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Hospital-in-the-home care

Glossary Item Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
METEOR identifier:Help on this term327308
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Standard 01/03/2005

National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

Tasmanian Health, Standard 02/09/2016

Definition:Help on this term

Provision of care to hospital admitted patients in their place of residence as a substitute for hospital accommodation. Place of residence may be permanent or temporary.

Context:Help on this term

Admitted patient care.

Collection and usage attributes

Comments:Help on this term

The criteria for inclusion as hospital-in-the-home include but are not limited to:

  • without hospital-in-the-home care being available patients would be accommodated in the hospital
  • the treatment forms all or part of an episode of care for an admitted patient (as defined in the metadata item Episode of admitted patient care)
  • the hospital medical record is maintained for the patient
  • there is adequate provision for crisis care.

Selection criteria for the assessment of suitable patients include but are not limited to:

  • the hospital deems the patient requires health-care professionals funded by the hospital to take an active part in their treatment
  • the patient does not require continuous 24 hour assessment, treatment or observation
  • the patient agrees to this form of treatment
  • the patient's place of residence is safe and has carer support available
  • the patient's place of residence is accessible for crisis care
  • the patient's place of residence has adequate communication facilities and access to transportation.

Source and reference attributes

Origin:Help on this term

 National Health Data Committee.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Is re-engineered from PDF Hospital-in-the-home care, version 1, DEC, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (14.1 KB)

        No registration status

See also Overnight-stay mental health hospital-in-the-home care

        Health, Standard 25/01/2018

Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Absence from a care facility

        Health, Qualified 19/09/2023

Absence from a facility within an episode of admitted patient care type code N

        Health, Qualified 19/09/2023

Activity based funding: Admitted acute hospital care DSS 2013-2014

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 01/03/2013

Admitted acute care activity based funding DSS 2012-2013

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 31/10/2012

Admitted patient

        Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2017-18

        Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2019-20

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2020-21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2021-22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NBEDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Admitted patient care NMDS

        Health, Superseded 07/12/2005

Admitted patient care NMDS 2006-07

        Health, Superseded 23/10/2006

Admitted patient care NMDS 2007-08

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2008

Admitted patient care NMDS 2008-09

        Health, Superseded 04/02/2009

Admitted patient care NMDS 2009-10

        Health, Superseded 22/12/2009

Admitted patient care NMDS 2010-11

        Health, Superseded 18/01/2011

Admitted patient care NMDS 2011-12

        Health, Superseded 11/04/2012

Admitted patient care NMDS 2012-13

        Health, Superseded 02/05/2013

Admitted patient care NMDS 2013-14

        Health, Superseded 11/04/2014

Admitted patient care NMDS 2014-15

        Health, Superseded 13/11/2014

Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16

        Health, Superseded 10/11/2015

Admitted patient care NMDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 05/10/2016

Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

Admitted patient care NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Admitted patient care NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

Admitted patient care NMDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NMDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 20/12/2022

Admitted patient care NMDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2013-14

        Health, Superseded 15/10/2014

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2014-15

        Health, Superseded 04/02/2015

Admitted patient palliative care NMDS 2015-16

        Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

Admitted patient stay

        Health, Standard 17/12/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 28/03/2023

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 20/12/2022

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 20/12/2022

Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

Available bed—overnight stay mental health hospital-in-the-home care, average number of beds N[NNN.N]

        Health, Standard 25/01/2018

Available bed—overnight-stay admitted care, average number of beds N[N(7).N]

        Health, Standard 04/08/2016

Available bed—overnight-stay admitted care, average number of beds N[NNN.N]

        Health, Superseded 04/08/2016

Available bed—overnight-stay mental health hospital-in-the-home care

        Health, Standard 25/01/2018

Emergency department short stay unit departure destination code N

        Health, Standard 04/09/2014

Episode of admitted patient care

        Health, Standard 01/03/2005

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012

        National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 02/09/2016

Episode of admitted patient care—number of days of hospital-in-the-home care

        Health, Standard 01/03/2005

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 10/01/2018

Episode of admitted patient care—number of days of hospital-in-the-home care, total {N[NN]}

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Episode of admitted patient care—number of days of hospital-in-the-home care, total {N[NN]}

        Health, Standard 25/01/2018

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 10/01/2018

Episode of care (community setting)—first service delivery date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Standard 01/03/2005

Government health expenditure NMDS 2014-

        Health, Standard 04/12/2013

Health or health related function code NNN

        Health, Superseded 04/12/2013

Health or health related-function code NNN

        Health, Standard 04/12/2013

Leave and hospital-in-the-home care NBEDS 2024-25

        Health, Qualified 19/09/2023

Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 09/12/2022

Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 09/12/2022

Local Hospital Networks/Public hospital establishments NMDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 31/08/2023

Mental health establishments NMDS 2014-15

        Health, Superseded 13/11/2014

Mental health establishments NMDS 2015-16

        Health, Superseded 04/09/2015

Mental health establishments NMDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 17/08/2017

Mental health establishments NMDS 2017–18

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Mental health establishments NMDS 2018–19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Mental health establishments NMDS 2019–20

        Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

Mental health establishments NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 20/01/2021

Mental health establishments NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

Mental health establishments NMDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 09/12/2022

Mental health establishments NMDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 09/12/2022

Mental health establishments NMDS 2024–25

        Health, Qualified 08/09/2023

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2014-18

        Health, Superseded 06/09/2018

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2018–19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2019–20

        Health, Superseded 16/01/2020

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 09/12/2022

National Bowel Cancer Screening Program NBEDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 09/12/2022

Number of days of hospital-in-the-home care

        Health, Standard 01/03/2005

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 10/01/2018

Occupied bed—hospital in the home care, average number of beds N[NNN.N]

        Health, Standard 24/03/2009

Perinatal DSS 2014-15

        Health, Superseded 13/11/2014

Perinatal DSS 2015-16

        Health, Superseded 04/09/2015

Perinatal NBEDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 05/10/2016

Perinatal NBEDS 2017-18

        Health, Superseded 02/08/2017

Perinatal NBEDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Perinatal NBEDS 2019–20

        Health, Superseded 20/11/2019

Perinatal NBEDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

Perinatal NBEDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

Perinatal NBEDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 09/12/2022

Perinatal NBEDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 09/12/2022

Perinatal NMDS 2013-14

        Health, Superseded 07/03/2014

Perinatal NMDS 2014-18

        Health, Superseded 02/08/2017

Perinatal NMDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

Perinatal NMDS 2019–20

        Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

Perinatal NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 03/12/2020

Perinatal NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 17/12/2021

Perinatal NMDS 2022–23

        Health, Superseded 09/12/2022

Perinatal NMDS 2023–24

        Health, Standard 09/12/2022

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