Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Overdue patient |
METEOR identifier: | 270009 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 13/12/2011 |
Definition: | Whether or not a patient is an overdue patient, as represented by a code. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status |
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METEOR identifier: | 269482 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 16/06/2020 |
Definition: | An overdue patient is one whose wait has exceeded the time that has been determined as clinically desirable in relation to the urgency category to which they have been assigned. |
Context: | Elective surgery: The numbers and proportions of overdue patients represent a measure of the hospital's performance in the provision of elective hospital care. |
Object class: | Elective surgery waiting list episode |
Property: | Overdue patient status |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Overdue patient status code N |
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METEOR identifier: | 270636 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Tasmanian Health, Standard 07/12/2016 |
Definition: | A code set representing the timeliness of patient care. |
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Overdue patient |
2 | Other |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | This metadata item is only required for patients in Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N categories with specified maximum desirable waiting times. Overdue patients are those for whom the hospital system has failed to provide timely care and whose wait may have an adverse effect on the outcome of their care. They are identified by a comparison of Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time (at removal), total days N[NNN] or Elective surgery waiting list episode —waiting time (at a census date), total days N[NNN] and the maximum desirable time limit for the Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N classification. A patient is classified as overdue if ready for care and waiting time at admission or waiting time at a census date is longer than 30 days for patients in Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N category 1 or 90 days for patients in Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N category 2. |
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Comments: | This metadata item is not used for patients in Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N category 3 as there is no specified timeframe within which it is desirable that they are admitted. The metadata item Elective surgery waiting list episode—extended wait patient indicator, status code N identifies patients in Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N category 3 who have waited longer than one year at admission or at the time of a census. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Origin: | National Health Data Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Elective surgery waiting list episode—overdue patient status, code N Health, Superseded 12/06/2015 Is formed using Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time (at a census date), total days N[NNN] Health, Superseded 13/12/2011 Is formed using Elective surgery waiting list episode—waiting time (at removal), total days N[NNN] Health, Superseded 13/12/2011 Is re-engineered from Overdue patient, version 3, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (15.4 KB) No registration status See also Elective surgery waiting list episode—clinical urgency, code N Health, Superseded 12/06/2015 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Implementation start date: 30/09/2002 Implementation end date: 30/06/2006 Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS 2006-09 Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Implementation start date: 30/09/2006 Implementation end date: 31/03/2009 Elective surgery waiting times (census data) NMDS 2009-12 Health, Superseded 13/12/2011 Implementation start date: 30/06/2009 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 DSS specific information: Data collected for this item from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012 may not comply with the above requirements. Therefore, data collected from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012 may not be directly comparable to data collected between 1 July 2011 and 31 December 2011. Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 Implementation start date: 01/07/2002 Implementation end date: 30/06/2006 Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS 2006-09 Health, Superseded 03/12/2008 Implementation start date: 01/07/2006 Implementation end date: 30/06/2009 Elective surgery waiting times (removals data) NMDS 2009-12 Health, Superseded 13/12/2011 Implementation start date: 01/07/2009 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 DSS specific information: Data collected for this item from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012 may not comply with the above requirements. Therefore, data collected from 1 January 2012 to 30 June 2012 may not be directly comparable to data collected between 1 July 2011 and 31 December 2011. |