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4.4.1.386 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-admit-source

Patient Administration Work Group Maturity Level: 0Informative Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-admit-source
Version:4.4.0
Name:AdmitSource
Title:Admit source
Definition:

This value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate from where the patient came in.

Committee:Patient Administration Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.257 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.386.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.386.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 03 May 2020

This value set contains 10 concepts

Expansion based on Admit source v4.4.0 (CodeSystem)

All codes from system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/admit-source

CodeDisplayLogical Definition (CLD)
hosp-transTransferred from other hospitalThe Patient has been transferred from another hospital for this encounter.
emdFrom accident/emergency departmentThe patient has been transferred from the emergency department within the hospital. This is typically used in the transition to an inpatient encounter
outpFrom outpatient departmentThe patient has been transferred from an outpatient department within the hospital.
bornBorn in hospitalThe patient is a newborn and the encounter will track the baby related activities (as opposed to the Mothers encounter - that may be associated using the newborn encounters partof property)
gpGeneral Practitioner referralThe patient has been admitted due to a referred from a General Practitioner.
mpMedical Practitioner/physician referralThe patient has been admitted due to a referred from a Specialist (as opposed to a General Practitioner).
nursingFrom nursing homeThe patient has been transferred from a nursing home.
psychFrom psychiatric hospitalThe patient has been transferred from a psychiatric facility.
rehabFrom rehabilitation facilityThe patient has been transferred from a rehabilitation facility or clinic.
otherOtherThe patient has been admitted from a source otherwise not specified here.

 

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