Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field: Difference between revisions
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''This field is currently being implemented, please check the instructions and put a discussion for anything that isn't clear. '' | ''This field is currently being implemented, please check the instructions and put a discussion for anything that isn't clear. '' | ||
The [[Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field]] identifies the '''previous ''inpatient'' location''' of patients who were already '''inpatients''' elsewhere before coming to our unit. This does not include patients who just arrived at an ER elsewhere and were not admitted as inpatient there. | The [[Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field]] identifies the '''previous ''inpatient'' location''' of patients who were already '''inpatients''' elsewhere and who have been under medical care continuously before coming to our unit. This does not include patients who just arrived at an ER elsewhere and were not admitted as inpatient there. | ||
For example, a patient arriving from Selkirk Hospital via the local ER would have the ER coded in the [[Previous Location field]] and Selkirk coded in the [[Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field]]. | For example, a patient arriving from Selkirk Hospital via the local ER would have the ER coded in the [[Previous Location field]] and Selkirk coded in the [[Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field]]. | ||