Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (excluding leave days), total N[NN]
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Length of stay |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 269982 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | The length of stay of a patient, excluding leave days, measured in days. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (excluding leave days) |
Value domain attributes | |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class:![]() | Total |
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Data type:![]() | Number |
Format:![]() | N[NN] |
Maximum character length:![]() | 3 |
Unit of measure:![]() | Day |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | Formula: LOS = Separation date - Admission date - Total leave days The calculation is inclusive of admission and separation dates. |
Comments:![]() | Perinatal length of stay metadata items include leave days and so are not included in this metadata item. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin:![]() | National Health Data Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY
Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—number of leave days, total N[NN]
Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—number of leave periods, total N[N]
Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY
Is re-engineered from ![]() |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Tasmanian Health, Standard 18/05/2021 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 10/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 10/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 12/04/2019 Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 17/06/2020 Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 Tasmanian Health, Standard 10/07/2020 Implementation start date: 01/07/2020 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 |
Implementation in Indicators:![]() |
Used as Numerator
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