Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269450 |
Registration status: | National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 10/07/2017 |
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. |