DER Reference Model Version 1.0.0
ecqm.dataelement

Hospital Settings Admission Source

Description:
Clinical Focus: This set of values identifies hospital environments where a patient may receive inpatient or outpatient care.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify hospital environments where a patient may receive inpatient or outpatient care. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element will map to the Transfer category.
Inclusion Criteria: Use the concept of hospital environment (22232009) and all its children. Codes used are to be SNOMED-CT codes only.
Exclusion Criteria: None.
Based On: AdmissionSource

The location from which the patient was admitted (e.g., physician referral, facility from which the patient was transferred).

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