Which field reports the hour of admission and uses a 24-hour clock?

Which field reports the hour of admission and uses a 24-hour clock?

• A. FL 14 Type
• B. FL 13 HR
• C. FL 16 DHR
• D. FL 9a Mailing address

Answer: (B)

Recording the hour of admission in 24-hour time is handled by the field designated for the hours of admission (HR) on field 13. This field is specifically meant to capture the exact time a patient is admitted, using a 24-hour format to avoid any ambiguity between AM and PM. It’s different from the admission type, which notes how the patient was admitted (emergency, elective, etc.), and from the discharge hour, which would be recorded in a separate field. The mailing address field is unrelated to time. So the hours-of-admission field on field 13 is the one that reports the hour of admission using a 24-hour clock.

Recording the hour of admission in 24-hour time is handled by the field designated for the hours of admission (HR) on field 13. This field is specifically meant to capture the exact time a patient is admitted, using a 24-hour format to avoid any ambiguity between AM and PM. It’s different from the admission type, which notes how the patient was admitted (emergency, elective, etc.), and from the discharge hour, which would be recorded in a separate field. The mailing address field is unrelated to time. So the hours-of-admission field on field 13 is the one that reports the hour of admission using a 24-hour clock.