OH-TACR ED DISCHARGE DISPOSITION Data Format is single-choice. Definition is a general location of where the patient goes at the time of discharge from your ED. ED Discharge Disposition NORTN-TACR Data Type NORTN-TACR Element/Domain xs-integer EdDischargeDispo (Simple Type) Multiple Entry Configuration Accepts Null Value No Yes, common null values Required in Yes Field Values 1 bed (general admission, non-specialty unit bed) 7 Operating Room 2 Observation unit 8 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 3 Telemetry/step-down unit (less acuity than ICU) 9 Home without services 4 Home with services 10 Left against medical advice 5 Died 11 Transferred to another hospital 6 Other (jail, institutional care, mental health, etc.) Additional Information Based upon UB-04 disposition coding If reported as complete variable “Died” of Life If the patient is directly admitted to the hospital, code as NA Data Source Hierarchy Hospital Discharge Summary Nursing Progress Social Worker Notes References to Databases NTDS 1.2.5 OH-TACR ED TRANSFER TO HOSPITAL Data Format is single-choice.
OH-TACR ED DISCHARGE DISPOSITION Data Format is single-choice. Definition ED Discharge Disposition is a general location of where the patient goes at the time of discharge from your ED. NORTN-TACR Data Type xs-integer NORTN-TACR Element/Domain (Simple Type) EdDischargeDispo Multiple Entry Configuration No Accepts Null Value Yes, common null values Required in Yes Field Values 1 bed (general admission, non-specialty unit bed) 7 Operating Room 2 Observation unit 8 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 3 Telemetry/step-down unit (less acuity than ICU) 9 Home without services 4 Home with services 10 Left against medical advice 5 Died 11 Transferred to another hospital 6 Other (jail, institutional care, mental health, etc.) Additional Information Based upon UB-04 disposition coding If reported as “Died” complete variable of Life If the patient is directly admitted to the hospital, code as NA Data Source Hierarchy Hospital Discharge Summary Nursing Progress Social Worker Notes References to Databases NTDS 1.2.5 OH-TACR ED TRANSFER TO HOSPITAL Data Format is single-choice.
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