Clinical Focus: This set of values contains procedures used to represent the discharge of a patient to an acute care facility.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify the final place or setting to which the patient was discharged on the day of discharge from a particular inpatient encounter. This particular value set intends to identify patients who where discharged to an acute care facility. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular value set is used with the Attribute of 'Discharge Disposition' used with the Encounter category.
Inclusion Criteria: Only SNOMED CT codes representing short-term acute care hospitals, including specialty hospitals, should be included.
Exclusion Criteria: None