Definition
A code set representing how an admitted patient begins an episode of care.
Representation
Data Type | Number |
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Format | N |
Maximum character length | 1 |
Values
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
Guide for use:
CODE 2 Statistical admission - episode type change
Use this code where a new episode of care is commenced within the same hospital stay.
CODE 3 Other
Use this code for all planned admissions and unplanned admissions (except transfers into the hospital from another hospital).
References
Related content
Relation | Count |
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Data Elements implementing this Value Domain | 1 |