Release Notes:
Data Element
Version 2010B
| Data Element Name: | Admission Type |
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| Collected For: | |
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| Definition: | The code indicating priority/type of admission. |
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| Suggested Data Collection Question: | What was the priority/type of admission? |
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| Format: | | Length: | 1 |
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| Type: | Alphanumeric |
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| Occurs: | 1 |
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| Allowable Values: |
1 Emergency
The patient requires immediate medical intervention as a result of severe, life threatening, or potentially disabling conditions.
2 Urgent
The patient requires immediate attention for the care and treatment of a physical or mental disorder.
3 Elective
The patient's condition permits adequate time to schedule the services.
4 Newborn
Use of this code necessitates the use of special Source of Admission/Point of Origin codes -- see data element Point of Origin for Admission or Visit.
5 Trauma Center
Visit to a trauma center/hospital as licensed or designated by the state or local government authority authorized to do so, or as verified by the American College of Surgeons and involving a trauma activation.
9 Information not available
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| Notes for Abstraction: | If unable to determine admission type, select “9.” |
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| Suggested Data Sources: |
- Emergency department record
- History and physical
- Face sheet
- Progress notes
- UB-04, Field Location: 14
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| Additional Notes: |
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| Guidelines for Abstraction: |
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Admission Type
Specifications Manual for Joint Commission National Quality Core Measures (2010B)
Discharges 10-01-10 (4Q10) through 03-31-11 (1Q11)
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