USCDI Export for the Public

Classification Level Sort descending Data Class Data Class Description Data Element Data Element Description Applicable Standards Submitter Name Submitter Organization Submission Date
USCDI V2 Provenance

The metadata, or extra information about data, regarding who created the data and when it was created.

Author Time Stamp
USCDI V2 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. 
Consultation Note

Contains the response to request from a clinician for an opinion or advice from another clinician.

Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70

  • Consult Note (LOINC® code 11488-4)
USCDI V2 Diagnostic Imaging

Tests that result in visual images requiring interpretation by a credentialed professional.

Diagnostic Imaging Report

Interpreted results of imaging test that includes the study performed, reason, findings, and impressions. Includes both structured and unstructured (narrative) components.

Swapna Abhyankar Regenstrief Institute, LOINC Document Ontology Subcommittee
USCDI V2 Patient Demographics/Information

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

First Name
USCDI V2 Vital Signs

Physiologic measurements of a patient that indicate the status of the body’s life sustaining functions.

Systolic Blood Pressure

Both standards are required.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure (UCUM), Revision 2.1
USCDI V2 Procedures

Activity performed for or on a patient as part of the provision of care.

Procedures
  • SNOMED International, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2021 Release
  • Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2021, as maintained and distributed by the American Medical Association, for physician services and other health care services, and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), as maintained and distributed by HHS.
  • For technology primarily developed to record dental procedures: Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT), maintained and distributed by the American Dental Association, for dental services.

Optional:

  • International Classification of Diseases ICD-10-PCS 2021
USCDI V2 Vital Signs

Physiologic measurements of a patient that indicate the status of the body’s life sustaining functions.

Body Weight
  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure (UCUM), Revision 2.1
USCDI V2 Procedures

Activity performed for or on a patient as part of the provision of care.

SDOH Interventions

A service offered to a patient to address identified Social Determinants of Health concerns, problems, or diagnoses (e.g., Education about Meals on Wheels Program, Referral to transportation support programs). SDOH data relate to conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play and their effects on health risks and outcomes.

  • SNOMED International, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2021 Release
  • Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2021, as maintained and distributed by the American Medical Association, for physician services and other health care services
  • Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II, as maintained and distributed by HHS
Mark Savage for Gravity Project Gravity Project
USCDI V2 Laboratory

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

Tests

The name of the analysis of specimens derived from humans which provide information for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment of disease, or assessment of health.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
USCDI V2 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Last Name
USCDI V2 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. 
History & Physical

Documents the current and past conditions and observations of the patient.

Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70

  • Discharge Summary (LOINC® code 34117-2)
USCDI V2 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Previous Name
USCDI V2 Problems

Condition, diagnosis, or reason for seeking medical attention.

Problems
  • Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2021 Release
  • International Classification of Diseases ICD-10-CM 2021
USCDI V2 Vital Signs

Physiologic measurements of a patient that indicate the status of the body’s life sustaining functions.

Body Temperature
  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure (UCUM), Revision 2.1
USCDI V2 Vital Signs

Physiologic measurements of a patient that indicate the status of the body’s life sustaining functions.

Respiratory Rate
  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure (UCUM), Revision 2.1
USCDI V2 Vital Signs

Physiologic measurements of a patient that indicate the status of the body’s life sustaining functions.

Heart Rate
  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure (UCUM), Revision 2.1
USCDI V2 Encounter Information

Information related to interactions between healthcare providers and a patient.

Encounter Location

Location of facility which delivered a person’s health care or related services

Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
USCDI V2 Goals

Desired state to be achieved by a patient.

SDOH Goals

Identifies a future desired condition or change in condition related to an SDOH risk in any domain and is established by the patient or provider. (e.g., Has adequate quality meals and snacks, Transportation security-able to access health and social needs). SDOH data relate to conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play and their effects on health risks and outcomes.

  • SNOMED International, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2021 Release
  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
Mark Savage for Gravity Project Gravity Project
USCDI V2 Vital Signs

Physiologic measurements of a patient that indicate the status of the body’s life sustaining functions.

Pulse Oximetry
  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure (UCUM), Revision 2.1
USCDI V2 Assessment and Plan of Treatment

Health professional’s conclusions and working assumptions that will guide treatment of the patient.

SDOH Assessment

Structured evaluation of risk (e.g., PRAPARE, Hunger Vital Sign, AHC-HRSN screening tool) for any Social Determinants of Health domain such as food, housing, or transportation security. SDOH data relate to conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play and their effects on health risks and outcomes.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.70
  • SNOMED International, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2021 Release
Mark Savage for Gravity Project Gravity Project