Episode of admitted patient care (newborn)—number of qualified days, total N[NNNN]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Number of qualified days for newborns
METEOR identifier:	270033
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
Definition:	The number of qualified newborn days occurring within a newborn episode of care.
Data Element Concept:	Episode of admitted patient care (newborn)—number of qualified days

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Total
Data type:	Number
Format:	N[NNNN]
Maximum character length:	5
Unit of measure:	Day
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The rules for calculating the number of qualified newborn days are outlined below. The number of qualified days is calculated with reference to the Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY, Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYYand any Episode of admitted patient care (newborn)—date of change to qualification status, DDMMYYYY: the date of admission is counted if the patient was qualified at the end of the day the date of change to qualification status is counted if the patient was qualified at the end of the day the date of separation is not counted, even if the patient was qualified on that day the normal rules for calculation of patient days apply, for example in relation to leave and same day patients The length of stay for a newborn episode of care is equal to the sum of the qualified and unqualified days.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Episode of admitted patient care (newborn)—number of qualified days, total N[NNNN] Health, Standard 18/12/2019 Tasmanian Health, Standard 29/04/2021 Is used in the formation of Establishment—number of patient days, total N[N(7)] Health, Standard 01/03/2005 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care (newborn)—date of change to qualification status, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Is re-engineered from Number of qualified days for newborns, version 2, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (14.5 KB) No registration status
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Admitted patient care NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2005 Implementation end date: 30/06/2006 Admitted patient care NMDS 2006-07 Health, Superseded 23/10/2006 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2006 Implementation end date: 30/06/2007 Admitted patient care NMDS 2007-08 Health, Superseded 05/02/2008 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2007 Implementation end date: 30/06/2008 Admitted patient care NMDS 2008-09 Health, Superseded 04/02/2009 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2008 Implementation end date: 30/06/2009 Admitted patient care NMDS 2009-10 Health, Superseded 22/12/2009 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2009 Implementation end date: 30/06/2010 Admitted patient care NMDS 2010-11 Health, Superseded 18/01/2011 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2010 Implementation end date: 30/06/2011 Admitted patient care NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 11/04/2012 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2011 Implementation end date: 30/06/2012 Admitted patient care NMDS 2012-13 Health, Superseded 02/05/2013 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2012 Implementation end date: 30/06/2013 Admitted patient care NMDS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2013 Implementation end date: 30/06/2014 Admitted patient care NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of care for patients with a care type of newborn care. Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 10/11/2015 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of care for patients with a care type of newborn care. Admitted patient care NMDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of care for patients with a care type of newborn care. Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of care for patients with a care type of newborn care. Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2018 Implementation end date: 30/06/2019 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of care for patients with a care type of newborn care. Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20 Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2019 Implementation end date: 30/06/2020 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of care for patients with a care type of newborn care.
Implementation in Indicators:	Used as Numerator Indigenous Better Cardiac Care measure: 6.1-Rates of hospitalisation for cardiac conditions, 2016 Health, Standard 17/08/2017