Chest Pain-MI v3.1 Education-Emergency Department Disposition

Video Transcription

The emergency department disposition is completed when the location of first evaluation, sequence 12218, is emergency department.  Sequence 12362, emergency department disposition, seeks to capture where the patient went from the emergency department and an additional selection was added for clarity.  The selection of discharge indicates that the patient was discharged from the hospital's emergency department.  It is coded as the first value between arrival at this facility and discharge. For example, if the patient is discharged to home, discharged is selected in sequence 12362.

Video Summary

In this video, the speaker discusses the process of emergency department disposition. Sequence 12218 refers to the initial evaluation location, which is the emergency department. Sequence 12362 captures where the patient went after leaving the emergency department. An option for discharge was added to clarify that the patient was discharged from the hospital's emergency department. This discharge selection is coded as the first value between the patient's arrival at the facility and their discharge. For instance, if the patient goes home, "discharged" is selected in sequence 12362. No credits were mentioned in the transcript.

Keywords

emergency department disposition

Sequence 12218

initial evaluation location

Sequence 12362

discharge option