Medical Subject Headings

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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010360
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010360
Preferred Name

Patient Transfer
Definitions
Interfacility or intrahospital transfer of patients. Intrahospital transfer is usually to obtain a specific kind of care and interfacility transfer is usually for economic reasons as well as for the type of care provided. Movement of patients between different locations or settings with varying levels of care such as hospitals, primary and specialty care offices, nursing facilities, the patient's home and long-term care facilities.
Synonyms
Transitions, Patient
Transitions, Health Care
Patient Dumping
Transitions, Care
Care Transition, Health
Dumping, Patient
Care Transitions
Health Care Transitions
Care Transitions, Health
Transition, Patient
Patient Transition
Turfing, Patient
Turfings, Patient
Transfers, Patient
Patient Turfing
Patient Transitions
Transition, Health Care
Transition, Care
Patient Turfings
Health Care Transition
Transition of Care
Transfer, Patient
Care Transition
Patient Transfers
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Interfacility or intrahospital transfer of patients. Intrahospital transfer is usually to obtain a specific kind of care and interfacility transfer is usually for economic reasons as well as for the type of care provided.

Movement of patients between different locations or settings with varying levels of care such as hospitals, primary and specialty care offices, nursing facilities, the patient's home and long-term care facilities.
altLabel
Transitions, Patient
Transitions, Health Care
Patient Dumping
Transitions, Care
Care Transition, Health
Dumping, Patient
Care Transitions
Health Care Transitions
Care Transitions, Health
Transition, Patient
Patient Transition
Turfing, Patient
Turfings, Patient
Transfers, Patient
Patient Turfing
Patient Transitions
Transition, Health Care
Transition, Care
Patient Turfings
Health Care Transition
Transition of Care
Transfer, Patient
Care Transition
Patient Transfers
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prefLabel
Patient Transfer
Machine permutation
87
HN
87
type
tui
T058
TERMUI
T000873346
T030593
T000873347
T030592
T000873345
T000873348
T000873344
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TH
NLM (2016)
BIOETHICS (1990)
UNK (19XX)
MMR
20170316
notation
D010360
Inverse of RO
Semantic type UMLS property
Inverse of AQ
FX
D014164
DX
19870101
cui
C4046013
C4019079
C0030687
C0030704
DC
1
MN
E02.760.400.630
N02.421.585.400.630
N04.590.233.727.210.624
E02.760.169.624
N02.421.585.169.624
AN
do not confuse with TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS or MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS
AQL
CL EC ES HI LJ MT OG SN ST TD
MDA
19990101
subClassOf
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