Metadata item type: | Data Element Concept |
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| METEOR identifier: | 269898 |
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| Definition: | Gross capital expenditure on major medical equipment. |
| Context: | Health expenditure: Capital expenditure is a significant, though variable, element of total health establishment expenditure. Just as recurrent expenditure is broken down into a number of major categories to enable a proper analysis of health expenditure at the national level, so capital expenditure is to be broken down into a number of major categories. Capital expenditure in the context of hospitals and closely related establishments is a relatively undeveloped area. Nevertheless, there is a considerable interest in health establishment capital expenditure data at the national level from many different potential users. |
Establishment—gross capital expenditure (major medical equipment)
Object Class attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
| Object class: | Establishment |
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| Definition: | Institutions, organisations or the community from which health services are provided. The term establishment covers conventional health establishments and also organisations which may provide services in the community. |
| Specialisation of: | Organisation |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Origin: | National Health Data Committee |
Property attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
| Property: | Gross capital expenditure |
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| Definition: | Expenditure on the acquisition or enhancement of a non-financial asset. |
| Property group: | Financial characteristics |
Source and reference attributes
| Submitting organisation: | National minimum data set working parties |
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Data element concept attributes
Collection and usage attributes
| Guide for use: | Expenditure on major items of medical equipment such as computed tomography (CT) scanners, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment, X-ray equipment, intensive care unit (ICU) monitors and transplant equipment should be included here. |
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