Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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METEOR identifier: | 269701 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Tasmanian Health, Standard 06/09/2016 |
Definition: | Sum of the length of leave (date returned from leave minus date went on leave) for all periods within the hospital stay. |
Context: | Recording of leave days allows for exclusion of these from the calculation of patient days. This is important for analysis of costs per patient and for planning. The maximum limit allowed for leave affects admission and separation rates, particularly for long-stay patients who may have several leave periods. |