LOINC display name : HCV antibody screening - Meaningful Use set;
LOINC long common name : HCV antibody screening - Meaningful Use set;
LOINC short name : HCV Ab MU Set Patient;
LOINC description : Panel for qualitative or quantitative screening for Hepatitis C virus antibodies using
any laboratory method except immunoblot assay (IB). This panel was created for Meaningful
Use 3 as part of a project by the American Medical Association (AMA) to develop three
Clinical Quality Measures for Hepatitis C - 1) One-Time Screening for HCV for Patients
at Risk, 2) HCV Screening for Active Injection Drug Users, and 3) Appropriate Screening
Follow-up for Patients with HCV Infection. This concept may be used by a physician
to document that he/she has reviewed the HCV antibody test results performed by an
outside lab. When the physician does not know which specific LOINC code to choose
when documenting the test and results from the lab report, this more generic LOINC
panel code can be used. The HCV antibody screening panel includes all antibody tests
using any method such as EIA but excluding immunoblotting assay (IB) method, since
IB is confirmatory Ab test for HCV. In the eMeasure, this LOINC panel and associated
LOINCs codes will be included in a larger value set for the specific type of screening
- HCV Antibody Test.;
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