LOINC Code 52451-2: Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) tool - Master Document - Core and Supplemental Items

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 Continuity assessment record and evaluation tool - master document - core and supplemental items. 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

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) tool - Master Document - Core and Supplemental Items
• Continuity assessment record and evaluation tool - master document - core and supplemental items
• Assessment; CARE; CARE Survey; Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (CARE) Pnl; Eval; H&P; History and physical; Pan; Panel; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey

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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