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INTER-FACILITY TRANSFER
08-Jan-2009
Pre-Hospital Information
Definition
Was the patient transferred to your facility from another acute care facility?
Additional Information
- Patients transferred from a private doctor’s office, stand-alone ambulatory surgery center, or delivered to your hospital by a non-EMS transport is not considered an inter-facility transfer.
- Outlying facilities purporting to provide emergency care services or utilized to stabilize a patient are considered acute care facilities.
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