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Definition for Code System AdmitSource
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="encounter-admit-source"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2021-12-20T14:08:35.086+11:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p> This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/admit-source defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">hosp-trans <a name="encounter-admit-source-hosp-trans"> </a> </td> <td> Transferred from other hospital</td> <td> The Patient has been transferred from another hospital for this encounter.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">emd <a name="encounter-admit-source-emd"> </a> </td> <td> From accident/emergency department</td> <td> The patient has been transferred from the emergency department within the hospital. This is typically used in the transition to an inpatient encounter</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">outp <a name="encounter-admit-source-outp"> </a> </td> <td> From outpatient department</td> <td> The patient has been transferred from an outpatient department within the hospital.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">born <a name="encounter-admit-source-born"> </a> </td> <td> Born in hospital</td> <td> The 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)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">gp <a name="encounter-admit-source-gp"> </a> </td> <td> General Practitioner referral</td> <td> The patient has been admitted due to a referred from a General Practitioner.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">mp <a name="encounter-admit-source-mp"> </a> </td> <td> Medical Practitioner/physician referral</td> <td> The patient has been admitted due to a referred from a Specialist (as opposed to a General Practitioner).</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">nursing <a name="encounter-admit-source-nursing"> </a> </td> <td> From nursing home</td> <td> The patient has been transferred from a nursing home.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">psych <a name="encounter-admit-source-psych"> </a> </td> <td> From psychiatric hospital</td> <td> The patient has been transferred from a psychiatric facility.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">rehab <a name="encounter-admit-source-rehab"> </a> </td> <td> From rehabilitation facility</td> <td> The patient has been transferred from a rehabilitation facility or clinic.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">other <a name="encounter-admit-source-other"> </a> </td> <td> Other</td> <td> The patient has been admitted from a source otherwise not specified here.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="pa"/> </extension> <url value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/admit-source"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.1092"/> </identifier> <version value="4.3.0-snapshot1"/> <name value="AdmitSource"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <description value="This codesystem defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate from where the patient came in."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="hosp-trans"/> <display value="Transferred from other hospital"/> <definition value="The Patient has been transferred from another hospital for this encounter."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="emd"/> <display value="From accident/emergency department"/> <definition value="The patient has been transferred from the emergency department within the hospital. This is typically used in the transition to an inpatient encounter"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="outp"/> <display value="From outpatient department"/> <definition value="The patient has been transferred from an outpatient department within the hospital."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="born"/> <display value="Born in hospital"/> <definition value="The 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)"/> </concept> <concept> <code value="gp"/> <display value="General Practitioner referral"/> <definition value="The patient has been admitted due to a referred from a General Practitioner."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="mp"/> <display value="Medical Practitioner/physician referral"/> <definition value="The patient has been admitted due to a referred from a Specialist (as opposed to a General Practitioner)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="nursing"/> <display value="From nursing home"/> <definition value="The patient has been transferred from a nursing home."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="psych"/> <display value="From psychiatric hospital"/> <definition value="The patient has been transferred from a psychiatric facility."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="rehab"/> <display value="From rehabilitation facility"/> <definition value="The patient has been transferred from a rehabilitation facility or clinic."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="other"/> <display value="Other"/> <definition value="The patient has been admitted from a source otherwise not specified here."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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