Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Data Element

Patient's Primary Care Provider
Description

Patient's nominated care provider. [Knowing this at the patient level can help answer the question at the encounter level whether the pt. was seen by PCP.]

Comment

Unified Comment from CDC

CDC considers this element to be high priority and strongly recommends its inclusion in the USCDI V3.

Unified Comment from CDC

CDC considers this element to be high priority and strongly recommends its inclusion in the USCDI V3.

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