LOINC Code 52826-5: Nursing Management Minimum Data Set panel [NMMDS]

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 Nursing management minimum data set panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Facility.

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
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: NMMDS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Nursing Management Minimum Data Set panel [NMMDS]
• Nursing management minimum data set panel
• The Nursing Management Minimum Data Set (NMMDS) is a minimum collection of core variables needed by nurse managers to make decisions and compare nursing practice across institutions and geographical areas. It identifies common elements to represent nursing care delivery or the context of nursing care at the unit level or service line in any setting.
• Fclty; MDS; NMMDS Pnl; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Pan; PANEL.SURVEY.NMMDS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS

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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