Preferred Label : Hispanic origin:Type:Pt: Patient:Nom:Best estimate;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC long common name : Hispanic origin Best estimate;
LOINC short name : Hispanic origin Best Est;
LOINC description : Code identifying persons of Spanish or Hispanic origin. This code is used by hospital
and central registries to show the best guess as to whether or not the person should
be classified as Hispanic for purposes of calculating cancer rates. If the patient
has multiple tumors, all records should have the same code. Reference to Census 2000
definitions for ethnicity and race: http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf2.pdf
All information resources should be used to determine the correct code, including:
Stated ethnicity in the medical record Stated Hispanic origin on the death certificate
Birthplace Information about life history and/or language spoken found during the
abstracting process Patient's last name [2230] or maiden name [2390] found on a list
of Hispanic names. Some registries code the information from the medical record, others
code ethnicity based on Spanish names, and others use a combination of methods. Persons
of Spanish or Hispanic origin may be of any race, but these categories generally are
not used for Native Americans, Filipinos, etc., who may have Spanish names. If a patient
has an Hispanic name, but there is reason to believe they are not Hispanic (e.g.,
the patient is Filipino, or the patient is a woman known to be non-Hispanic who has
a Hispanic married name), the code in this field should be 0 (non-Spanish, non-Hispanic).
The code in item Computed Ethnicity [200], however, would reflect the Hispanic name.
Assign code 7 if Hispanic ethnicity is based strictly on a computer list or algorithm
(unless contrary evidence is available) and also code in Computed Ethnicity [200].
See also Computed Ethnicity [200]. Note: NAACCR recognizes that available definitions
and abstracting instructions for Name--Last [2230] and Name--Maiden [2390] may be
inadequate for describing names used in some cultures, including Hispanic cultures.
Explicit instructions have not been provided for entering compound names, with or
without hyphens or De. Order of names, use of maternal and paternal names, and use
of hyphens can vary across cultures. It is likely that abstracting and coding practice
for these items varies across registries. Limitations inherent in these definitions
should be kept in mind when using the data. See the rationales for the Race 1-5 [160-164]
and Computed Ethnicity [200]. Ethnic origin has a significant association with cancer
rates and outcomes. Hispanic populations have different patterns of occurrence of
cancer from other populations that may be included in the white category of Race [160]...
NAACCR Data Standards and Data Dictionary Version 11;
Origin ID : 21837-0;
UMLS CUI : C0804625;
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