Email UpdatesThe intent of the “Radiculopathy (Cervical) Documentation Template” is to support users caring for adult patients who may require a Neurosurgery referral for surgery for cervical radiculopathy. This is a template used to document the information provided by the referring provider to the consulting specialist.
Artifact Creation and Usage
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Structured code that is interpretable by a computer (includes data elements, value sets, logic)
- Patient Age Group
- Population 18 years old or older
- Clinical Venue
- Primary Care
- Clinical Focus
- Outpatient being referred to Neurosurgery for Radiculopathy (Cervical)
THE CLINICAL CONTENT IN THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT DIRECTLY SUITABLE FOR CLINICAL USE AS PRESENTED SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED IN A CLINICAL ENVIRONMENT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN PILOTED, NEVER 100% REPRESENTS THE INTENT OF THE CLINICAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND MAY CAUSE HARM IF APPLIED AS-IS. THIS WORK IS MADE AVAILABLE WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, AND WITHOUT CLAIMS, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- Derived From
- Neurosurgery: Radiculopathy (Cervical) Clinical Content White Paper
- Associated Resource
- Neurosurgery: Radiculopathy (Cervical) Documentation Template Conceptual Structure Document
- Associated Resource
- Neurosurgery: Radiculopathy (Cervical) Documentation Template KNART Validation Report
See attached resource files for additional details. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Informatics and Information Governance, Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Content and Health Level 7 (HL7)-Compliant Knowledge Artifacts (KNARTs) Eye Care Clinical Content White Paper, VA118-16-D-1008, Task Order VA-118-16-F-1008-0007, June, 2018.
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