LOINC Code 86466-0: Maestro of scalable information infrastructure BH Nar

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 Maestro of scalable information infrastructure. 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: Observation
• Method: BH

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Maestro of scalable information infrastructure
• This term honors the exceptional and enduring contributions of Betsy L. Humphreys to health data standards. In her many years of service to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, Betsy's vision, passion, and persistence advanced the development and use of standard vocabularies like LOINC for improving health around the world.
• Betsy Humphreys; H+P; H+P.HX; History; Honorary; Maestro scalable info infrastructure; Narrative; P prime; Point in time; Random; Report

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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