Episode of admitted patient care—separation mode, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Mode of separation
METEOR identifier:	270094
Registration status:	Commonwealth Department of Health, Recorded 16/07/2015 Health, Superseded 30/04/2020
Definition:	Status at separation of person (discharge/transfer/death) and place to which person is released, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Episode of admitted patient care—separation mode

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Discharge/transfer to (an)other acute hospital
2	Discharge/transfer to a residential aged care service, unless this is the usual place of residence
3	Discharge/transfer to (an)other psychiatric hospital
4	Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)
5	Statistical discharge - type change
6	Left against medical advice/discharge at own risk
7	Statistical discharge from leave
8	Died
9	Other (includes discharge to usual residence, own accommodation/welfare institution (includes prisons, hostels and group homes providing primarily welfare services))

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

CODE 4 Discharge/transfer to other health care accommodation (includes mothercraft hospitals)

In jurisdictions where mothercraft facilities are considered to be acute hospitals, patients separated to a mothercraft facility should have a mode of separation of Code 1. If the residential aged care service is the patient's place of usual residence then they should have a mode of separation of Code 9.

Data element attributes

Source and reference attributes

Origin:

National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:

Supersedes PDF

Mode of separation, version 3, DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (16.3 KB) No registration status

Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v 6) ANNA

Commonwealth Department of Health, Recorded 16/07/2015
Health, Standard 30/06/2013
Tasmanian Health, Incomplete 23/07/2012

Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—diagnosis related group, code (AR-DRG v5.1) ANNA

Health, Superseded 22/12/2009

Health, Standard 04/09/2014

Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v 6) NN

Commonwealth Department of Health, Recorded 16/07/2015
Health, Standard 30/06/2013
Tasmanian Health, Superseded 07/09/2016

Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v 8.0) NN

Tasmanian Health, Superseded 12/01/2018

Is used in the formation of Episode of admitted patient care—major diagnostic category, code (AR-DRG v5.1) NN

Health, Superseded 22/12/2009

Has been superseded by Episode of admitted patient care—separation mode, code NN

Health, Standard 30/04/2020

Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Health, Superseded 23/12/2020

ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
Health, Superseded 17/01/2020

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 16/03/2016

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 01/10/2008

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 01/09/2012

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 02/05/2013

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) NBPDS Health, Recorded 15/05/2017

Acute coronary syndrome (clinical) NBPDS 2013-Health, Standard 02/05/2013

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013

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 Commonwealth Department of Health, Recorded 16/07/2015
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

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

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

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

Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19 ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2018 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2019

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

Admitted patient mental health care NMDS Health, Superseded 23/10/2006

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2006 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2007

Admitted patient mental health care NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2005 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2006

Admitted patient mental health 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 mental health 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 mental health care NMDS 2009-10 Health, Superseded 05/01/2010

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2009 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2010

Admitted patient mental health 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 mental health care NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 07/12/2011

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2012

Admitted patient mental health 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 mental health care NMDS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 15/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014

Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2015

Admitted patient mental health care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2016

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2005 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2006

Admitted patient palliative 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 palliative 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 palliative 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 palliative care NMDS 2009-10 Health, Superseded 05/01/2010

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2009 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2010

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2010-11 Health, Superseded 21/12/2010

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2010 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2011

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2011-12 Health, Superseded 07/03/2012

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2011 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2012

Admitted patient palliative 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 palliative care NMDS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 15/10/2014

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2014

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2014 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2015

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2015 *Implementation end date:* 30/06/2016

Allied health admitted patient care NBPDS Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Implementation in Indicators:

Used as Numerator

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.1.1–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 3.1.1–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2020 Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Indigenous Better Cardiac Care measure: 3.1-Hospitalised ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction events treated by percutaneous coronary intervention, 2016 Health, Standard 17/08/2017

Indigenous Better Cardiac Care measure: 3.3-Hospitalised acute coronary syndrome events that included diagnostic angiography or definitive revascularisation procedures, 2016 Health, Standard 17/08/2017

Indigenous Better Cardiac Care measure: 3.5-Hospitalised acute myocardial infarction events that ended with death of the patient, 2016 Health, Standard 17/08/2017

Indigenous Better Cardiac Care measure: 6.2-Mortality due to cardiac conditions, 2016 Health, Standard 17/08/2017

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2015 Health, Superseded 08/07/2016

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2016 Health, Superseded 31/01/2017

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2017 Health, Superseded 30/01/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2019 Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2020 Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2021 Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09–Incidence of heart attacks (acute coronary events), 2022 Health, Standard 24/09/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Incidence of heart attacks, 2013 Health, Superseded 30/04/2014

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Incidence of heart attacks, 2014 Health, Superseded 14/01/2015

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27-Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2013 Health, Superseded 30/04/2014

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27-Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2014 Health, Superseded 14/01/2015

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27-Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2015 Health, Superseded 08/07/2016

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27–Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2016 Health, Superseded 31/01/2017

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27–Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2017 Health, Superseded 30/01/2018

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27–Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27–Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2019 Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27–Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2020 Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27–Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2021 Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 27–Number of hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2022 Health, Standard 24/09/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 57-Hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2011 Health, Superseded 31/10/2011

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 57-Hospital patient days used by those eligible and waiting for residential aged care, 2012 Health, Superseded 25/06/2013

National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital Services: Proportion of patients discharged from emergency department short stay units Health, Standard 04/09/2014