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{component}   LP432695-7

Clinical   LP7787-7

Clinical terms not yet categorized   LP248771-0

Patient identifier assigning authority   76698-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code76698-0
namePatient identifier assigning authority
descriptionThe patient identifier assigning authority is the organization that assigned the patient identifier reported using [LOINC: 76435-7]. In HL7 v2 messages, the patient identifier is reported in PID-3.1 and the assigning authority in PID-3.4. Examples of patient identifiers are medical record number, driver's license number and Social Security number, and their corresponding assigning authorities are the appropriate healthcare facility, state motor vehicle administration and the Social Security Administration, respectively.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentIdentifier assigning authority
propertyID  =  Identifier
timePt  =  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^Patient
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method

Additional Names

short namePt ID assign auth

Basic Attributes

classADMIN.PATIENT.ID
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationBoth

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.

Member of these Panels

76473-8APTA Registry patient episode of care panel
76452-2APTA Registry patient registration panel
89082-2Early visit item set [ADAPTABLE]
76456-3Physical therapy conclusion of care panel
76453-0Physical therapy initial visit panel
92564-4Physical therapy plan of care panel
76455-5Physical therapy reexamination panel
76454-8Physical therapy subsequent visit panel

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.69
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

ADMIN
ADMIN.PATIENT
ADMIN.PATIENT.ID
ID assign auth
Ident
 Identifier
Intradermal
Nominal
Point in time
Random

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