LOINC Code 77550-2: Time to access all patients in a Report Period [NMMDS]

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 to access all patients. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Nursing unit}.

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 to access all patients in a Report Period [NMMDS]
• Time to access all patients
• The sum of all amounts of time in minutes (e.g. 1800 min) to access patients for all encounters within a reporting period.
• Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Report period; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS

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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