Multiple Therapy Disciplines At the time of admission, information that the patient required the active and ongoing therapeutic intervention of multiple therapy disciplines (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, or prosthetics/orthotics), must be documented in the patient's medical record.
U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital. Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise.
Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) Used for reporting inpatient data in acute care, short-term care, and long-term care hospitals. Minimum set of items based on standard definitions to provide consistent data for multiple users. Required for reporting Medicare and Medicaid patients. Many other health care payers also use most of the UHDDS for the uniform billing system.