Clinical

The patient's family surname recorded at the time of transfer between units or care facilities. Used to confirm patient identity during clinical handoffs, match ADT records across systems, and ensure accurate demographic data continuity throughout the intra-facility or inter-facility transfer process.

The patient's official registered legal name as documented at the time of transfer between units or facilities. Used to verify patient identity against government-issued records, ensure compliance with consent and authorization requirements, and maintain accurate demographic data during ADT transfer events.

A coded field in EHR and utilization management systems indicating the acuity or care intensity level of an inter-facility patient transfer, such as ICU to step-down or acute to skilled nursing. Used by data engineers to classify transfer types, validate appropriate level-of-care transitions, and support case mix analysis.

The professional license identifier of the clinician or provider responsible for or involved in a patient transfer between units or facilities. Used to attribute accountability during clinical handoffs and to satisfy regulatory documentation requirements within ADT and care transition workflows.

The patient's marital or relationship status recorded at the time of transfer between clinical units or facilities. Used to maintain accurate demographic records during ADT events, support next-of-kin identification, and ensure continuity of administrative documentation across care settings.

The enterprise master patient index identifier assigned to a transfer event, used to uniquely link the patient across disparate clinical and administrative systems during intra-facility or inter-facility movement. Supports record matching, ADT reconciliation, and longitudinal patient tracking across the health system.

The upper boundary value associated with a clinical measurement, parameter, or constraint recorded at the time of a patient transfer between units. Used to define acceptable clinical ranges during handoffs, supporting safe transport thresholds and alerting protocols within ADT and clinical workflows.

The unique patient medical record number associated with a transfer event between clinical units or facilities. Used to link ADT transactions to the correct patient record, ensure identity continuity during handoffs, and support accurate clinical documentation and billing across the transfer encounter.

The patient's middle name or initial recorded at the time of transfer between clinical units or facilities. Used to supplement identity verification during clinical handoffs, reduce patient matching errors in ADT workflows, and maintain complete demographic records across intra-facility and inter-facility transfer events.

The lower boundary value associated with a clinical measurement, parameter, or constraint recorded at the time of a patient transfer between units. Used to define acceptable clinical thresholds during handoffs, supporting safe transport criteria and alerting protocols within ADT and clinical decision workflows.

The patient's mobile phone number documented at the time of transfer between clinical units or facilities. Used to maintain accurate contact information during ADT events, support post-transfer follow-up communications, and ensure reachability for care coordination and discharge planning across care settings.

The username or system identifier of the user who last updated a patient transfer record. Captured for audit trail purposes within ADT and clinical information systems, supporting accountability, data governance, and change tracking across intra-facility and inter-facility patient movement workflows.

The timestamp recorded in EHR and ADT systems when a transfer record was last updated, reflecting changes to transfer details, destination, or clinical status. Used by data engineers to implement incremental data loads, audit record changes, and reconcile transfer data across source and downstream systems during ETL processing.

The timestamp recording when a patient transfer record was last updated within the clinical or administrative system. Used to establish audit trail chronology, support data reconciliation across ADT systems, and track the sequence of modifications made during intra-facility or inter-facility patient movement processing.

The descriptive label assigned to a transfer type, protocol, or transfer event in EHR and care management systems, such as trauma transfer or psychiatric transfer. Used by data engineers for display purposes, transfer type classification, and filtering in operational dashboards and care coordination reporting pipelines.

A free-text or structured annotation field in EHR and ADT systems capturing clinical observations, special instructions, or administrative comments associated with an inter-facility patient transfer. Data engineers process this field for NLP-based quality analytics, care coordination audits, and handoff documentation compliance reporting.

A reference number assigned to an inter-facility patient transfer in EHR, ADT, or utilization management systems, used for tracking, authorization, and communication between facilities. Data engineers use this field as a join key across sending and receiving facility records and to reconcile transfer authorization numbers with claims data.

Date when the condition or symptoms that prompted an inpatient transfer between units first began. Supports clinical documentation by linking the originating complaint or diagnosis timeline to the transfer event recorded in the EHR.

Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) percentage recorded at the time of patient transfer between care units. This vital sign documents the patient's respiratory status during handoff and supports clinical continuity and acuity assessment at the receiving unit.

Dollar amount reimbursed or paid by the payer for services associated with an inpatient transfer between care units. Used in claims adjudication and hospital billing reconciliation to track financial settlement of transfer-related service charges.