Visits to temporary locations

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If a patient goes to the OR from a ward or unit and returns to the unit,

  • enter relevant surgical diagnoses as acquired diagnoses
  • do not discharge and re-admit the patient, collect as a continuous stay

If a patient goes to the OR from a ward or unit and does not return to the unit,

  • enter Dispo DtTm when left to OR
  • enter Dispo operating room
  • the OR diagnoses would be coded at the next unit, not the sending unit