4-74. BED DAYS - ADMITTING CLINIC SERVICE (FIELD 69, COLUMNS 327
THROUGH 330)
a. Source of data. This field is system-generated by AQCESS/CHCS based on
transactions processed in AAD. For nonautomated sites, AAD office.
b. For nonautomated sites, enter the total number of days that the patient is
assigned to the admitting clinic service during the entire period of hospitalization. For
example, if a patient is admitted to General Surgery for 3 days, is moved to Cardiology
for 2 days, returns to General Surgery for 6 days, is subsequently moved to Internal
Medicine for 2 days, and returns to General Surgery for 12 days before final disposition,
the total bed days accrued in the admitting clinic service (General Surgery) is 21.
EXAMPLE:
69. BED DAYS - ADMITTING
327
328
329
33
CLINIC SERVICE
2
1
4-75. CLINIC SERVICE - SECOND (FIELD 70, COLUMNS 331 THROUGH 334)
a. Source of data. This field is system-generated by AQCESS/CHCS based on
transactions processed in AAD. For nonautomated sites, AAD office.
b. For nonautomated sites, enter the MEPRS clinic code (see table 4-18) for the
second clinic service to which the patient was assigned during this period of
hospitalization. In the following example, Cardiology is the second clinic service to
which the patient is assigned.
EXAMPLE:
70. CLINIC SERVICE (SECOND)
331
332
333
334
A
A
B
A
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