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Emergency department

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term327158
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 08/12/2016
Definition:Help on this term

An emergency department provides triage, assessment, care and/or treatment for patients suffering from medical condition/s and/or injury.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Emergency department
  • Health, Standard 20/10/2021
See also Emergency service
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Activity based funding: Emergency department care DSS 2013-2014
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 01/03/2013
Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2013-2014
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2014-15
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 14/01/2015
Activity based funding: Emergency service care DSS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 19/11/2015
Activity based funding: Emergency service care NBEDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Acute stroke clinical care standard indicators: 1b-Assessment in the emergency department
  • Health, Recorded 14/03/2017
Ambulatory care
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Qualified 23/11/2015
Ambulatory care
  • Health, Superseded 17/12/2021
Emergency department stay—additional diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 10th edn) ANN{.N[N]}
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Emergency department stay—additional diagnosis, code (ICD-10-AM 11th edn) ANN{.N[N]}
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Emergency department stay—additional diagnosis, code X[X(8)]
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Emergency department stay—additional diagnosis, code X[X(8)]
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
Emergency department stay—additional diagnosis, code X[X(8)]
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Emergency department stay—diagnosis classification type, code N.N
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Emergency department stay—diagnosis classification type, code N.N[N]
  • Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Emergency department stay—emergency department ICD-10-AM (10th edn) principal diagnosis short list code ANN{.N[N]}
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Emergency department stay—emergency department ICD-10-AM (11th edn) principal diagnosis short list code ANN{.N[N]}
  • Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
Emergency department stay—principal diagnosis, code X[X(8)]
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Emergency department stay—principal diagnosis, code X[X(8)]
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
  • Tasmanian Health, Candidate 02/07/2014
Emergency department stay—principal diagnosis, code X[X(8)]
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Emergency department stay—principal diagnosis, Emergency Department (ICD-10-AM 11th Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List code ANN{.N[N]}
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Emergency department stay—principal diagnosis, Emergency Department (ICD-10-AM 11th Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List code ANN{.N[N]}
  • Health, Superseded 18/06/2021
Emergency department stay—principal diagnosis, Emergency Department (ICD-10-AM 11th Edition) Principal Diagnosis Short List code ANN{.N[N]}
  • Health, Superseded 17/07/2020
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 25/05/2020
Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department, code N
  • Health, Superseded 11/04/2014
Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department, code N
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department, code N
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Emergency department stay—urgency related group major diagnostic block
  • Health, Standard 25/01/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020
Emergency department stay—urgency related group major diagnostic block, code N[AA]
  • Health, Superseded 11/04/2014
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
Emergency department stay—urgency related group major diagnostic block, code N[AA]
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Emergency department stay—urgency related group major diagnostic block, code N[AA]
  • Health, Standard 25/01/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020
Emergency department stay—urgency related group, URG (v1.3) code [X]N[N]
  • Health, Standard 07/02/2013
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
Emergency department stay—urgency related group, URG (v1.4) code [X]N[N]
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 04/05/2021
Emergency department visit indicator
  • Health, Standard 19/11/2015
Emergency department visit type code N
  • Health, Superseded 30/01/2012
Emergency department visit type code N
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Emergency department visit type code N
  • Health, Superseded 21/11/2013
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
Emergency department visit type code N
  • Health, Superseded 22/12/2011
Emergency department visit type code N
  • Health, Superseded 11/04/2014
Emergency department visit type code N
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Establishment (public psychiatric or alcohol and drug hospital)—number of group session occasions of service for non-admitted patients (emergency and outpatient), total N[NNNNNN]
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Establishment (public psychiatric or alcohol and drug hospital)—number of individual session occasions of service for non-admitted patients (emergency and outpatient), total N[NNNNNN]
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Government health expenditure NMDS 2014-
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Standard 04/12/2013
Health or health related function code NNN
  • Health, Superseded 04/12/2013
Health or health related-function code NNN
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 09/08/2018
  • Health, Standard 04/12/2013
Health service event—presentation date, DDMMYYYY
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
  • Tasmanian Health, Incomplete 23/07/2012
Health service event—presentation time, hhmm
  • Health, Standard 01/03/2005
  • Tasmanian Health, Incomplete 23/07/2012
Health service event—service commencement date, DDMMYYYY
  • Health, Superseded 07/12/2005
Mental health seclusion and restraint NBEDS 2015-
  • Health, Standard 13/11/2014
Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2014-15
  • Health, Superseded 04/02/2015
Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 02/12/2015
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2017-18
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2018-19
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2019–20
  • Health, Retired 19/11/2019
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2013-14
  • Health, Superseded 11/04/2014
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2014-15
  • Health, Superseded 13/11/2014
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2015-16
  • Health, Superseded 19/11/2015
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2016-17
  • Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2017-18
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2018-19
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2019–20
  • Health, Superseded 18/12/2019
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2020–21
  • Health, Superseded 05/02/2021
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2021–22
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode
  • Health, Superseded 22/12/2011
Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode
  • Health, Superseded 30/01/2012
Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018
  • Health, Superseded 20/10/2021
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 08/12/2016
Non-admitted patient service event
  • Health, Superseded 06/10/2010
Prison dischargee—emergency department visit indicator
  • Health, Standard 19/11/2015
Prison dischargee—emergency department visit indicator, prisoner health yes/no/unknown code N
  • Health, Standard 28/04/2016
Prison dischargee—emergency department visit indicator, yes/no code N
  • Health, Superseded 28/04/2016
Prisoner health NBEDS
  • Health, Standard 28/04/2016
Triage
  • Health, Retired 07/12/2005
Triage
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Incomplete 16/10/2012
  • Tasmanian Health, Superseded 25/05/2020
Urgency related group
  • Health, Standard 07/02/2013
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012
Urgency Related Group classification (version 1.3)
  • Health, Standard 07/02/2013
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
Urgency Related Group classification (version 1.4)
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 04/05/2021
Urgency related groups
  • ACT Health (retired), Candidate 19/07/2018
  • Health, Standard 06/09/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020
Urgency related groups
  • Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
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