LOINC Code 85554-4: Electronic Patient Centered Assessment Method panel [ePCAM]

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 Electronic Patient Centered Assessment Method panel. 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
• Order vs observation: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: ePCAM

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Electronic Patient Centered Assessment Method panel [ePCAM]
• Electronic Patient Centered Assessment Method panel
• The Electronic Patient Centered Assessment Method (ePCAM) is an adaptation of the Patient Centered Assessment Method (PCAM); both measures include a set a questions answered by a provider regarding their clinical impressions about the patient's health and well-being, social environment, and health literacy and communication skills. The ePCAM uses an electronic form to administer the 12 PCAM items. The electronic version utilizes a visual analog scale of 1 to 100 where specific score ranges correspond to ordinal responses.
• Meth; Method of; Pan; PANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH

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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