Outpatient clinic service
Glossary Item Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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| METEOR identifier: | 336980 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
| Definition: | An examination, consultation, treatment or other service provided in an outpatient setting in a specialty unit or under an organisational arrangement administered by a hospital. |
| Context: | Non-admitted patient service activity, excluding emergency department. Does not include services provided through community health settings (such as community and child health centre). |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | This glossary item relates to activity of a clinic. See the Outpatient care National Minimum Data Set Scope statement for observations about use of the term ‘clinic’ in hospitals. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Non-admitted patient NMDS Development Working Party, 2006 |
| Origin: | NCCH consultants report to Outpatients NMDS Development Working Group, September 2004. |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Outpatient clinic service Health, Superseded 04/07/2007 Has been superseded by Outpatient clinic service Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Tasmanian Health, Standard 29/03/2023 |
| Metadata items which use this glossary item: | Ambulatory care Health, Superseded 16/01/2020 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Qualified 23/11/2015 Government health expenditure NMDS 2014- Health, Standard 04/12/2013 Health or health related function code NNN Health, Superseded 04/12/2013 Health or health related-function code NNN Health, Standard 04/12/2013 Non-admitted patient DSS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Non-admitted patient DSS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Outpatient care NMDS 2007-13 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Outpatient clinic type Health, Standard 04/05/2005 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 |