LOINC Code 61145-9: Deprecated Patient plan of care Document
61145-9 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated Patient plan of care Document 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 Patient plan of care. 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 Patient plan of care. 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: Both
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Deprecated Patient plan of care Document
- Patient plan of care
- The Patient Plan of Care profile (PPOC) extends the description of the content structures for the plan of care in the current technical framework and is based on the data elements from the Nursing Process currently in common use.
- DOC.MISC; Document; Finding; Findings; MISC; Point in time; Random
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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