Clinical

Date on which payment was issued or posted for claims associated with a patient transfer between care units. Used in hospital revenue cycle management to track reimbursement timelines and reconcile accounts receivable for transfer-related billing.

A relational field in EHR and ADT systems linking a child transfer record to its originating or parent encounter, facility, or transfer episode. Used by data engineers to navigate hierarchical transfer relationships, reconstruct multi-leg transfer pathways, and correctly attribute costs and outcomes across related inpatient episodes.

A calculated ratio in analytics and population health platforms representing the proportion of encounters, costs, or members involving inter-facility transfers within a defined population or time period. Used by data engineers to benchmark transfer rates, monitor care network efficiency, and support value-based care performance reporting.

The defined time span encompassing an inter-facility patient transfer episode in EHR, ADT, and utilization management systems, from transfer initiation to completion. Used by data engineers to calculate transfer duration metrics, align transfer events with claims billing periods, and assess transport timeliness in quality reporting.

The telephone number associated with the receiving facility, transport coordinator, or clinical contact for an inter-facility patient transfer, stored in EHR and care management systems. Used by data engineers to validate contact data completeness, support care coordination workflows, and enrich provider directory datasets during ETL processing.

Patient's chosen or preferred name as recorded at the time of transfer between care units. Supports respectful, person-centered care during handoffs and ensures receiving unit staff address the patient correctly in clinical communications and documentation.

Billed or contracted cost amount associated with the patient transfer between care units. Used in hospital finance systems to capture the charge or negotiated rate for transfer-related services, supporting cost accounting and payer contract compliance.

Flag identifying whether the transfer record is the primary or principal transfer event in a series of inpatient movements. Used to distinguish the main transfer encounter from secondary or ancillary movements when a patient undergoes multiple unit transfers during a single admission.

A ranked or coded field in EHR, ADT, and care management systems indicating the urgency level of an inter-facility patient transfer, such as emergent, urgent, or routine. Used by data engineers to segment transfer populations by acuity, drive transport resource allocation logic, and support time-to-transfer quality metric calculations.

Date on which a clinical procedure was performed in association with the patient's transfer between care units. Used to sequence procedural events relative to the transfer timeline and supports accurate coding and billing of transfer-related interventions.

Heart rate in beats per minute recorded at the time of patient transfer between care units. Documents cardiovascular status during clinical handoff and supports acuity scoring, triage decision-making, and clinical continuity at the receiving unit.

The numeric count or volume of items, medications, records, or patients involved in a facility-to-facility movement event. Used in ADT, EHR, and claims systems to validate transfer completeness, reconcile pharmacy dispensing during care transitions, and support inter-facility billing audits.

Patient's self-reported racial identity as captured at the time of transfer between care units. Used in health equity reporting, population health analytics, and compliance with federal data collection requirements including OMB and CMS race and ethnicity standards.

The minimum and maximum value span defining acceptable limits for a patient transfer event, such as allowable transfer distance, acuity range, or transport duration. Used in EHR and care coordination platforms to enforce transfer eligibility rules and network compliance for managed care contracts.

The unit price or reimbursement rate applied to a patient transfer between facilities, including ambulance transport or inter-facility care fees. Used in claims and billing systems to calculate expected payment, validate remittance advice, and audit transfer-related charges against contracted payer rates.

Numeric or categorical score assigned to the patient or transfer event at the time of unit-to-unit movement, such as an acuity rating or quality score. Supports clinical prioritization, workload assignment, and performance benchmarking across transfer events.

Calculated proportional value associated with a patient transfer event, such as a nurse-to-patient ratio or resource utilization ratio at time of transfer. Used in staffing analytics and capacity management to evaluate unit conditions during inpatient transfers.

The coded or free-text clinical or administrative explanation for why a patient was moved between facilities, such as higher level of care needed or specialist availability. Captured in ADT and EHR systems and used for quality reporting, utilization management, and case mix analysis across care settings.

Date on which the receiving care unit formally accepted or received the transferred patient. Marks the completion of the transfer handoff process and is used in inpatient flow analytics to calculate transfer duration and measure handoff efficiency between units.

An external identifier or pointer linking a patient transfer event to a related record in another system, such as a referring facility's encounter ID or a transport vendor's tracking number. Used in ADT, HIE, and claims platforms to enable cross-system reconciliation and longitudinal patient tracking across facilities.