76515-6

LOINC 2.82

Whether requested procedure is appropriate

Whether procedure is appropriate

Definition

  • Assessment of whether a requested procedure is appropriate to the patient condition, often relative to a set of appropriate use criteria (AUC). AUCs are evidence-based guidelines to help providers make the most appropriate decision about performing a procedure for a specific clinical condition.

Component

  • Whether requested procedure is appropriate

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • CLIN

Property

  • Find

Scale

  • Ord

Related names

  • CLIN; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Whether procedure is appropriate

Index terms

  • CLIN
  • Finding
  • Findings
  • Ordinal
  • Point in time
  • QL
  • Qual
  • Qualitative
  • Random
  • Screen
  • Whether procedure is appropriate