Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems - Release 1.0 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 274 p.): SECTION 7 - ED MEDICATION DATA: 8.18 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION DOSE UNITS

Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems - Release 1.0 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 274 p.)

SECTION 7 - ED MEDICATION DATA

		7.01 DATE/TIME ED MEDICATION ORDERED
		7.02 ED MEDICATION ORDERING PRACTITIONER ID
		7.03 ED MEDICATION ORDERING PRACTITIONER TYPE
		7.04 ED MEDICATION
		7.05 ED MEDICATION DOSE
		7.06 ED MEDICATION DOSE UNITS
		7.07 ED MEDICATION SCHEDULE
		7.08 ED MEDICATION ROUTE
		7.09 DATE/TIME ED MEDICATION STARTS
		7.10 DATE/TIME ED MEDICATION STOPS
		7.11 ED MEDICATION ADMINISTERING PRACTITIONER ID
		7.12 ED MEDICATION ADMINISTERING PRACTITIONER TYPE
		8.01 DATE/TIME OF RECORDED ED DISPOSITION
		8.02 ED DISPOSITION
		8.03 INPATIENT PRACTITIONER ID
		8.04 INPATIENT PRACTITIONER TYPE
		8.05 FACILITY RECEIVING ED PATIENT
		8.06 DATE/TIME PATIENT DEPARTS ED
		8.07 ED FOLLOW-UP CARE ASSISTANCE
		8.08 REFERRAL AT ED DISPOSITION
		8.09 ED REFERRAL PRACTITIONER NAME
		8.10 ED REFERRAL PRACTITIONER ID
		8.11 ED REFERRAL PRACTITIONER TYPE
		8.12 ED REFERRAL ORGANIZATION
		8.13 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION ORDER TYPE
		8.14 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION ORDERING PRACTITIONER ID
		8.15 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION ORDERING PRACTITIONER TYPE
		8.16 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION
		8.17 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION DOSE
		8.18 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION DOSE UNITS
		8.19 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION SCHEDULE
		8.20 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION ROUTE
		8.21 AMOUNT OF ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION TO BE DISPENSED
		8.22 NUMBER OF ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION REFILLS
		8.23 ED DISPOSITION DIAGNOSIS DESCRIPTION
		8.24 ED DISPOSITION DIAGNOSIS CODE
		8.25 ED DISPOSITION DIAGNOSIS PRACTITIONER ID
		8.26 ED DISPOSITION DIAGNOSIS PRACTITIONER TYPE
		8.27 ED SERVICE LEVEL
		8.28 ED SERVICE LEVEL PRACTITIONER ID
		8.29 ED SERVICE LEVEL PRACTITIONER TYPE
		8.30 PATIENT PROBLEM ASSESSED IN ED OUTCOME OBSERVATION
		8.31 ED OUTCOME OBSERVATION
		8.32 DATE/TIME OF ED OUTCOME OBSERVATION
		8.33 ED OUTCOME OBSERVATION PRACTITIONER ID
		8.34 ED OUTCOME OBSERVATION PRACTITIONER TYPE
		8.35 ED PATIENT SATISFACTION REPORT TYPE
		8.36 ED PATIENT SATISFACTION REPORT

8.18 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION DOSE UNITS

PART OF THE ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION GROUP (8.13 - 8.22)

Definition

Units for ED discharge medication dose.

Uses

Data on planned management of the ED patient’s health problems are needed for communication and continuity of care. These data are useful for ED administration, quality-of-care monitoring and evaluation, and research.

Discussion

None.

Data Type (and Field Length)

CE - coded element (60).

Repetition

Yes; if more than one medication is prescribed, renewed, changed, or discontinued, this data element repeats with the ED Discharge Medication Group.

Field Values

Component 1 is the code for units.
Component 2 is the units descriptor.
Component 3 is the coding system identifier.
Components 4 - 6 can be used for an alternate code, descriptor, and coding system identifier.

In Health Level 7, Version 2.3 (HL7, 1996) the default system for encoding units consists of the ISO (International Organization for Standards) units abbreviations plus ISO extensions (ISO+) (see HL7, Figure 7-7).

Example:

Component 1 = mg
Component 2 = milligrams
Component 3 = ISO+

Text data also can be entered without an accompanying code, as follows:

Component 1 = “ “
Component 2 = mg/kg

If none is applicable, enter “ “ in Component 1 and do not make entries in

Components 2 - 6.

Data Standards or Guidelines

ISO 2955-83 Information Processing - Representation of SI and Other Units in Systems with Limited Character Sets (ISO, 1983).

Other References

Health Level 7, Version 2.3 (HL7, 1996).