Entity Unit Type Code

DescriptionA regulatory standard by which a tenant's institution can categorize their healthcare units for reporting purposes to the regulatory body such as the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

Attributes
Acuity Tier DescrAcuity Tier Descr
Adult Pediatric Tier DescrAdult Pediatric Tier Descr
Descriptive Tier DescrDescriptive Tier Descr
Location Tier DescrLocation Tier Descr
Service Location TypeService Location Type
Unit CodeUnit Code
Unit Tier DescrUnit Tier Descr
Unit TypeUnit Type
Unit Type CategoryUnit Type Category
Unit Type DescrUnit Type Descr

Relationship
Standardized POC Location Unit Code_Coding System Version_FKStandardized POC Location Unit Code_Coding System Version_FK

Dependencies
 NONE

Reverse Dependencies
 

Attribute Details

 Acuity Tier Descr
DescriptionThe second tier in the Unit Cd used to identify a level of acuity.

For example:
acute
non-acute
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Adult Pediatric Tier Descr
DescriptionA tier representing if the Unit is for adults, pediatrics, or neither.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Descriptive Tier Descr
DescriptionThe fourth tier in the Unit Cd used as a final descriptive element.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Location Tier Descr
DescriptionThe first tier in the Unit Cd used to identify a unit location.

For example:
Inpatient locations
Outpatient locations
Community locations
Non-patient care locations
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Service Location Type
DescriptionIdentifies the type of service location for reporting purposes.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredtrue
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Unit Code
DescriptionUnit Code identifies a regulatory standard for healthcare units. Unit Code is the concatenation of the Location Tier, Acuity Tier, Unit Tier, and the Descriptive Tier attributes.

For example:
IN:ACUTE:CC:B
IN:ACUTE:CC:C
IN:ACUTE:CC:M
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredtrue
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Unit Tier Descr
DescriptionThe third tier in the Unit Cd used to identify the location unit.

For example:
critical care
ward
special care area
operating room
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredfalse
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Unit Type
DescriptionIdentifies the type of unit.

For example:
Burn Critical Care
Medical Cardiac Critical Care
Medical Critical Care
Medical/Surgical Critical Care
Neurologic Critical Care
Neurosurgical Critical Care
Prenatal Critical Care
Respiratory Critical Care
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredtrue
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Unit Type Category
DescriptionA group name for Unit Type Codes.

For example:
Inpatient Adult Critical Care
Neonatal Units
Pediatric Clinical Care
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Enumeration [VARCHAR(20)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredtrue
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse



 Unit Type Descr
DescriptionA short description of the Unit Type Code.
Data TypeStandards - Data Domains.ddm/Data Domains/Description Short [VARCHAR(150)]
Is Part Of PrimaryKeyfalse
Is Requiredtrue
Is Derivedfalse
Is Surrogate Keyfalse

Relationship Details

 Standardized POC Location Unit Code_Coding System Version_FK
Is Identifying Relationshiptrue
Child TableUnit Type Code
Child MultiplicityZERO_TO_MANY
Child Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Child Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE
Parent TableCoding System Version
Parent MultiplicityONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On DeleteNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On InsertNONE
Parent Referential Integrity: On UpdateNONE