Format/length:	n1
HES item:	DISMETH
National Codes:	See DISCHARGE METHOD for the National Codes
Default Codes:	8 - Not applicable - hospital provider spell not yet finished (i.e. not discharged)
	9 - Not known: a validation error

Notes:
DISCHARGE METHOD (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is the same as the attribute DISCHARGE METHOD and the values recorded are the National Codes contained within the attribute definition with the addition of the Default Codes.

This records the method of discharge from a Hospital Provider Spell.

Hospital Provider Spell is an ACTIVITY GROUP where ACTIVITY GROUP TYPE is National Code 21 'Hospital Provider Spell'.

 

This data element is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
plural	DISCHARGE METHODS (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)