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Episode of admitted patient care—separation mode, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Data Element
Short name:Mode of separation
METeOR identifier:270094
Registration status:Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:Status at separation of person (discharge/transfer/death) and place to which person is released, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:Episode of admitted patient care—separation mode

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Code
Data type:Number
Format:N
Maximum character length:1
Permissible values:
ValueMeaning
1Discharge/transfer to (an)other acute hospital
2Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, unless this is the usual place of residence
3Discharge/transfer to (an)other psychiatric hospital
4Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)
5Statistical discharge - type change
6Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk
7Statistical discharge from leave
8Died
9Other (includes discharge to usual residence, own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes providing primarily welfare services))

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 4     Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)

In jurisdictions where mothercraft facilities are considered to be acute hospitals, patients separated to a mothercraft facility should have a mode of separation of Code 1. If the residential aged care service is the patient's place of usual residence then they should have a mode of separation of Code 9.

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Origin:National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Supersedes Mode of separation, version 3, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.29 KB)

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