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USCDI V4 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 V4 Health Insurance Information

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

Coverage Status

Presence or absence of health care insurance.

Mark Roberts Leavitt Partners
USCDI V4 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 V4 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.

  • Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2023 Release
  • HL7 Code System ObservationInterpretation
Riki Merrick Association of Public Health Laboratories
USCDI V4 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 V4 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 2.74
Clem McDonald National Library of Medicine
USCDI V4 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.

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

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

  • Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2023 Release
  • Health Level 7® (HL7) Code System SpecimenCondition
Han Tran College of American Pathologists (CAP)
USCDI V4 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 V4 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 V4 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

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 2.74
Laurie P. Whitsel American Heart Association/Physical Activity Alliance
Draft USCDI V5 Patient Summary and Plan

Conclusions and working assumptions that will guide treatment of the patient, and recommendations for future treatment.

Assessment and Plan of Treatment

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

Draft 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. 
Consultation Note

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

Examples include but are not limited to dermatology, dentistry, and acupuncture.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.76
    • At minimum: Consult Note (LOINC  code 11488-4)
Draft 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. 
Discharge Summary Note

Summary of a patient’s admission and course in a hospital or post-acute care setting.

Usage note: Must contain admission and discharge dates and locations, discharge instructions, and reason(s) for hospitalization.

Examples include but are not limited to dermatology discharge summary, hematology discharge summary, and neurology discharge summary.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.76
    • At minimum: Discharge Summary (LOINC code 18842-5)
Draft 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. 
History & Physical

Summary of current and past conditions and observations used to inform an episode of care.

Examples include but are not limited to admission, surgery, and other procedure.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.76
    • At minimum: History and Physical Note (LOINC code 34117-2)
Draft 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. 
Procedure Note

Summary of non-operative procedure.

Examples include but are not limited to interventional cardiology, gastrointestinal endoscopy, and osteopathic manipulation.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.76
    • At minimum: Procedure Note (LOINC code 28570-0)
Draft 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. 
Progress Note

Summary of a patient’s interval status during an encounter.

Examples include but are not limited to hospitalization, outpatient visit, and treatment with a post-acute care provider, or other healthcare encounter.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.76
    • At minimum: Progress Note (LOINC code 11506-3)
Draft USCDI V5 Goals and Preferences

Desired state to be achieved by a person or a person’s elections to guide care.

Patient Goals

Desired outcomes of patient’s care.

Draft 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.

Health Concerns

Health-related issue or worry.

Examples include but are not limited to weight gain and cancer risk.

Draft USCDI V5 Immunizations

Record of vaccine administration.

Immunizations

Vaccine product administered, planned, or reported.

Both standards are required:

  • CVX – Vaccines Administered, updates through December 14, 2023
  • National Drug Code (NDC), updates through January 16, 2024
Draft USCDI V5 Laboratory

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

Tests

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 2.76