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Draft USCDI V6

Provider-authored request for the delivery of patient care services.

Usage notes: Orders convey a provider’s intent to have a service performed on or for a patient, or to give instructions on future care.

Clinical Test Order

Provider-authored request for the performance of a non-laboratory or non-imaging test.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) version 2.78
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V6

Instrument, machine, appliance, implant, software, or similar device intended to be used for a medical purpose.

Unique Device Identifier (UDI)

Numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies a medical device.

Usage note: Contains a device identifier (DI) and one or more production identifiers (PI).

  • FDA Unique Device Identification (UDI) System
Marti Velezis FDA/CDRH/Indira Konduri (FDA/CDRH/OPEQ/ORP/DRPIII)
USCDI V3 Assessment and Plan of Treatment

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

Assessment and Plan of Treatment

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

USCDI V3 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.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
    • At minimum: Consult Note (LOINC® code 11488-4)
USCDI V3 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

Synopsis of a patient’s admission and course in a hospital or post-acute care setting. Must contain admission and discharge dates and locations, discharge instructions, and reason(s) for hospitalization.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
    • At minimum: Discharge Summary (LOINC® code 18842-5)
USCDI V3 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. (e.g., admission, surgery, or other procedure)

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
    • At minimum: History and Physical Note (LOINC® code 34117-2)
USCDI V3 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

Synopsis of non-operative procedures. (e.g., interventional cardiology, gastrointestinal endoscopy, osteopathic manipulation)

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
    • At minimum: Procedure Note (LOINC® code 28570-0)
USCDI V3 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. (e.g., hospitalization, outpatient visit, treatment with a post-acute care provider, or other healthcare encounter)

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.72
    • At minimum: Progress Note (LOINC® code 11506-3)
USCDI V3 Goals

Desired state to be achieved by a patient.

Patient Goals

Desired outcomes of patient’s care.

USCDI V3 Health Status Assessments

Assessments of a health-related matter of interest, importance, or worry to a patient, patient’s authorized representative, or patient’s healthcare provider that could identify a need, problem, or condition.

Health Concerns

Health-related issue or worry. (e.g., weight gain, cancer risk)

USCDI V3 Immunizations

Record of vaccine administration.

Immunizations

Vaccine product administered, planned, or reported.

Both standards are required

  • IIS: Current HL7 Standard Code Set, CVX – Vaccines Administered, updates through June 15, 2022
  • Vaccine National Drug Code (NDC) Directory – Vaccine NDC Linker Table, updates through June 16, 2022
USCDI V3 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 2.72
USCDI V3 Laboratory

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

Values/Results

Documented findings of a tested specimen including structured and unstructured components.

Both standards are required:

  • SNOMED International, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2022 Release
  • The Unified Code of Units for Measure, Revision 2.1
USCDI V3 Medications

Pharmacologic agents used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Medications

Pharmacologic agent used in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease.

  • RxNorm® Full Monthly Release, July 5, 2022

Optional:

  • National Drug Code (NDC), July 19, 2022
USCDI V3 Patient Demographics/Information

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

First Name
USCDI V3 Patient Demographics/Information

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Last Name
USCDI V3 Patient Demographics/Information

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Previous Name
USCDI V3 Patient Demographics/Information

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Middle Name (Including middle initial)
USCDI V3 Patient Demographics/Information

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Name Suffix

Name component following family name that may be used to describe a person's position in a family.

USCDI V3 Patient Demographics/Information

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Sex

Documentation of a specific instance of sex.

  • SNOMED International, Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition, March 2022 Release