LOINC Code 74705-5: Best characterization of health information technology (HIT) device [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 Best characterization of health information technology device. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Device}.

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: Observation
• Method: AHRQ

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Best characterization of health information technology (HIT) device [AHRQ]
• Best characterization of health information technology device
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Finding; Findings; Nominal; Point in time; 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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