ValueSet for Depression Assessment Published: Standardization Advances via LOINC Codes
ValueSet '2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1222.983' (1) - R4 - Ontoserver
Summary
HL7 Patient Care WG Steward published a ValueSet for assessing depressive states. This set includes multiple reliable screening tools, such as PHQ-9 and GDS, mapped to LOINC codes. This is expected to improve the standardization and interoperability of mental health data.
Details
This page publishes the definition of a ValueSet (2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1222.983) related to depression assessment. The ValueSet references the LOINC system and includes filtering for multiple standardized questionnaires, such as PHQ-9 and GDS (e.g., 44250-9, 48524-3). These codes cover various aspects of depressive evaluation (sleep disturbance, loss of interest, self-esteem, etc), which is useful for data collection and exchange in clinical settings. By providing this ValueSet, it becomes possible to handle mental health data using a unified format across different medical institutions and systems, significantly contributing to the improvement of interoperability in healthcare IT.
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