HL7 Terminology
2.0.0 - Publication
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href="CodeSystem-v3-ActPriority.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActPriority</code></a><table class="none"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-v3-ActPriority.html#v3-ActPriority-EL">EL</a></td><td>elective</td><td>Beneficial to the patient but not essential for survival.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-v3-ActPriority.html#v3-ActPriority-EM">EM</a></td><td>emergency</td><td>An unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-v3-ActPriority.html#v3-ActPriority-R">R</a></td><td>routine</td><td>Routine service, do at usual work hours.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="CodeSystem-v3-ActPriority.html#v3-ActPriority-UR">UR</a></td><td>urgent</td><td>Calls for prompt action.</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>
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<name value="XEncounterAdmissionUrgency"/>
<title value="x_EncounterAdmissionUrgency"/>
<status value="active"/>
<date value="2014-03-26"/>
<description
value="The urgency for starting a patient encounter.
*Example:*Routine, urgent, emergency, and elective."/>
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