Submitted by nedragarrett_CDC on
CDC's Consolidated Comment for USCDI v5
Proposed change:
- Please CHANGE data element NAME to "Gestational Age at Delivery" - this data element applies to fetal deaths as well as live births.
- Please ADD a description: "The obstetric estimate of the infant’s gestation in completed weeks based on the birth/delivery attendant’s final estimate of gestation, which should be determined by all perinatal factors and assessments such as ultrasound, but not the neonatal exam.
- Please ADD to "Applicable Standard(s)": LOINC 76516-4 |Gestational age--at birth.
- Please ADD the following from "Additional Specifications" because they use this data element: Vital Records Common Profiles Library FHIR IG - http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/Vital Records Birth and Fetal Death Reporting - http://hl7.org/fhir/us/bfdr/l.
- Justification: Through active collaboration with State Vital Records Offices and electronic birth registration system vendors the Vital Records community has been testing within EHR sandbox environments and conducting birth reporting data quality projects accessing these data in hospital environments. Specific to these active projects in FHIR, Epic hospitals are identifying Gestational Age at Birth element with the LOINC code 76516-4 'Gestational age--at birth'.
CSTE Comment: CSTE agrees with CDC comment.
NACCHO Comment: Support, this will provide for greater clarity in the definition.
Submitted by BLampkins_CSTE on
CSTE Comment - v5
CSTE agrees with CDC's recommendation for this data element.