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["Discharge Disposition": "Patient Expired"]

Performance/Reporting Period
2023
Value Set Description from VSAC
Clinical Focus: The purpose of this value set is to represent concepts for an encounter with a discharge disposition of patient who has died in the hospital.
Data Element Scope: This value set may use a model element related to Encounter.
Inclusion Criteria: Includes concepts that identify an encounter with a discharge disposition of a patient who has died in the hospital.
Exclusion Criteria: No exclusions.

Constrained to codes in the Discharge Disposition: Patient Expired value set (2.16.840.1.113883.3.117.1.7.1.309)

QDM Attribute and Definition

dischargeDisposition

The disposition, or location to which the patient is transferred at the time of hospital discharge.
Last Updated: Jul 15, 2022