Patient Care Data Entry: Location Page > Disposition Tab

Taken To Location

Taken to Location Name - Required when using AIM Billing (eDisposition.01)

• The name of the facility, entity, or location where the patient was delivered or transferred
• Free text field

Location Code - Optional (eDisposition.02)

• The type code associated with the destination location
• Used to identify the specific facility code or identifier

Address - Optional (eDisposition.03)

• The street address of the destination

Address 2 - Optional

• Additional address information (suite, apartment, etc.)

Type of Destination - Required (eDisposition.21)

• The type of destination the patient was delivered or transferred to
• Options:
  • Alternate Care Site
  • Assisted Living Facility
  • Clinic
  • Diagnostic Services
  • Dialysis Center
  • Drug and/or Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility
  • Freestanding Emergency Department
  • Home
  • Hospital-Emergency Department
  • Hospital-Non-Emergency Department Bed
  • Mental Health Facility
  • Morgue/Mortuary
  • Nursing Home
  • Other
  • Other EMS Responder (air)
  • Other EMS Responder (ground)
  • Other Recurring Care Center
  • Physical Rehabilitation Facility
  • Police/Jail
  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Urgent Care

Destination Hospital Department - Optional (eDisposition.22)

• The specific hospital department where the patient was delivered
• Options:
  • Hospital-Burn
  • Hospital-Cath Lab
  • Hospital-CCU
  • Hospital-Endoscopy
  • Hospital-Hospice
  • Hospital-Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
  • Hospital-ICU
  • Hospital-Labor and Delivery
  • Hospital-Med/Surg
  • Hospital-Mental Health
  • Hospital-MICU
  • Hospital-NICU
  • Hospital-Nursery
  • Hospital-Oncology
  • Hospital-OR
  • Hospital-Orthopedic
  • Hospital-Other
  • Hospital-Out-Patient Bed
  • Hospital-Outpatient Surgery
  • Hospital-Peds (General)
  • Hospital-Peds ICU
  • Hospital-Radiation
  • Hospital-Radiology Services - CT/PET
  • Hospital-Radiology Services - MRI
  • Hospital-Radiology Services - X-Ray
  • Hospital-Rehab
  • Hospital-SICU

City - Optional (eDisposition.04)

• The city of the destination

State - Required (eDisposition.05)

• The state of the destination
• Standard US state abbreviations (AK, AL, AR, etc.)

Zip Code - Required (eDisposition.07)

• The ZIP code of the destination

Township - Optional

• The township of the destination (if applicable)

Cross Street or Directions - Optional

• Cross streets or directional information for the destination

Apartment Suite or Room - Optional

• Specific apartment, suite, or room number at the destination

County - Required (eDisposition.06)

• The county of the destination

Country - Optional (eDisposition.08)

• The country of the destination

GPS Latitude - Optional (eDisposition.09)

• GPS latitude coordinate of the destination

GPS Longitude - Optional (eDisposition.09)

• GPS longitude coordinate of the destination

National Grid Coordinates - Optional (eDisposition.10)

• US National Grid coordinates of the destination

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Type of Transport/Treatment

Unit Disposition - Mandatory (eDisposition.27)

• Identifies whether patient contact was made by this EMS unit/crew
• Options: Cancelled on Scene, Cancelled Prior to Arrival at Scene, No Patient Contact, No Patient Found, Non-Patient Incident (Not Otherwise Listed), Patient Contact Made

Patient Evaluation/Care - Required (eDisposition.28)

• The type of evaluation or care provided to the patient
• Options: Patient Evaluated and Care Provided, Patient Evaluated and Refused Care, Patient Evaluated (No Care Required), Patient Refused Evaluation/Care, Patient Support Services Provided

Crew Disposition - Required (eDisposition.29)

• Documents this crew's disposition regarding patient care
• Options: Assumed Primary Care from Another EMS Crew, Back in Service (Care/Support Services Refused), Back in Service (No Care/Support Services Required), Incident Support Services Provided (Including Standby), Initiated and Continued Primary Care, Initiated Primary Care and Transferred to Another EMS Crew, Provided Care Supporting Primary EMS Crew

