| Format/Length: | an2 |
| National Codes: | See ADMISSION SOURCE |
| Default Codes: | 98 - Not applicable |
| 99 - ADMISSION SOURCE not known |
Notes:
ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is the same as attribute ADMISSION SOURCE.
ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is the source of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell in a Hospital Site.
ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) is used by the Secondary Uses Service to derive the Healthcare Resource Group 4. Failure to correctly populate this data element is likely to result in an incorrect Healthcare Resource Group, usually associated with lower levels of Healthcare resource.
For further information, please refer to the NHS England website at: Payment by Results Guidance.
SOURCE OF ADMISSION CODE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) will be replaced with ADMISSION SOURCE (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL), which is the most recent approved national information standard to describe the required definition.
This data element is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| plural | ADMISSION SOURCES (HOSPITAL PROVIDER SPELL) |