This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/admit-source defines the following codes:
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Code\n \n \n | \n \n \n \n \n \n Display\n \n \n | \n \n \n \n \n \n Definition\n \n \n | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n hosp-trans\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n Transferred from other hospital | \n \n \n The Patient has been transferred from another hospital for this encounter. | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n emd\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n From accident/emergency department | \n \n \n The patient has been transferred from the emergency department within the hospital. This is typically used in the transition to an inpatient encounter | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n outp\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n From outpatient department | \n \n \n The patient has been transferred from an outpatient department within the hospital. | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n born\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n Born in hospital | \n \n \n The patient is a newborn and the encounter will track the baby related activities (as opposed to the Mothers encounter - that may be associated using the newborn encounters partof property) | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n gp\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n General Practitioner referral | \n \n \n The patient has been admitted due to a referred from a General Practitioner. | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n mp\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n Medical Practitioner/physician referral | \n \n \n The patient has been admitted due to a referred from a Specialist (as opposed to a General Practitioner). | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n nursing\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n From nursing home | \n \n \n The patient has been transferred from a nursing home. | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n psych\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n From psychiatric hospital | \n \n \n The patient has been transferred from a psychiatric facility. | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n rehab\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n From rehabilitation facility | \n \n \n The patient has been transferred from a rehabilitation facility or clinic. | \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n \n \n other\n \n \n \n \n \n | \n \n \n Other | \n \n \n The patient has been admitted from a source otherwise not specified here. | \n \n \n
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