Parked in ER tmp entry
A patient is considered parked in ER if they are a direct admit who gets stuck in the ER. Two types of Direct admit - already an Inpatient and not an Inpatient.
collection instructions
for patient arriving at a ward/unit via parked in ER
- Previous Location field, enter one of
- HSC - ER (parked)
- GRA - ER (parked)
- CON - ER (parked)
- OAK - ER (parked)
- STB - ER (parked)
- For Inpatient direct admit -
- Pre-admit Inpatient Institution field, enter the other site/unit/ward (including the HSC/STB/GRA EMIPs) they were last sent from
- For Non Inpatient -
- go to Tmp Project 'Accept Location' and follow the instruction on how to enter the non inpatient location they were last sent from
- Previous Service field, enter the service of the sending site if available, otherwise enter Unknown
Data to be Reported
- for Inpatient direct admit
- Site Ward via ED
- Site ICU via ED
- For Non Inpatient direct Admit (e.g. Emergency, Ambulatory Clinic, PCH, Home)
- Site Emergency via ED
- Site Ambulatory via ED
- PCH via ED
- Home via ED
for patient leaving a ward/unit via parked in ER
Into Dispo, enter the new ward that the patient will go to. The option ER (direct) will not be available.
Dates
- Start Date = Oct 10, 2017
- End Date = Indefinite
Data use
What reports use this?
- inter facility transfers report (semi annual and Fiscal year) given to Critical Care Admin Director and Quality Officer.
- patient flow - where patient were have been admitted FROM
How is it used?
- To distinguish the reason of transfer due to bed management reason
- To distinguish the reason of transfer due Medical Necessity reason
- To determine the flow of patients from teaching hospital to teaching hospital, teaching to community, community to teaching, community to community, from outside city/province facility to regional hospital.