LOINC Code 74468-0: Questionnaire form definition Document

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 Questionnaire form definition. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Form.

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
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Questionnaire form definition Document
• Questionnaire form definition
• The Questionnaire form definition contains groups of questions that a clinician would like a patient to respond to. These groups of questions are not necessarily pre-defined as validated instruments but rather are selected by the clinician to create dynamic, patient-specific questionnaires. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the HL7 CDA Questionnaire Form Definition document.
• DOC.MISC; Document; Finding; Findings; MISC; Point in time; Quest frm def; 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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