LOINC Code 91016-6: Regional hospitals closed due to event or incident [#]

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 Regional hospitals closed due to event or incident. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Event.

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

• Regional hospitals closed due to event or incident [#]
• Regional hospitals closed due to event or incident
• Number of hospitals in a region that are closed due to an event or incident.
• Cnt; Count; Number; Point in time; Public Health; PUBLICHEALTH; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Reg hosp closed

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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