Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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| METEOR identifier: | 269416 |
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| Definition: | Describes the mechanism by which a person begins an episode of care. |
| Context: | To assist in analyses of intersectoral patient flow and health care planning. |
Episode of admitted patient care—admission mode
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
| Object class: | Episode of admitted patient care |
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| 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 |
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| 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: | Admission mode |
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| Definition: | The method by which an episode of admitted patient care commences. |
| Property group: | Entry into service event |
Source and reference attributes
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element concept attributes
Relational attributes
| Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept: | Episode of admitted patient care—admission mode, code N
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