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Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—type of visit to emergency department, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Type of visit to emergency department

METeOR identifier:

270362

Registration status:

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Definition:

The reason the patient presents to an emergency department, as represented by a code.

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Data element concept:

Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—type of visit to emergency department

METeOR identifier:

269793

Registration status:

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Definition:

The reason the patient presents to an emergency department.

Context:

Hospital non-admitted patient care

Object class:

Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode

Property:

Type of visit to emergency department

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Value domain:

Emergency department visit type code N

METeOR identifier:

270868

Registration status:

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Definition:

A code set representing the types of emergency department visits.

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Emergency presentation: attendance for an actual or suspected condition which is sufficiently serious to require acute unscheduled care.
2	Return visit, planned: presentation is planned and is a result of a previous emergency department presentation or return visit.
3	Pre-arranged admission: a patient who presents at the emergency department for either clerical, nursing or medical processes to be undertaken, and admission has been pre-arranged by the referring medical officer and a bed allocated.
4	Patient in transit: the emergency department is responsible for care and treatment of a patient awaiting transport to another facility.
5	Dead on arrival: a patient who is dead on arrival at the emergency department.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:

Required for analysis of emergency department services.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:

National Institution Based Ambulatory Model Reference Group

Origin:

National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Supersedes Type of visit to emergency department, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.64 KB)

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 01/10/2008

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Standard 01/10/2008

DSS specific attributes +
*Information specific to this data set:* This data element should only be collected for patients who presented to the emergency department for treatment related to acute coronary syndromes.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS Health, Superseded 24/03/2006

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2005 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2006

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS Health, Superseded 23/10/2006

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2006 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2007

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2007-2008 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2007 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2008

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2008-2009 Health, Standard 05/02/2008

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2008