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Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor)

Data Element Concept Attributes

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Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element Concept
METEOR identifier:Help on this term269607
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

Definition:Help on this termThe area of clinical expertise held by the doctor who will perform the elective surgery.
Context:Help on this term

Elective surgery:

Many hospitals manage their waiting lists on a specialty basis. Current data shows that the total ready-for-care times waited and numbers of long wait patients vary significantly between specialties. Furthermore, the hospital capacity to handle the demand for elective surgery varies with specialty.

Object Class attributes

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Object class:Elective surgery waiting list episode
Definition:Help on this termThe period between entry to and removal from an elective surgery waiting list.
Specialisation of:Help on this termService episode

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Australia Institute of Health and Welfare

Property attributes

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Property:Surgical specialty
Definition:Help on this termA descriptor of an area of clinical expertise in surgery.
Property group:Help on this termLabour characteristics

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element concept attributes

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Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty of scheduled doctor

        Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:Help on this term
Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor), code NN

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Elective surgery waiting list episode—surgical specialty (of scheduled doctor), code NN

        Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

        National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

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