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Domain

Clinical

EHR, ICD-10, LOINC, SNOMED CT, patient care and clinical documentation

16,027 clinical terms

discharge amountdsch_amt

The total monetary value associated with a patient's inpatient discharge event, including charges, payments, or adjustments recorded in hospital billing systems, EHR financial modules, and claims data warehouses for revenue cycle analysis and cost-of-care reporting.

discharge approval statusdsch_appr_sts

The authorization state for a hospital patient release. Used to track the current state or condition of the discharge. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge approved bydsch_appr_by

The authorizing user for a hospital patient release. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge arrival timedsch_arrv_tm

The patient arrival time for a hospital patient release. Used to track temporal information related to discharge arrival time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge arrived datedsch_arrv_dt

The patient arrival date for a hospital patient release. Used to track temporal information related to discharge arrived date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge assessmentdsch_asmt

The clinical evaluation text for a hospital patient release. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge balancedsch_bal

The outstanding financial obligation remaining after payments and adjustments are applied to an inpatient discharge account, tracked in hospital billing systems, accounts receivable platforms, and claims adjudication environments to manage patient and payer liability reconciliation.

discharge billed amountdsch_bill_amt

The invoice total value for a hospital patient release. Used to capture financial data associated with discharge transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge birth datedsch_birth_dt

The patient date of birth captured or validated at the time of inpatient discharge, used in EHR and claims systems for identity verification, age-based eligibility validation, and cross-referencing member enrollment records during discharge processing and billing workflows.

discharge blood pressuredsch_bp

The arterial pressure value for a hospital patient release. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge cancelled datedsch_cncl_dt

The cancellation date for a hospital patient release. Used to track temporal information related to discharge cancelled date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge categorydsch_cat

A classification grouping assigned to an inpatient discharge event, used in EHR, claims, and hospital analytics systems to segment discharges by clinical program, service line, payer type, or care setting for population health management and utilization reporting.

discharge charge amountdsch_chrg_amt

The service charge value for a hospital patient release. Used to capture financial data associated with discharge transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge chief complaintdsch_cc

The primary symptom reported for a hospital patient release. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge childdsch_chld

A subordinate discharge record linked to a parent encounter in hierarchical EHR or claims data models, used to represent split billing events, secondary service lines, or dependent claim segments associated with a primary inpatient discharge in institutional data systems.

discharge citydsch_city

The municipality name for a hospital patient release. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge classdsch_cls

A classification tier assigned to an inpatient discharge record in EHR and hospital billing systems, used to differentiate encounter types such as inpatient, observation, or same-day surgery for proper claims adjudication, DRG assignment, and payer contract compliance reporting.

discharge codedsch_cd

A standardized alphanumeric value assigned to categorize the circumstances of a patient's inpatient release, commonly referencing UB-04 discharge status codes (e.g., 01 home, 20 expired) used in institutional claims, EHR systems, and case management platforms for utilization tracking.

discharge coinsurance amountdsch_coins_amt

The shared cost value for a hospital patient release. Used to capture financial data associated with discharge transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for discharge management and reporting.

discharge commentdsch_cmt

A free-text notation field attached to an inpatient discharge record in EHR or hospital information systems, used by clinical or administrative staff to document special circumstances, follow-up instructions, or billing exceptions that supplement structured discharge data elements.

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