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Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nicu Facility Locations

Description:
Clinical Focus: This set of values represent a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) location.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify the NICU. Using the Quality Data Model, this particular element will map as an attribute to an encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Include SNOMED CT codes that identify the NICU.
Exclusion Criteria: None
Based On: FacilityLocations

The particular locations in a facility in which the diagnostic study or encounter occurs or occurred. Examples include, but are not limited to, intensive care units (ICUs), non- ICUs, burn critical-care unit, neonatal ICU, and respiratory-care unit. Each Encounter, Performed may have 1 or more locations. For example, a patient treated in multiple locations during an individual encounter might be expressed as: Encounter, Performed: Inpatient Admission, ICU (location period), Non-ICU Admission (location period), Rehab (location period)

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