PATIENT CLASSIFICATION
A coded classification of PATIENTS who have been admitted to a Hospital Provider Spell.
Description
A coded classification of PATIENTS who have been admitted to a Hospital Provider Spell.
National Codes
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Ordinary admission
A
PATIENT not admitted electively, and any
PATIENT admitted electively with the expectation that they will remain in hospital for at least one night, including a
PATIENT admitted with this intention who leaves hospital for any reason without staying overnight. A
PATIENT admitted electively with the intent of not staying overnight, but who does not return home as scheduled, should be counted as an ordinary admission
|
| 2 |
Day case admissionA
PATIENT admitted electively during the course of a day with the intention of receiving care who does not require the use of a
Hospital Bed overnight and who returns home as scheduled. If this original intention is not fulfilled and the
PATIENT stays overnight, such a
PATIENT should be counted as an ordinary admission
|
| 3 |
Regular day admissionA
PATIENT admitted electively during the day, as part of a planned series of regular admissions for an on-going regime of broadly similar treatment and who is discharged the same day. If the intention is not fulfilled and one of these admissions should involve a stay of at least 24 hours, such an admission should be classified as an ordinary admission. The series of regular admissions ends when the
PATIENT no longer requires frequent admissions
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| 4 |
Regular night admissionA
PATIENT admitted electively for the night, as part of a planned series of regular admissions for an on-going regime of broadly similar treatment and who is discharged in the morning. If the intention is not fulfilled and one of these admissions should involve a stay of at least 24 hours, such an admission should be classified as an ordinary admission. The series of regular admissions ends when the patient no longer requires frequent admissions
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| 5 |
Mother and baby using delivery facilities onlyMother and baby using
Delivery facilities only and not using a
Hospital Bed in the
Antenatal or
Postnatal
WARDS during the stay in hospital
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Also Known As
This Attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Plural | PATIENT CLASSIFICATIONS |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Class | ACTIVITY GROUP | has an attribute PATIENT CLASSIFICATION of type PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |
| Data Element | CANCER CARE SETTING (TREATMENT) | references in description PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |
| Attribute | CANCER CARE SETTING FOR TREATMENT | references in description PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |
| Data Element | INTENDED MANAGEMENT CODE | references in description PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |
| Data Element | PATIENT CLASSIFICATION CODE | references in description PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |
| Data Element | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT (TREATMENT) | references in description PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |
| Data Element | WAITING TIME ADJUSTMENT REASON (TREATMENT) | references in description PATIENT CLASSIFICATION |