{"aaData": [["LACK OF FAMILY/SOCIAL SUPPORT", "
\nLack of family/social support/unable to care for self\n\n
\nAdmission due to wish to circumvent slowness or lack of timely\nappointments in ambulatory care system; e.g., timeliness of routine\nlab, X-rays, procedures, consults\n\n
\nPremature admission (Procedures scheduled more than one day after\nadmission or patient admitted on Friday and not evaluated until\nMonday)\n\n
\nOther (Specify if comments section)\n\n
\nAlternative beds unavailable; e.g., Observations, Intermediate Care,\nNHCU, Hospice\n\n
\nOutpatient procedure unavailable (not offered as an outpatient\nprocedure)\n\n
\nOther outpatient services/care unavailable; e.g., board and care,\n(appointment availability not frequent enough to allow for close\nfollow-up in outpatient setting for care such as medication adjustments,\nblood transusions, chemotherapy, etc.)\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nAmbulatory Care seem appropriate and services or specialty is\navailable/offered\n\n
\nPhysician determined that patient needed hospitalization for medical\nreasons (serious illness or needed hospital services)\n\n
\nPhysician chose to admit though care and service could be rendered\nsafely and effectively (causing no harm/potential harm to patient) in\nan alternate setting (causing no harm/potential harm to patient)\nin an alternate/non ambulatory setting, e.g., Hospice, Board\nand care, Nursing Home (No medical justification given)\n\n
\nHomeless\n\n
\nMonitoring Orders do not reflect acuity as indicated by SI criteria\n\n
\nAdmitted for Nursing Home Placement\n\n
\nAdmitted for transfer to anohter acute care hospital\n\n
\nAdmitted to be eligible for other VA care; e.g., Dental\n\n
\nAdmitted as a transfer from another hospital\n\n
\nAdmitted from a boarding home/Contract Nursing Home for \npsychosocial reasons; e.g. contract home returned patient\nto hospital due to behavioral problems\n\n
\nAdmitted for Compensation & Pension Exam\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nOther (Specify in Comments section)\n\n
\nIf you have been unable to identify any reasons from this list, please\nuse 8.01, Other reason identified.\n\n
\nRespite Care\n\n
\nPatient is convalescing from an illness, and it is anticipated\nthat his/her stay in an alternative facility would be less than\n72 hours\n\n
\nPatient from unhealthy environment, patient kept until environment\nbecomes acceptable or alternative facility found\n\n
\nLack of family for home care (or lack of supportive family)\n\n
\nHomeless\n\n
\nRespite Care\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nWeather deemed inappropriate by practitioner for patients to travel\n\n
\nDistance to travel between hospital and home (over 75 miles)\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nProblem in timely scheduling/canceling of procedure\n\n
\nAdmission was for family, patient or physician convenience\n\n
\nWaiting for appropriate procedure to be done at non-VA facility\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments sections)\n\n
\nAlternate beds unavailable within the facility; e.g., Observation, \nIntermediate Care, NHCU, or Hospice; e.g. type of beds available\nbut full, (NHCU has not yet accepted patient), or type of beds are\nnot available at facility\n\n
\nAwaiting placement in a community nursing home\n\n
\nAwaiting transfer to another acute care institution\n\n
\nNon-facility based treatment unavailable; e.g., home health care\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nService-connected considerations delay discharge\n\n
\nPatient granted pass (which does not have clear therapeutic rationale)\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nOther (specify in comments sections)\n\n
\nDelay in receiving results of diagnostic test or consultation needed to\ndirect further treatment\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nFailure to write discharge orders\n\n
\nFailure to initiate timely discharge planning; e.g., developing plan\nfor transfer to non-acute level of care\n\n
\nObservation for signs/symptoms such as: medication adjustment,\nsigns of depression, potential relapse from alcohol or drugs,\nnoncompliance\n\n
\nNo documented plan of active treatment or evaluation of patient\n(Administrative Week)\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nIf you have been unable to identify any reasons from this list, please\nuse 8.02, Other reason identified.\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nPremature admission (Procedures scheduled after admission day, or Patient\nadmitted on Friday and not evaluated until Monday {Procedure to be done\nis an appropriate inpatient admission})\n\n\nDistance to travel to hospital (over 75 miles)\n\n
\nPremature admission (Procedures scheduled after admission day, or\nPatient admitted on Friday and not evaluated until Monday {Procedure\nto be done is not an appropriate inpatient admission})\n\n\nPhysician chose to keep in acute care though care and service could\nbe rendered safely and effectively (causing no harm/potential harm\nto patient) in an alternate setting (No medical Justification given)\n\n
\nMonitoring orders do not reflect acuity as indicated by SI criteria\nand does not meed Discharge screens\n\n
\nNo documented plan of active treatment or evaluation of patient\n(Non-Administrative Week)\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments Section)\n\n
\nOther (Specify in comments section)\n\n
\nDelay is scheduling outpatient clinic appointment\n\n
\nDelay is scheduling outpatient procedure\n\n