METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)

The method of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell.

Format / Length

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Description

METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is the same as attribute METHOD OF ADMISSION.

METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource.

For further information, please refer to the NHS England website at: Payment by Results Guidance.

ADMISSION METHOD CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) will be replaced with METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) , which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.

National Codes

Code Description
11
Elective Admission: Waiting list
12
Elective Admission: Booked
13
Elective Admission: Planned
21
Emergency Admission: Emergency Care Department or acute or emergency dental SERVICE
22
Emergency Admission: GENERAL PRACTITIONER: after a request for immediate admission has been made direct to a Hospital Provider, i.e. not through a Bed bureau, by a GENERAL PRACTITIONER or deputy
23 Emergency Admission: Bed bureau
24
Emergency Admission: Consultant Clinic, of this or another Health Care Provider 
25 Emergency Admission: Admission via Mental Health Crisis Resolution Team
2A
Emergency Admission: Emergency Care Department of another provider where the PATIENT had not been admitted
2B
Emergency Admission: Transfer of an admitted PATIENT from another Hospital Provider in an emergency
2C Emergency Admission: Baby born at home as intended
2D Emergency Admission: Other emergency admission
31 Maternity Admission: Admitted ante partum
32 Maternity Admission: Admitted post partum
81
Other Admission: Transfer of any admitted PATIENT from other Hospital Provider other than in an emergency
82
Other Admission: The birth of a baby in this Health Care Provider
83
Other Admission: Baby born outside the Health Care Provider except when born at home as intended

Also Known As

This Data Element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural METHODS OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)

Where Used

Type Link How used
Data Element ADMISSION METHOD CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
Data Set CDS V6-3 Type 120 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished Birth Episode CDS references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
Data Set CDS V6-3 Type 130 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished General Episode CDS references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
Data Set CDS V6-3 Type 140 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished Delivery Episode CDS references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
Data Set CDS V6-3 Type 180 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished Birth Episode CDS references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
Data Set CDS V6-3 Type 190 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished General Episode CDS references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
Data Set CDS V6-3 Type 200 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished Delivery Episode CDS references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
Data Set Healthcare Operational Data Flows Data Set: Acute - Admission references in description METHOD OF ADMISSION (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)