75889-6
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 75889-6 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | A question asked to determine if the patient is considered a 'risky drinker'. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, an electronic Clinical Quality Measure (eCQM) to be used in the CMS EHR Incentive Program for Meaningful Use. The eCQM allows for multiple ways to screen for alcohol misuse, including AUDIT-C [LOINC: 75626-2] or one of two questions that assess whether the patient consumes alcohol [LOINC: 75855-7] and the frequency of heavy drinking days (this LOINC). The LOINC for five (5) or more drinks per day is [LOINC: 88037-7]. | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | How often have you had four or more drinks in one D during the past Y | |
| property | NRat = Number=Count/Time | |
| time | 1Y = 1 year | |
| system | ^Patient | |
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | |
| method | Reported | |
Additional Names | ||
| short name | Count/time; Dextro; Last; nRate; Number rate; Number Rate = Count/Time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | SURVEY.GNHLTH | |
| type | 4 Surveys | |
| example UCUM units | /year The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org) | |
History/Usage | ||
| first released | ||
| last updated | 2.7 | |
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | |
| change reason | /a | |
Related Names | ||
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