diff --git a/StandardizedClinicalDataTables/PROCEDURE_OCCURRENCE.md b/StandardizedClinicalDataTables/PROCEDURE_OCCURRENCE.md index 0844f44..5c1e2eb 100644 --- a/StandardizedClinicalDataTables/PROCEDURE_OCCURRENCE.md +++ b/StandardizedClinicalDataTables/PROCEDURE_OCCURRENCE.md @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ The PROCEDURE_OCCURRENCE table contains records of activities or processes ordered by, or carried out by, a healthcare provider on the patient to have a diagnostic or therapeutic purpose. Procedures are present in various data sources in different forms with varying levels of standardization. For example: + * Medical Claims include procedure codes that are submitted as part of a claim for health services rendered, including procedures performed. * Electronic Health Records that capture procedures as orders.