ADT_A16

ADT/ACK - Pending Discharge (Event A16)

43 segments · 1 events

An A16 event notifies other systems of a plan to discharge a patient when the patient has not yet left the healthcare facility. It is used when advanced notification of a discharge is required in order to prepare for the patient's change in location. For example, it is used to notify the pharmacy of the possible need for discharge drugs or to notify psychotherapy of the possible need for post-discharge appointments or to notify the extended care or home health system that the patient will be discharged and that the new extended care and home health admission assessment can be scheduled.

The fields included when this message is sent should be the fields pertinent to communicate this event. When other important fields change, it is recommended that the A08 (update patient information) event be used in addition.

Message Structure

43 segments
R RequiredO Optional Choice
MSH
R1
ARV
O*
SFT
O*
UAC
O1
EVN
R1
PID
R1
PD1
O1
OH1
O*
OH2
O*
OH3
O1
OH4
O*
ARV
back-compatO*
ROL
back-compatO*
PRT
O*
NEXT_OF_KIN
O*
NK1
R1
OH2
O*
OH3
O1
PV1
R1
PV2
O1
ARV
back-compatO*
ROL
back-compatO*
PRT
O*
DB1
O*
OBSERVATION
O*
OBX
R1
PRT
O*
AL1
O*
IAM
O*
DG1
O*
DRG
O1
PROCEDURE
O*
PR1
R1
ROL
back-compatO*
PRT
O*
GT1
O*
INSURANCE
O*
IN1
R1
IN2
O1
IN3
O*
ROL
back-compatO*
PRT
O*
AUTHORIZATION
O*
AUT
R1
PRT
O*
REFERRAL
O*
RF1
R1
PRT
O*
ACC
O1
Used by Events:A16ADT/ACK - Pending discharge