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Definition

The reason the patient presents to an emergency department, as represented by a code.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Comments

Context:
Emergency department care.

Origin:
National Health Data Committee

Comments:
Required for analysis of emergency department services.

References

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 6
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 3
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0