LOINC Code 57126-5: Volume of nursing delivery unit or service 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 Volume of nursing delivery unit or service panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Nursing unit}.

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

• Volume of nursing delivery unit or service panel [NMMDS]
• Volume of nursing delivery unit or service panel
• The number of nursing encounters with related hours for direct and indirect activities that can be associated with the provision of care to a client for a unit or service during a reporting period. The volume of nursing care is determined by combining a type of encounter with a type of nursing provider with a type of client and then either the designated number of hours per encounter, maximum number of encounters possible or actual number of encounters on a unit for a reporting period. An encounter is an interaction between a provider and a client for the direct provision of health care service(s).
• Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Pan; PANEL.SURVEY.NMMDS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS; Vol; Vol of nursing delivery unit or service pnl

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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