transfer chief complaint
xfer_ccDefinition
ISO-11179 Definition
The primary clinical reason or symptom prompting a patient transfer between units or facilities, as reported by the patient, clinician, or transferring provider. Documented in the transfer record to communicate clinical context to the receiving care team and support appropriate triage, resource allocation, and clinical decision-making upon arrival.
Standard Abbreviation
xfer_cc
Category
Production DDL — FACT_CLINICAL_EVENT
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE FACT_CLINICAL_EVENT (
clin_evt_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- surrogate key,
mbr_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- FK to DIM_MEMBER,
prvdr_key INTEGER NOT NULL -- FK to DIM_PROVIDER,
diag_cd VARCHAR(10) -- ICD-10 diagnosis code,
hcc_cd VARCHAR(10) -- HCC category code,
proc_cd VARCHAR(10) -- procedure code,
svc_dt DATE -- service date,
pos_cd VARCHAR(2) -- place of service,
raf_scr DECIMAL(10,3) -- RAF score,
admit_dt DATE -- admission date,
dsch_dt DATE -- discharge date,
drg_cd VARCHAR(10) -- DRG code,
los_days SMALLINT -- length of stay,
readmt_ind CHAR(1) -- readmission indicator,
load_dt TIMESTAMP_NTZ NOT NULL -- load timestamp
);
Standard Snowflake DDL for the canonical clinical table. Convert to BigQuery or Databricks →
Why This Term Matters
Clinical terms are the building blocks of risk adjustment, quality measurement, and value-based care analytics. A data engineer who understands this terminology can design schemas that correctly capture patient conditions, procedures, and encounters — enabling accurate HCC scoring, HEDIS measure attribution, and CMS reporting. Misclassifying clinical fields in a data warehouse cascades into incorrect RAF scores and failed regulatory submissions.
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