Episode of admitted patient care (newborn)—number of qualified days

Metadata item type:Data Element Concept
METeOR identifier:269504
Registration status:Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:The number of qualified newborn days occurring within a newborn episode of care.
Context:Admitted patient care - newborn episodes of care only.

Object Class attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Object class:Episode of admitted patient care
Definition:The period of admitted patient care between a formal or statistical admission and a formal or statistical separation, characterised by only one care type.
Context:Admitted patient care.
Specialisation of:Service episode

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:This treatment and/or care provided to a patient during an episode of care can occur in hospital and/or in the person's home (for hospital-in-the-home patients).

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Health Data Standards Committee.

Property attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Property:Number of qualified days
Definition:A count of the days within an episode of admitted patient care that are designated as having a newborn qualification status.
Property group:Performance indicators

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element concept attributes

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Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:

Episode of admitted patient care (newborn)—number of qualified days, total N[NNNN] Health, Standard 01/03/2005