Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269424 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/09/2016 |
Definition: | Whether the admission has an urgency status assigned and, if so, whether admission occurred on an emergency basis. An emergency admission is an admission of a patient for care or treatment which, in the opinion of the treating clinician, is necessary and admission for which should occur within 24 hours. An elective admission is an admission of a patient for care or treatment which, in the opinion of the treating clinician, is necessary and admission for which can be delayed for at least 24 hours. Admissions for which an urgency status is usually not assigned are:
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Context: | Admitted patient care. |