Standardizing the MDS with LOINC(Trade Name) and Vocabulary Matches

摘要

The Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) Initiative unanimously endorsed selected content and messaging standards for use with federally-required patient assessments that include functional and disability content. The National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has recommended that the Secretary approve and adopt these CHI standards into federal programs. The choice of CHI standards was based, in large part, on the results of an U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) contract with Apelon and a subcontract with Thomas White, MD. This effort resulted in: (i) a representation and coding of the federally-required nursing home Minimum Data Set (MDS) questions and answers in Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC ); and (2) an identification of standardized vocabulary matching terms (i.e., semantic matches) for the LOINC represented and coded MDS questions and answers. The standards are intended to support standardized information exchange and re-use, such as may occur with the newly adopted Continuity of Care Document (CCD) standard.