LOINC Code 86261-5: Deprecated Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) form - version C2 - Discharged from agency - death at home [CMS Assessment]

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 Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) form - version C2 - Discharged from agency - death at home. 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: DEPRECATED
• Order vs observation: Order
• Panel type: Panel
• Method: CMS Assessment

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Deprecated Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) form - version C2 - Discharged from agency - death at home [CMS Assessment]
• Outcome and assessment information set (OASIS) form - version C2 - Discharged from agency - death at home
• This information is collected when the patient dies while on service with the home health agency, and died somewhere other than an inpatient/outpatient facility or ED. This panel should be used for CMS OASIS-C2 Discharged from agency - death at home assessments performed between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018.
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Assessment; Form version; LTPAC; Outcome and assessment information set; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.CMS; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Survey

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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