60591-5

LOINC code 60591-5 identifies "Patient summary Document". This document is a concise clinical document that provides an electronic, pre-defined patient health data set applicable both for unexpected, as well as expected (planned), health care contact. This document may be either the product of a medical act or an automatic excerpt from national/regional EHRs. A Patient Summary gives a healthcare provider the essential information needed for health care coordination and, in cases of an unexpected need or when the patient consults a provider other than his regular contact person (e.g. the general practitioner he/she is registered with), this document enables continuity of care. Because it is meant to be a summary, this document might not include a detailed medical history, details on clinical conditions or a full list of all prescriptions and dispensed medicines.

This code measures Patient summary in ^Patient. It belongs to the DOC.MISC 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.