Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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| METEOR identifier: | 269450 |
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| Definition: | A clinical intervention that:
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| Context: | This metadata item gives an indication of the extent to which specialised resources, for example, human resources, theatres and equipment, are used. It also provides an estimate of the numbers of surgical operations performed and the extent to which particular procedures are used to resolve medical problems. It is used for classification of episodes of acute care for admitted patients into Australian refined diagnosis related groups. |
Episode of admitted patient care—procedure
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: | Procedure |
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| Definition: | A series of steps performed by a healthcare professional through which a desired result is intended to be accomplished. |
| Property group: | Service provision event |
Source and reference attributes
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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| Reference documents: | Dorland I & Newman W.A 2003. Dorland’s illustrated medical dictionary, 30th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders. |