Definition for Code System MedicationAdministration Category Codes SystemMedicationAdministrationCategoryCodes

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      This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/medication-admin-category defines
         the following codes:
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
          inpatient
            
          
          
          
        
        
          outpatient
            
          
          
          Includes administrations in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department,
             Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
        
        
          community
            
          
          
          Includes administrations by the patient in their home (this would include long term care
             or nursing homes, hospices, etc.)
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    Includes administrations in an outpatient setting (for example, Emergency Department,
     Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office)
  
  
    
    
    Includes administrations by the patient in their home (this would include long term care
     or nursing homes, hospices, etc.)
  

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      <p> This case-sensitive code system 
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            <b> Code</b> 
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            <b> Display</b> 
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            <b> Definition</b> 
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          <td style="white-space:nowrap">inpatient
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          <td> Inpatient</td> 
          <td> Includes administrations for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient
             or acute care setting.</td> 
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             setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery,
             Doctor's office).</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">community            <a name="medication-admin-category-community"> </a>           </td>           <td> Community</td>           <td> Includes administrations for medications to be administered or consumed by the

             patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices,
             etc.).</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">discharge            <a name="medication-admin-category-discharge"> </a>           </td>           <td> Discharge</td>           <td> Includes administrations for medications created when the patient is being released

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     or acute care setting."/> 
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     setting (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery,
     Doctor's office)."/> 
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     patient in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices,
     etc.)."/> 
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     from a facility."/> 
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