Term: Medical Service Type

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2013-10-04

Definition:

An inpatient hospitalization where the main reason for the hospital stay was medical care of a disease or injury. In Fransoo et al. (2013), medical hospitalizations were defined by Medical Case Mix Groups (CMG™) codes. See Service Type - Hospital for further details about classification of hospitalizations and days of care.

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