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Patients being evacuated from overseas or from one MTF to another.
Transient Patient
Individual receiving medical or dental care who do not require admission to an MTF.
Outpatient
Change which may occur between the time of admission and disposition of a military patient
Change of status
Refers to a patient who is dead on arrival to the MTF
Carded for record only
Military patient who has been a bed occupant and has reached a point of recovery where the physician considers it more desirable for the patient to have a period of recuperation and relaxation outside the MTF. The patient does not have to return to the MTF until this leave ends. This leave is not chargeable
Convalescent leave
Military patient who has been a bed occupant and has reached a point of recovery where the physician considers it more desirable for the patient to continue treatment at the MTF yet can live and eat outside the MTF. The patient is excused from duty, yet is required to meet with the physician frequently for continued care.
Subsisting out
Patient is alive upon arriving at the MTF, but dies before being admitted
Emergency room death
Individual, other than a transient patient, who is admitted to a bed in the MTF. Also referred to as bed occupant
Inpatient
Movement of an inpatient from one clinic service to another
Inter service transfer
Movement of an inpatient from one unit (ward) to another
Inter-unit (ward) transfer
What is the purpose of the disengagement statement on AF Form 560, Authorization and Treatment Statement?
To inform the patient that his or her admission is subject to the availability of space and capabilities of the staff
What is another term used for a patient who is CRO?
Dead on arrival
Who assumes administrative responsibility for an active duty Air Force patient admitted to a nonmilitary facility?
MTF commander at the nearest Air Force MTF
For what purpose is a register number used?
To identify a patient's case from beginning to end
How are register numbers assigned to each inpatient case?
The CHCS assigns the numbers automatically. When manual methods are used, the admissions technician assigns the numbers in numeric sequence on the DD Form 739
What directive guides medical facilities on the proper maintenance and disposition of a MTFs register of patients?
AFM 37-139
List the two methods used to identify the number of beds available on each inpatient unit?
Bed status board, or CHCS
What topics can the ward nursing report be broken down into?
Inpatient ward, Beds in ward, Patients in ward, Blocked beds in ward, Preadmits in ward, beds available in ward
What is used as the source document for entering admission information into the CHCS?
AF Form 560
Leave this item blank until provided an appropriate entry by the CHCS.
Register number
Enter “NB” for an infant born in your MTF
Age
Enter whether or not the patient has private insurance coverage.
Administrative data
The term “DIS” (Disease) is used in this item
Type of case
Who completes the circled items found on the AF Form 560?
Admitting health care provider
What type of case should be entered in item 8 of the AF Form 560 for a female patient being admitted for pregnancy?
DIS
What rank should be entered into item 11 of the AF Form 560 for an OSI agent?
AB
Appropriate code for White
C
Appropriate code for Black
N
Appropriate code Asian
M
Appropriate code Western Hemisphere Indian
R
Appropriate code for Other
X
Appropriate code for Unknown
Z
Appropriate code for Annulled
A
Appropriate code for Divorced
I
Appropriate code for Interlocutory
I
Appropriate code for Legally separate
L
Appropriate code for Single, never married
S
Appropriate code for Divorced
W
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