LOINC Code 82609-9: Clinical practice improvement activity for population

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 Clinical practice improvement activity. It is commonly used with the system or sample type {Setting}^Population.

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

• Clinical practice improvement activity for population
• Clinical practice improvement activity
• Clinical practice improvement activity (CPIA) is a performance category under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The CPIA section is used to capture clinical practice improvement activities, such as care coordination, shared decision-making, safety checklists, and expanded practice access. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the HL7 CDA Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) III document.
• Activ; Actvty; CPIA; Document; Finding; Findings; Movements; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.QRDA

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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