DER Reference Model Version 1.0.0
ecqm.dataelement

Patient Expired Discharge Disposition

Description:
Clinical Focus: This value set identifies a patient who has died in the hospital.
Data Element Scope: The intent of this data element is to identify the discharge status of patient expired as an attribute of the inpatient encounter. Using the Quality Data Model, this value set is used for this attribute.
Inclusion Criteria: Only include codes for a patient who had died in the hospital. Codes used are to be SNOMED-CT codes only.
Exclusion Criteria: None
Based On: DischargeDisposition

The disposition, or location to which the patient is transferred at the time of hospital discharge.

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