Hospitalization
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The confinement of a patient in a hospital. |
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being in a hosp or being placed in a hosp: do not confuse with PATIENT ADMISSION or PATIENT READMISSION |
Hospitalization Categories.
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Length of Stay - The period of confinement of a patient to a hospital or other health facility. |
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Patient Admission - The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution. |
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Patient Discharge - The administrative process of discharging the patient, live or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities. |
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Patient Readmission - Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment. |
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Patient Transfer - Interfacility or intrahospital transfer of patients. Intrahospital transfer is usually to obtain a specific kind of care and interfacility transfer is usually for economic reasons as well as type of care provided. |
Hospitalization Definitions and Terms
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