LOINC Code 86557-6: Staff [#] with unknown influenza vaccination status

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 Staff with unknown influenza vaccination status. 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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Staff [#] with unknown influenza vaccination status
• Staff with unknown influenza vaccination status
• The number of staff (employees on facility payroll) with unknown vaccination status. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surveillance for healthcare personnel vaccinations.
• Cnt; Count; Immunizations; Number; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Report period; Staff unk FLUV vac status; Survey; SURVEY.CDC; Tx; Vaccine

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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