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5.0.0-ballot - STU Ballot US

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: QICore Encounter Clinical Discharge Disposition Codes - JSON Representation

Draft as of 2022-07-04

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{
  "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
  "id" : "qicore-encounter-discharge-disposition",
  "meta" : {
    "profile" : [
      "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablevalueset"
    ]
  },
  "text" : {
    "status" : "extensions",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html\"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/discharge-disposition</code></a><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-home\">home</a></td><td>Home</td><td>The patient was dicharged and has indicated that they are going to return home afterwards.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-alt-home\">alt-home</a></td><td>Alternative home</td><td>The patient was discharged and has indicated that they are going to return home afterwards, but not the patient's home - e.g. a family member's home.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-other-hcf\">other-hcf</a></td><td>Other healthcare facility</td><td>The patient was transferred to another healthcare facility.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-hosp\">hosp</a></td><td>Hospice</td><td>The patient has been discharged into palliative care.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-long\">long</a></td><td>Long-term care</td><td>The patient has been discharged into long-term care where is likely to be monitored through an ongoing episode-of-care.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-aadvice\">aadvice</a></td><td>Left against advice</td><td>The patient self discharged against medical advice.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-exp\">exp</a></td><td>Expired</td><td>The patient has deceased during this encounter.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-psy\">psy</a></td><td>Psychiatric hospital</td><td>The patient has been transferred to a psychiatric facility.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-rehab\">rehab</a></td><td>Rehabilitation</td><td>The patient was discharged and is to receive post acute care rehabilitation services.</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-discharge-disposition.html#discharge-disposition-snf\">snf</a></td><td>Skilled nursing facility</td><td>The patient has been discharged to a skilled nursing facility for the patient to receive additional care.</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/qicore/ValueSet/qicore-encounter-discharge-disposition",
  "version" : "5.0.0-ballot",
  "name" : "QICoreEncounterClinicalDischargeDisposition",
  "title" : "QICore Encounter Clinical Discharge Disposition Codes",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2022-07-04",
  "publisher" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cqi/index.cfm",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "Clinical Quality Information WG",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cqi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "This value set defines a set of codes that can be used to where the patient left the hospital.",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
          "code" : "US"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "compose" : {
    "include" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/discharge-disposition",
        "concept" : [
          {
            "code" : "home"
          },
          {
            "code" : "alt-home"
          },
          {
            "code" : "other-hcf"
          },
          {
            "code" : "hosp"
          },
          {
            "code" : "long"
          },
          {
            "code" : "aadvice"
          },
          {
            "code" : "exp"
          },
          {
            "code" : "psy"
          },
          {
            "code" : "rehab"
          },
          {
            "code" : "snf"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}