ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE

PATIENTS are taken off the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST once they are admitted to hospital.

Format / Length

an1

Description

ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE is the same as attribute ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON.

PATIENTS are taken off the ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST once they are admitted to hospital. If treatment is then deferred because of lack of facilities or for medical reasons - the PATIENT may have a cold or unacceptably high blood pressure - the PATIENT is discharged with the ADMISSION OFFER OUTCOME recorded as: 'Patient admitted - treatment deferred'. A new DECISION TO ADMIT and a new ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST ENTRY will then be made for the PATIENT. Note that the ORIGINAL DECIDED TO ADMIT DATE must still be used to calculate the start of the PATIENT's waiting time calculation.

National Codes

Code Description

1

PATIENT admitted electively

2

PATIENT admitted as an emergency for the same condition

3

PATIENT died

4

PATIENT removed for other reasons

Also Known As

This data element is also known by these names:

Context Alias
Plural ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODES

Where Used

Type Link How used
Data Set CDS V6-2 Type 030 - Elective Admission List - End of Period Census (Standard) CDS references in description ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE
Data Set CDS V6-2 Type 050 - Elective Admission List - End of Period Census (New) CDS references in description ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE
Data Set CDS V6-2 Type 060 - Elective Admission List - Event During Period (Add) CDS references in description ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE
Data Set CDS V6-2 Type 070 - Elective Admission List - Event During Period (Remove) CDS references in description ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE
Data Element ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE references in description ELECTIVE ADMISSION LIST REMOVAL REASON CODE