Separation
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Metadata item type:![]() | Glossary Item |
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METEOR identifier:![]() | 327268 |
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Definition:![]() | The process by which an episode of care for an admitted patient ceases. A separation may be formal or statistical. Formal separation: The administrative process by which a hospital records the cessation of treatment and/or care and/or accommodation of a patient. Statistical separation: The administrative process by which a hospital records the cessation of an episode of care for a patient within the one hospital stay. |
Context:![]() | Admitted patient care. |
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