78026-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code78026-2
name
descriptionIndicates whether or not the diagnosis was present on admission (POA) when the patient was admitted into the hospital as an inpatient. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Present on Admission observation in the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: National Health Care Surveys Release 1. Whether or not a specific condition was present at the time a patient was admitted. Note that the concept of "diagnosis" is different than a "condition". Conditions include symptoms, diseases, injuries, and non-pathologic states, while diagnoses are specifically identified by a provider as the source of a patient's signs and symptoms. For example, a patient admitted to the hospital with conditions that include abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting may be diagnosed with appendicitis by a provider based on the history, physical exam, and various test results. To report whether a condition was present on admission, use [LOINC: 89251-3].
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentDiagnosis present on admission
propertyFind  =  Finding
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
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
method

Additional Names

short nameDx; Dx pres on admission; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.NHCS

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.NHCS
type4  Surveys

Member of these Panels

81958-1

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.7
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names



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