LOINC Code 77227-7: Time load level [NMMDS]
77227-7 is a LOINC code used to identify Time load level [NMMDS] 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 Time load level. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Nursing unit}.{Job position}.
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 Time load level. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Nursing unit}.{Job position}.
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: NMMDS
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Time load level [NMMDS]
- Time load level
- Time load refers to the total amount of time available to nursing staff on a unit/service to accomplish a task as well as overlap of tasks or parts of tasks.
- Levels; Levl; LV; LVL; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS; Typ
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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