This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medicationrequest-category defines the following codes:
Code | Display | Definition |
inpatient | Inpatient | Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute care setting |
outpatient | Outpatient | Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office) |
community | Community | Includes requests for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc.) |
discharge | Discharge | Includes requests for medications created when the patient is being released from a facility |