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