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The designated communication point or responsible party associated with a specific patient accommodation unit in EHR and hospital information systems. Used to route clinical alerts, housekeeping requests, and nursing staff assignments to the correct bed location within inpatient ADT workflows.

The fixed dollar amount a patient is responsible for paying out-of-pocket for inpatient bed accommodation charges, as determined by their health insurance plan terms. Captured in billing and claims systems to calculate patient liability separate from insurer reimbursement for room and board.

The total facility expense associated with providing an inpatient bed accommodation, including room and board overhead, nursing staffing allocation, and ancillary support costs. Used in hospital cost accounting systems to evaluate bed-level profitability and set reimbursement benchmarks.

The sequential occurrence number assigned to a patient accommodation unit within a facility, unit, or ward in hospital capacity management systems. Used in ADT and census reporting to track total licensed, staffed, and available beds for operational planning and CMS compliance reporting.

The country code or name associated with a bed record, typically used in multi-national health systems or when tracking international patient admissions to ensure correct regulatory compliance, billing jurisdiction, and address formatting within hospital information systems.

The unique identifier of the system user or clinical staff member who originally entered the bed record into the hospital information system. Used for audit trail purposes to establish accountability and traceability of bed configuration or assignment records within inpatient management workflows.

The timestamp recorded when a patient accommodation unit record was first instantiated in the EHR or hospital information system. Used in data lineage tracking, audit trails, and ADT configuration management to establish when a bed asset was provisioned within the facility data model.

The exact timestamp recording when a bed record was first entered into the hospital information or bed management system. Used to establish an audit trail for bed configuration, assignment, or availability tracking, supporting operational reporting and data integrity validation in inpatient census systems.

A clinical laboratory value representing the serum creatinine level associated with a patient occupying a specific bed, used to monitor kidney function during inpatient stays. Stored alongside bed assignment records to support clinical decision-making, care escalation, and nephrology tracking in hospital data systems.

A generic calendar date value associated with a patient accommodation unit record in hospital information or ADT systems. Context-dependent usage may reference assignment, availability, or audit dates tied to a specific bed entity, requiring field-level documentation to distinguish its role in downstream analytics pipelines.

The combined date and timestamp value capturing a precise moment associated with a patient accommodation unit event in EHR or ADT systems. Used to record bed assignment, transfer, or status change events with time-zone-aware precision, supporting patient flow analysis and length-of-stay calculations in clinical data warehouses.

The Drug Enforcement Administration registration number linked to a bed record, typically associated with controlled substance administration protocols at a specific care unit or bed location. Used in inpatient pharmacy and compliance systems to track prescribing authority and controlled medication dispensing by bed assignment.

The recorded date of patient death associated with a specific accommodation unit in EHR and ADT systems. Used in mortality reporting, clinical outcomes analysis, and facility-level death event tracking, linking the physical bed location to vital status changes for infection control, compliance, and quality improvement workflows.

The portion of inpatient bed accommodation charges applied toward a patient's annual insurance deductible before plan coverage activates. Captured in hospital billing and claims adjudication systems to accurately calculate patient financial responsibility for room and board during an inpatient admission episode.

The calendar date on which a bed record was logically removed or decommissioned from the active bed inventory within a hospital information system. Used in bed management and capacity planning to maintain historical records of bed availability changes while preserving data integrity for retrospective reporting.

A boolean flag that marks a bed record as logically removed from active inventory in the hospital information system without physically purging the data. Enables soft-delete functionality so decommissioned or retired bed records are excluded from operational census counts while remaining accessible for historical audit and reporting.

The free-text or standardized textual label providing human-readable details about a patient accommodation unit in EHR and hospital information systems. Typically includes bed type, specialty designation, or physical characteristics, supporting clinical staff workflows, bed board displays, and facility configuration management in ADT systems.

Granular attribute information associated with a patient accommodation unit in hospital information or ADT systems. May include physical specifications, equipment capabilities, isolation status, or care level designations used by data engineers to populate bed management tables and support clinical decision support and staffing optimization queries.

The date by which a payment obligation related to inpatient bed accommodation charges is expected to be received, either from the patient or their insurer. Used in hospital accounts receivable and revenue cycle management systems to track outstanding balances and trigger follow-up billing actions.

The total length of time a patient occupies or is assigned to a specific inpatient bed, measured from admission or assignment start to discharge or transfer. Used in hospital bed management and utilization reporting to analyze length-of-stay patterns, optimize bed turnover, and support capacity planning decisions.