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Definition
The reason the patient presents to an emergency department, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptNon-admitted patient emergency department service episode—type of visit to emergency department
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Value DomainNone
Comments
Origin:
National Health Data CommitteeComments:
National Health Data CommitteeComments:
Required for analysis of emergency department services.
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As a denominator in an Indicator | 7 |
As a disaggregation in an Indicator | 7 |