CLINICAL INTERVENTION

A type of care activity.

Information about medical or surgical actions performed on or planned to be performed on a PATIENT.

CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS may be interventions or investigations such as PATIENT PROCEDURES, PATHOLOGY LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS, A+E PATIENT INVESTIGATIONS, A+E PATIENT TREATMENTS or DRUG TREATMENTS.

References:
The version 1.1 NHS Standard EDIFACT Messages for Pathology Requests and Reports, 2001
The Version 1.0 Trial NHS Standard EDIFACT Messages for GP-Hospital Communications - 17.5.95

This class is also known by these names:

Context Alias
plural CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS