ICU Interfacility Transfer: Difference between revisions

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*Transfer IN includes the transfers to a receiving or admitting ICU from another site for medical necessity or bed management reason.
*Transfer IN includes the transfers to a receiving or admitting ICU from another site for medical necessity or bed management reason.
**The number of transfers is attributed to the receiving or admitting ICUs.   
**The number of transfers is attributed to the receiving or admitting ICUs.   
** From '''another site''' can be another site’s ICU, ER, ICU, Ward, OR, RR, etc. Can be broken down  from another site's ICU or Non_ICU.
** From '''another site''' can be another site’s ICU, ER, ICU, Ward, OR, RR, etc. Can be broken down  from another site's '''ICU''' or '''Non-ICU''' location.
** For example, patients admitted to HSC MICU can be inpatients from STB ICMS or STB Ward or Grace ICU or Grace Ward or non-inpatients from STB ER or Grace ER.  All these transfers are counted and attributed to HSC MICU.  If need to separate from another site ICU, include only those from STB ICMS and Grace ICU.  If from another site non-ICU location, include those from STB ER, STB Ward, Grace ER, Grace Ward.
** For example, patients admitted to HSC MICU can be inpatients from STB ICMS or STB Ward or Grace ICU or Grace Ward or non-inpatients from STB ER or Grace ER.  All these transfers are counted and attributed to HSC MICU.  If need to separate from another site ICU, include only those from STB ICMS and Grace ICU.  If from another site non-ICU location, include those from STB ER, STB Ward, Grace ER, Grace Ward.