Diagnosis Identifier
Diagnosis Identifier
Introduction
The Diagnosis Identifier data model is designed to manage and organize unique codes or identifiers associated with medical diagnoses in the context of healthcare information systems. These codes are crucial for accurately classifying and documenting medical conditions, ensuring standardized communication across the healthcare ecosystem.
Use Case
Developers can harness the Diagnosis Identifier data model to address various technical requirements within healthcare applications and systems:
- Accurate Diagnosis Coding: Developers can use this model to map medical diagnoses to standardized code systems (e.g., ICD-10, SNOMED CT) for consistent and interoperable representation.
- Diagnosis History Tracking: By linking diagnosis identifiers to patient records, developers can enable the tracking of historical diagnoses and their associated codes, ensuring a comprehensive view of a patient's medical history.
- Cross-Referencing: Developers can establish cross-references between various code systems to facilitate data exchange between healthcare providers, payers, and systems that may use different coding standards.
- Data Validation: Implementing validation checks to ensure that diagnosis codes are valid and compliant with industry standards, preventing errors and discrepancies in healthcare records.
- Clinical Decision Support: Developers can integrate diagnosis identifiers into clinical decision support systems, enabling real-time recommendations and alerts based on specific diagnosis codes.
- Billing and Reimbursement: Accurate diagnosis codes are essential for billing and reimbursement processes. Developers can ensure that the correct codes are associated with patient encounters and procedures.
- Quality Reporting: Developers can assist healthcare organizations in generating quality reports by aggregating and analyzing diagnosis data based on specific code criteria.
- Research and Analytics: Diagnosis_Identifier data can be a valuable resource for healthcare research and analytics, helping researchers analyse disease trends, treatment outcomes, and healthcare disparities.
- Patient Education: Developers can use diagnosis codes to generate patient-friendly explanations of medical conditions, enhancing patient education and engagement.
- Compliance and Reporting: Ensuring that diagnosis codes are compliant with regulatory requirements, such as those related to health insurance claims, and facilitating accurate reporting to authorities.
- Audit Trails: Developers can create audit trail mechanisms to track changes to diagnosis identifiers over time, enhancing data integrity and compliance.
- Health Information Exchange: Supporting the exchange of standardised diagnosis codes between different healthcare providers and systems, improving interoperability.
Data Fields
| Attribute Name | Description | HL7 Mapping | Data Type | Label | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| end_date | This is end_date attribute | System Generated | date | End date | The "End Date" can be used to indicate the date on which a particular treatment or medical procedure was completed or ended. This information is important for tracking the duration of medical interventions. |
| id_value | This is id_value attribute | DG1-20-1 | string | ID # | This field provides a unique identifier for the diagnosis mentioned in the DG1 segment. This identifier helps distinguish one diagnosis from another, especially when multiple diagnoses are associated with a patient's medical record. |
| batch_id | Batch id | System Generated | string | Batch ID | "batch ID" is a unique identifier assigned to a group of messages that are logically grouped together for processing or transmission. Batching messages is a common practice in healthcare systems to efficiently manage and transmit multiple messages as a single unit |
| bundle_id | ID of bundle | MSH-10 | string | Bundle ID | “bundle ID" typically refers to a unique identifier assigned to a group or bundle of related messages or data elements. This identifier is used to associate multiple messages or pieces of information that are related to a specific patient, event, or transaction. |
| lineage | This is lineage attribute | Fixed - HL7 | string | Lineage | "lineage" refers to the information about the origin or source of a message. It helps trace the path of the message, indicating where it originated, how it was transmitted, and any intermediate systems or components it passed through before reaching its destination. |
| xc_visit_id | XC visit id | Based on alternate_visit_id followed by visit_number followed by system generated ID | string | XC visit id | The "xc_visit_id" is a unique identifier used to group together all the interactions, procedures, tests, and check-ups associated with a single patient visit in a healthcare setting. This identifier helps in organising and managing various activities and data related to that specific patient encounter. |
| id_type | Name of ID Type | DG1-20-2 | string | Name of ID Type | This field helps identify the specific coding system or terminology used for the diagnosis identifier. |
| visit_number | Id of the visit | PV1-19-1 | string | Visit Number | The visit number serves as a unique identifier for a specific patient visit or encounter within a healthcare facility. It distinguishes one visit from another. |
| start_date | This is start_date attribute | System Generated | date | Start date | The "Start Date" can be used to indicate the date on which a particular treatment, medical procedure, or healthcare service began. It is crucial for tracking the timing of medical interventions. |
| alternate_visit_id | Alternative visit id | PV1-50/PID-18 | string | Alternate Visit Id | This field provides an alternate identifier for a patient's visit. It is used for tracking and cross-referencing patient visits and records, especially in scenarios requiring multiple identifiers or references. This field is recorded during patient registration and aids in accurate record linkage. |
| identifier_id | This is identifier_id attribute | System Generated | string | Identifier ID | "Identifier ID" in the context of healthcare data typically refers to a unique identification code or number associated with a specific entity, such as a patient, provider, or an item. This code serves as a means of uniquely identifying that entity within a healthcare system. |
| diagnosis_id | This is diagnosis_id attribute | DG1+MSH-10 | string | Diagnosis ID | This field contains the code that represents a specific medical diagnosis or condition, often based on a standardised coding system like ICD-10. |
| id_type_code | Code of ID type | DG1-20-2 | string | Code of ID Type | This field is essential for specifying the coding system or terminology used for the diagnosis identifier, providing context for its interpretation. |