Data Elements for Emergency Department Systems - Release 1.0 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, 274 p.): SECTION 7 - ED MEDICATION DATA: 8.19 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION SCHEDULE

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

8.19 ED DISCHARGE MEDICATION SCHEDULE

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

Definition

Frequency and duration of ED discharge medication administration.

Uses

ED practitioners routinely prescribe medication at discharge. 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)

TQ - timing/quantity (200).

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 2 is the frequency of administration.
Component 3 is the duration of administration.
Component 8 is the text description of special instructions for medication use.
Component 1 is set to the default value of 1, and Components 4 - 7 and 9 - 10 are not used unless needed for local purposes.

For example, if a medication is to be administered every 6 hours for 10 days (without special instructions), enter data in the following manner:

Component 2 = Q6H
Component 3 = D10

Data Standards or Guidelines

None.

Other References

None.