Episode of admitted patient care—admission mode, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Mode of admission |
| METEOR identifier: | 269976 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 |
| Definition: | The mechanism by which a person begins an episode of care, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Episode of admitted patient care—admission mode |
| Value Domain: | Admission mode code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Admitted patient transferred from another hospital |
| 2 | Statistical admission - episode type change | |
| 3 | Other | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| 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). |
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Mode of admission, version 4, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf