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

Data Element

Patient Address Use Period
Description

This is the address start and end date. The time period is important in determining the current address versus address at diagnosis.

Comment

CARIN Comment on Patient Address use Period

In the CARIN August 2023 USCDI v5 comment letter, we recommended adding Patient Address use Period to USCDI v5 as there is currently no Data Element that captures this information. In addition, we recommended removing the Data Class Address Begin / End Dates from Level 0 (submitted by the CARIN Alliance) as it is sufficiently covered by Patient Address use Period.

We are delighted to see that ONC moved Patient Address use Period from Level 1 to Level 2 and removed the Data Class Address Begin / End Dates from Level 0 (submitted by the CARIN Alliance). We hope that Patient Address use Period is included in the next update to USCDI.

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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