| Submitted By: Kerry Goetz / NIH/NEI | |
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| Data Element Information | |
| Use Case Description(s) | |
| Use Case Description | The National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), supports the addition of the Ophthalmic terms submitted for inclusion in the United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI). NIH issued a guide notice (NOT-OD-20-146) on July 30, 2020 encouraging NIH-supported clinical research programs and researchers to adopt and use the standardized set of data classes, data elements, and associated vocabulary standards specified in the USCDI. The three items suggested; Intra-ocular pressure, Refraction, and Visual Acuity, are important data points to record patient eye health and treatment, as well quality measurement. Incorporation of these elements will enable NEI researchers to benefit from the opportunities created by the increased availability of clinical data from electronic health record (EHR) systems for research and improved approaches for making data from a single research study useful for other research endeavors. It can complement use of the HL7® Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) standard. The USCDI will enable researchers to leverage structured clinical data for research and enhance the ability to aggregate research data sets and enable discovery. |
| Estimated number of stakeholders capturing, accessing using or exchanging | N/A |
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| Maturity of Use and Technical Specifications for Data Element | |
| Applicable Standard(s) | LOINC part LP96294-1 Right eye 79892-6 Left eye 79893-4 https://loinc.org/LP96294-1/ |
| Additional Specifications | N/A |
| Current Use | This data element has been used at scale between multiple different production environments to support the majority of anticipated stakeholders |
| Number of organizations/individuals with which this data element has been electronically exchanged | N/A |
| Potential Challenges | |
| Restrictions on Standardization (e.g. proprietary code) | None |
| Restrictions on Use (e.g. licensing, user fees) | None |
| Privacy and Security Concerns | None |
| Estimate of Overall Burden | Minimal |
Data Element |
Information from the submission form |
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| Intraocular pressure |
Description
Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye. Tonometry is the method eye care professionals use to determine the IOP. IOP is an important aspect in the evaluation of patients at risk for glaucoma. Most tonometers are calibrated to measure pressure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Source: Regenstrief LOINC
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