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USCDI V5 Medications

Pharmacologic agents used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Medication Adherence

Statement of whether a medication has been consumed according to instructions.

Examples include but are not limited to taking as directed, taking less than directed, and not taking.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2024 Release
Shelly Spiro Pharmacy HIT Collaborative
USCDI V5 Health Insurance Information

Data related to an individual’s insurance coverage for health care.

Relationship to Subscriber

Relationship of a patient to the primary insured person.

Mark Roberts Leavitt Partners
USCDI V5 Health Insurance Information

Data related to an individual’s insurance coverage for health care.

Coverage Status

Presence or absence of healthcare insurance.

Mark Roberts Leavitt Partners
USCDI V5 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Tribal Affiliation

Tribe or band with which an individual associates.

Laura Conn
USCDI V5 Laboratory

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Result Interpretation

Categorical assessment of a laboratory value, often in relation to a test's reference range.

Examples include but are not limited to high, low, critical high, and normal.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2024 Release
  • Health Level 7® (HL7) Code System ObservationInterpretation
Riki Merrick Association of Public Health Laboratories
USCDI V5 Laboratory

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Specimen Identifier

Sequence of characters assigned by a laboratory for an individual specimen. 

Example includes but is not limited to accession number.

Riki Merrick Association of Public Health Laboratories
USCDI V5 Health Status Assessments

Assessments of a health-related matter of interest, importance, or worry to a patient, patient’s family, or patient’s healthcare provider that could identify a need, problem, or condition.

Alcohol Use

Evaluation of a patient's consumption of alcohol.

Examples include but are not limited to history of alcohol use, alcohol use disorder identification test, and alcohol intake assessment.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.77
Clem McDonald National Library of Medicine
USCDI V5 Clinical Notes

Narrative patient data relevant to the context identified by note types.

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  • Usage note: Clinical Notes data elements are content exchange standard agnostic. They should not be interpreted or associated with the structured document templates that may share the same name. 
Operative Note

Narrative summary of a surgical procedure.

Usage note: May include procedures performed, operative and anesthesia times, findings observed, fluids administered, specimens obtained, and complications identified.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.77
    • At minimum: Surgical operation note (LOINC code 11504-8)
Leslie Kelly Hall Engaging Patient Strategy
USCDI V5 Observations

Findings or other clinical data collected about a patient during care.

Advance Directive Observation

Information about a patient or provider authored document indicating its location, content, type, and verification status.

Usage note: May include structured or unstructured data, whether a person has one or more advance directive documents, the type of advance directive, the location of the document, and whether it has been verified. Such documents may be used should a person be unable to communicate their wishes, preferences, or priorities to their provider.

Examples include but are not limited to an indication that a living will is on file, a reference to the location of durable medical power of attorney, and the validating provider.

Rachel Eager New York eHealth Collaborative
USCDI V5 Laboratory

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Specimen Condition Acceptability

Information regarding a specimen, including the container, that does not meet a laboratory’s criteria for acceptability.

Usage note: This may include information about the contents of the container, the container, and the label.

Examples include but are not limited to hemolyzed, clotted, container leaking, and missing patient name.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2024 Release
  • Health Level 7® (HL7) Code System SpecimenCondition
Han Tran College of American Pathologists (CAP)
USCDI V5 Laboratory

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Result Reference Range

Upper and lower limit of quantitative test values expected for a designated population of individuals.

Usage note: Reference range values may differ by patient characteristics, laboratory test manufacturer, and laboratory test performer.

  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.1
Nedra Y Garrett CDC
USCDI V5 Laboratory

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Result Unit of Measure

Unit of measurement to report quantitative laboratory test results.

  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.1
Nedra Y Garrett CDC
USCDI V5 Health Status Assessments

Assessments of a health-related matter of interest, importance, or worry to a patient, patient’s family, or patient’s healthcare provider that could identify a need, problem, or condition.

Physical Activity Status

Evaluation of a patient's current or usual exercise.

Examples include but are not limited to frequency of muscle-strengthening physical activity, days per week with moderate to strenuous physical activity, and minutes per day of moderate to strenuous physical activity.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.77
Laurie P. Whitsel American Heart Association/Physical Activity Alliance
USCDI V5 Clinical Notes

Narrative patient data relevant to the context identified by note types.

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  • Usage note: Clinical Notes data elements are content exchange standard agnostic. They should not be interpreted or associated with the structured document templates that may share the same name. 
Emergency Department Note

Narrative summary of care delivered in an emergency department.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.77
    • At minimum: Emergency Department Note (LOINC code 34111-5)
Smitha Vellanky, on behalf of Joel Andress and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) On behalf of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
USCDI V5 Medications

Pharmacologic agents used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Route of Administration

Physiological administration path of a therapeutic agent into or onto a patient.

Examples include but are not limited to oral, topical, and intravenous.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2024 Release
  • National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (NCIt) v24.04e, FDA Structured Product Labeling (SPL) Terminology
Smitha Vellanky, on behalf of Joel Andress and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ) On behalf of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
USCDI V5 Immunizations

Record of vaccine administration.

Lot Number

Sequence of characters representing a specific quantity of manufactured material within a batch of a vaccine product.

Sandi Mitchell J P Systems, Inc.
USCDI V5 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Interpreter Needed

Indication of whether a person needs language interpretation services.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.77
  • SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2024 Release
Scott Stare CMS Office of Minority Health
USCDI V5 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Laboratory Order

Provider-authored request for the performance of a laboratory test.

Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
USCDI V5 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Medication Order

Provider-authored request for the dispensing of a therapeutic agent.

Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
USCDI V5 Orders

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Diagnostic Imaging Order Provider-authored request for the performance of a diagnostic imaging study. Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)