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Classification Level Sort descending Data Class Data Class Description Data Element Data Element Description Applicable Standards Submitter Name Submitter Organization Submission Date
USCDI V3.1 Diagnostic Imaging

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

Diagnostic Imaging Test

Tests that generate visual images (e.g., radiographic, photographic, video) and require interpretation by qualified professionals.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
Swapna Abhyankar Regenstrief Institute, LOINC Document Ontology Subcommittee
USCDI V3.1 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

Response to request from a clinician for an opinion, advice, or service from another clinician.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
    • At minimum: Consult Note (LOINC® code 11488-4)
USCDI V3.1 Vital Signs

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

Body Height

Both standards are required

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.1
USCDI V3.1 Vital Signs

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

Heart Rate

Both standards are required

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.1
USCDI V3.1 Health Insurance Information

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

Subscriber Identifier

Sequence of characters used to uniquely refer to the individual that selects insurance benefits.

Robert C Dieterle On behalf of the Da Vinci Project
USCDI V3.1 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Last Name
USCDI V3.1 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Phone Number Type

Contact point when using a phone (e.g., home, work, mobile).

USCDI V3.1 Health Insurance Information

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

Group Identifier

Sequence of characters used to uniquely refer to a specific health insurance plan.

Robert C Dieterle On behalf of the Da Vinci Project
USCDI V3.1 Encounter Information

Information related to interactions between healthcare providers and a patient.

Encounter Location

Place where a patient’s care is delivered.

Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
USCDI V3.1 Patient Demographics/Information

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

First Name
USCDI V3.1 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Email Address

Unique identifier of an individual's email account that is used to send and receive email messages.

USCDI V3.1 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 V3.1 Vital Signs

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

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Both standards are required

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.1
USCDI V3.1 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 2.72
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.1
USCDI V3.1 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Name Suffix

Name component following family name that may be used to describe a person's position in a family.

USCDI V3.1 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.

Mental/Cognitive Status

Assessment of a patient's level of cognitive functioning. (e.g., alertness, orientation, comprehension, concentration, and immediate memory for simple commands)

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
Michelle Dougherty Submitted on behalf of the CMS Data Element Library (DEL) Health IT Workgroup
USCDI V3.1 Patient Demographics/Information

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

Previous Address

Prior place where a person may have been located or could have been contacted.

  • Project US@ Technical Specification for Patient Addresses, Final Version 1.0
USCDI V3.1 Diagnostic Imaging

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

Diagnostic Imaging Report

Interpreted results of imaging tests. Includes structured and unstructured components.

Swapna Abhyankar Regenstrief Institute, LOINC Document Ontology Subcommittee
USCDI V3.1 Assessment and Plan of Treatment

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

Assessment and Plan of Treatment

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

USCDI V3.1 Medications

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

Dose Units of Measure

Units of measure of a medication. (e.g., milligrams, milliliters)

  • The Unified Code for Units of Measure, Revision 2.1
Maria Michaels CDC