46240-8

LOINC code 46240-8 identifies "History of Hospitalizations+Outpatient visits Narrative". History of hospitalizations and History of outpatient visits (i.e. Encounters) lists and describes any healthcare encounters pertinent to the patient's current health status or historical health history. An encounter is an interaction, regardless of the setting, between a patient and a practitioner who is vested with primary responsibility for diagnosing, evaluating, or treating the patient's condition. It may include visits, appointments, as well as non face-to-face interactions. It is also a contact between a patient and a practitioner who has primary responsibility for assessing and treating the patient at a given contact, exercising independent judgment.

This code measures Hospitalizations+Outpatient visits in ^Patient. It belongs to the H&P.HX class in the LOINC classification.

LOINC (Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes) is a universal standard for identifying laboratory and clinical observations. It is maintained by the Regenstrief Institute and used worldwide for health data exchange.