Definition
The mechanism by which a person begins an episode of care, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptEpisode of admitted patient care—admission mode
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Object ClassEpisode of admitted patient care
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PropertyAdmission mode
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Value DomainAdmission mode code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Admission mode code N ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | N |
Maximum character length | 1 |
Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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Permissible Values | 1 | Admitted patient transferred from another hospital | ||
2 | Statistical admission - episode type change | |||
3 | Other |
Comments
Origin:
National Health Data Committee