Clinical

Captures the clinical or administrative explanation code for a hospital patient release, mapped to UB-04 condition codes or ICD discharge disposition values in EHR and claims systems, supporting readmission risk modeling and care transition documentation.

The date on which a hospital discharge record, summary, or notification was received by a downstream recipient such as a health plan, post-acute facility, or care coordinator. Used in care transition workflows and claims adjudication to track the timely exchange of discharge documentation.

Stores the external pointer or cross-system identifier linking a hospital discharge event to related records in EHR, claims, or care management platforms, enabling downstream reconciliation of inpatient episodes across payer, provider, and HIE data systems.

The date on which a clinical condition, issue, or problem documented during an inpatient stay was considered resolved at the time of or following hospital discharge. Used in longitudinal care management and clinical documentation to track condition outcomes relative to the discharge event.

The patient's respiratory rate, measured in breaths per minute, recorded at the time of inpatient hospital discharge. This vital sign is documented in clinical records to confirm pulmonary stability and assess whether the patient meets clinical criteria for safe discharge to the next level of care.

Records the clinical outcome measurement associated with a hospital patient discharge, such as improvement, stabilization, or mortality status, used in EHR quality reporting, HEDIS measure calculations, and value-based care performance analytics pipelines.

A structured clinical assessment of relevant body systems completed at the time of inpatient hospital discharge, following the standard Review of Systems (ROS) methodology. Documents the presence or absence of symptoms across organ systems to support discharge summary accuracy and continuity of care documentation.

A version or iteration number indicating that a discharge record, summary, or associated clinical document has been updated or amended following the initial submission. Used in medical records management and health information systems to maintain an accurate audit trail of changes to discharge documentation.

A clinical or administrative risk score assigned at the time of inpatient hospital discharge, reflecting the patient's likelihood of adverse outcomes such as readmission, functional decline, or care transitions failure. Used in case management, post-discharge planning, and population health stratification programs.

The destination or pathway through which a patient exits inpatient hospital care, such as discharge to home, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation center, or another acute care setting. Used in utilization management, care coordination, and claims data to track post-acute service utilization and transition patterns.

The planned calendar date on which a patient is anticipated to be released from an inpatient hospital stay. Used in bed management, care coordination, and utilization review workflows to support discharge planning, resource allocation, and timely notification to post-acute care providers and health plans.

The planned time of day at which a patient is expected to be released from an inpatient hospital stay on the scheduled discharge date. Used in hospital operations, bed management, and care transition coordination to optimize patient flow and ensure timely handoffs to receiving care settings or caregivers.

Contains the calculated clinical rating assigned at patient discharge, such as LACE or HOSPITAL readmission risk scores derived from EHR data, used in care management platforms to prioritize post-discharge interventions and reduce preventable readmissions.

Identifies the sequential ordering number of a discharge event within a series of inpatient episodes for a member, used in claims and EHR systems to distinguish multiple hospitalizations, support episode-of-care grouping, and ensure accurate longitudinal encounter tracking.

Captures the specific calendar date on which discharge-related services were rendered during a hospital release event, used in UB-04 claims processing, EHR encounter records, and revenue cycle systems to determine billing periods and coordination of benefits timelines.

Reflects the clinical seriousness level assigned to a patient's condition at the time of hospital discharge, often derived from APR-DRG severity of illness subclasses in EHR and claims systems, used in risk adjustment, quality benchmarking, and payer reimbursement validation.

The biological sex of a patient as recorded at the time of inpatient hospital discharge, typically classified as male, female, or other per applicable coding standards. Used in clinical documentation, demographic reporting, and health equity analyses to support accurate patient identification and outcomes stratification.

Identifies the originating facility, unit, or care setting from which a hospital patient was discharged, mapped to UB-04 source-of-admission codes in claims systems and EHR transfer records, supporting care continuum analytics and post-acute referral pattern reporting.

Records the beginning date of the discharge process or discharge planning period within an inpatient episode in EHR and care management systems, used to calculate discharge planning duration, measure care transition efficiency, and support length-of-stay reporting workflows.

The time at which the formal hospital discharge process was initiated for an inpatient, marking the beginning of the patient release workflow. Used in hospital operations and clinical documentation to measure discharge processing duration, support bed turnover efficiency, and establish discharge event timestamps.