60592-3

LOINC code 60592-3 identifies "Patient summary.unexpected contact Document". This document is a concise clinical document that provides an electronic, pre-defined patient health data set applicable for unexpected health care contact (e.g. emergencies, GP substitutions). This document gives a synthetic (and generic) picture of a patient by providing only his/her "essential information", e.g. allergies, current medications, active or past problems. 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.unexpected contact 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.