Transport Disposition - Required (eDisposition.30)

• Documents whether and how the patient was transported
• Options: No Transport, Non-Patient Transport (Not Otherwise Listed), Patient Refused Transport, Transport by Another EMS Unit/Agency, Transport by Another EMS Unit/Agency (with a Member of This Crew), Transport by This EMS Unit (This Crew Only), Transport by This EMS Unit (with a Member of Another Crew)

Reason for Refusal/Release - Optional (eDisposition.31)

• Free text field documenting the reason for patient refusal or release

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Disposition Information

Level of Care Provided per Protocol - Recommended (eDisposition.32)

• The level of care provided to the patient based on protocols
• Options: ALS - AEMT/Intermediate, ALS - Paramedic, BLS - All Levels, Critical Care, EMS and Other Health-Care Staff, Integrated Health Care, No Care Provided

Transport Mode - Required (eDisposition.17)

• Indicates whether the transport was emergent or non-emergent
• Options: Emergent (Immediate Response), Emergent Downgraded to Non-Emergent, Non-Emergent, Non-Emergent Upgraded to Emergent

Transport Descriptors - Optional (eDisposition.18)

• Additional descriptors for the transport mode (e.g., lights and sirens usage)

Transport Method - Required (eDisposition.16)

• The method of transport used by this EMS unit
• Options: Air Medical-Fixed Wing, Air Medical-Rotor Craft, Ground-Ambulance, Ground-ATV or Rescue Vehicle, Ground-Bariatric, Ground-Mass Casualty Bus/Vehicle, Ground-Other Not Listed, Ground-Wheelchair Van, Water-Boat

Number of Patients Transported - Mandatory (eDisposition.11)

• The total number of patients transported in this EMS unit during this event

Acuity Upon EMS Release of Patient - Recommended (eDisposition.19)

• The patient's acuity level when care was transferred or released by EMS
• Options: Critical (Red), Dead with Resuscitation Efforts (Black), Dead without Resuscitation Efforts (Black), Emergent (Yellow), Lower Acuity (Green), Non-Acute/Routine

How Patient Moved to Unit - Optional (eDisposition.13)

• The method by which the patient was moved to the ambulance
• Options: Assisted/Walk, Backboard, Chair, Carried, Other, Stairchair, Stretcher, Wheelchair

How Patient Was Moved From Ambulance - Optional (eDisposition.15)

• The method by which the patient was moved from the ambulance to the destination
• Options: Assisted/Walk, Backboard, Chair, Carried, Other, Stairchair, Stretcher, Wheelchair

Position of Patient During Transport - Optional (eDisposition.14)

• The patient's position during transport
• Options: Fowler's, Lying on Side-Left, Lying on Side-Right, Prone, Sitting, Supine, Trendelenburg

Reason For Choosing Destination - Recommended (eDisposition.20)

• The reason why the specific destination was chosen
• Options include: Closest Appropriate Facility, Crew's Decision, Family Choice, Law Enforcement Choice, Patient Choice, Patient's Physician Choice, Payer or Insurance Company Choice, Protocol, Specialty Resource Center, Standing Orders, Transfer Orders/Interfacility

Hospital Capability - Optional (eDisposition.23)

• Special capabilities of the destination hospital
• Options include: Burn Center, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Cardiac Surgery, Hyperbaric Oxygen, Pediatric Trauma Center, STEMI, Stroke Center, Trauma Center (Level I-IV)

Instructions Provided - Recommended (eDisposition.26)

• Instructions or information provided to the patient or receiving facility
• Options include: Patient Care Transfer Communications, Transport/Transfer Communications

Hospital Team Pre Activations - Optional (eDisposition.24)

• Documentation of hospital team pre-arrival alerts or activations
• Includes Description (type of activation) and Action (confirmation sent)