METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL)
METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4.
Format / Length
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Description
METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is the same as attribute METHOD OF DISCHARGE.
METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of healthcare resource.
For further information, please refer to the NHS England website at: Payment by Results Guidance.
DISCHARGE METHOD CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) will be replaced with METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL), which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.
National Codes
Default Codes
Code | Description |
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8 |
Not applicable (Hospital Provider Spell not finished at episode end (i.e. not discharged) or current episode unfinished) |
9 |
METHOD OF DISCHARGE not known |
Also Known As
This data element is also known by these names:
Context | Alias |
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Plural | METHODS OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |
Where Used
Type | Link | How used |
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Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 120 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished Birth Episode CDS | references in description METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |
Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 130 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished General Episode CDS | references in description METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |
Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 140 - Admitted Patient Care - Finished Delivery Episode CDS | references in description METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |
Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 180 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished Birth Episode CDS | references in description METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |
Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 190 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished General Episode CDS | references in description METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |
Data Set | CDS V6-3 Type 200 - Admitted Patient Care - Unfinished Delivery Episode CDS | references in description METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |
Data Element | METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) | references in description METHOD OF DISCHARGE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |