Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010360
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010360
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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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Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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