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Urgent Medical Care (FFN_863)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: ffn_863.ttl
- Name
urgentMedicalCare
- Attribute
- FFN Feature Function
- Definition
- The provision of ambulatory medical care outside of a hospital emergency department on a walk-in basis without a scheduled appointment.
- Description
- Urgent medical care activities treat many problems that can be seen in a primary care physician's office, but include some services that are generally not available in primary care physician offices, for example, X-Ray facilities allow for treatment of minor fractures and foreign bodies, and minor trauma rooms allow for repair of minor and moderate-severity lacerations.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.