
Principal Diagnosis
Is defined in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) as "that condition established AFTER STUDY to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care."
The circumstance of the inpatient admission always governs the selection of the Principal Diagnosis.
Is defined in the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) as "that condition established AFTER STUDY to be chiefly responsible for occasioning the admission of the patient to the hospital for care."
The circumstance of the inpatient admission always governs the selection of the Principal Diagnosis.