Admission, Annual, Significant Change in Status, and Quarterly assessments), as well as assessments required for Medicare or by the State. This section also contains the Attestation Statement that staff members must sign and date attesting to the accuracy of the portions of the MDS completed by each member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Form version; Pan; Panel; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; 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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