admitting


admitting

(1) A popular term for the hospitalisation process which begins in the ER and/or outpatient registration, and consists of taking patient demographics, insurance information and assigning a room.
(2) The admitting department itself.

admitting

Admitting department Medtalk A popular term for the hospitalization process which begins in the ER and/or outpatient registration and consists of taking Pt demographics, insurance information, and assigning a room. Cf Discharge, Office area.