This is a general summary for population level data. Originally created (but not limited in use) for HAI reporting. An example is the ICU Denominator report containing four Summary Data Observations representing patient days, central line days, urinary catheter days, and ventilator days. Summary data reporting on a population (e.g. all patients in an ICU).
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Population summary report
property
Find = Finding
time
Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system
{Setting}
scale
Doc = Document: A document that could be in many formats (XML, narrative, etc.)
method
{Role}
Additional Names
short name
Pop summary report
Basic Attributes
class
DOC.ONTOLOGY
type
2 Clinical
order vs. observation
Both
Associated Observations
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.
Previous Releases: Changed Component from 'Summary note' based on Clinical LOINC Committee descision to clarify the document is a summary report for a population and to harmonize with the current Document Ontology model.; Based on Clinical LOINC Committee decision during the September 2014 meeting, {Provider} was changed to {Author Type} to emphasize a greater breadth of potential document authors. At the September 2015 Clinical LOINC Committee meeting, the Committee decided to change {Author Type} to {Role} to align with the 'Role' axis name in the LOINC Document Ontology.;
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