LOINC Code 74495-3: Patient safety event report - hospital - healthcare event reporting form (HERF) - version 1.2 [AHRQ]

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 safety event report - hospital - healthcare event reporting form - version 1.2. 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
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: AHRQ

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Patient safety event report - hospital - healthcare event reporting form (HERF) - version 1.2 [AHRQ]
• Patient safety event report - hospital - healthcare event reporting form - version 1.2
• The Healthcare Event Reporting Form (HERF) captures information on incidents, near misses (close calls), and unsafe conditions. This form is analogous to incident reports commonly used in hospitals today. It contains structured questions and allows for a brief narrative to document the precise details of the event or unsafe condition. The HERF solicits only the most basic information about an event or unsafe condition and is intended to start a reporting process that is completed using other generic and event-specific forms. For perinatal events, the HERF contains basic patient identifiers for both the mother and neonate.
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ survey Pnl; Form version; Hosp; Pan; Panel; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Pt safety event; Random; Survey; SURVEY.AHRQ

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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