Definition for Code System MedicationDispense Category Codes SystemMedicationDispenseCategoryCodes

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      This code system http://terminology.hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/medicationdispense-category
         defines the following codes:
      
        
          
            
          
          
            
          
          
            
          
        
        
          inpatient
            
          
          
          Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute
             care setting.
        
        
          outpatient
            
          
          
          Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting
             (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office).
        
        
          community
            
          
          
          Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed by the patient in their
             home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc.).
        
        
          discharge
            
          
          
          
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an inpatient or acute
     care setting.
  
  
    
    
    Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed in an outpatient setting
     (for example, Emergency Department, Outpatient Clinic, Outpatient Surgery, Doctor's office).
  
  
    
    
    Includes dispenses for medications to be administered or consumed 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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          <td> Inpatient</td> 
          <td> Includes dispenses 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="medicationdispense-category-community"> </a>           </td>           <td> Community</td>           <td> Includes dispenses 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="medicationdispense-category-discharge"> </a>           </td>           <td> Discharge</td>           <td> Includes dispenses for medications created when the patient is being released from

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 **Note to Balloters: This code system is expected to move to [terminology.hl7.org](http://te
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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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     in their home (this would include long term care or nursing homes, hospices, etc.)."/> 
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