Patient—intention of treatment, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Intention of treatment |
| METEOR identifier: | 448134 |
| Registration status: | Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 |
| Definition: | The reason treatment is provided to a patient, as represented by a code. |
| Data Element Concept: | Patient—intention of treatment |
| Value Domain: | Intention of treatment code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
| Representation class: | Code | |
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| Data type: | Number | |
| Format: | N | |
| Maximum character length: | 1 | |
| Value | Meaning | |
| Permissible values: | 1 | Prophylactic |
| 2 | Curative | |
| 3 | Palliative | |
| Supplementary values: | 9 | Not stated/inadequately described |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Prophylactic This code is used for treatment to prevent the occurrence or spread of disease. CODE 2 Curative This code is used when treatment is given for control of the disease. CODE 3 Palliative This code is used when treatment is given primarily for the purpose of pain control. Other benefits of the treatment are considered secondary contributions to quality of life. CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is used when treatment was administered and the intention was not stated or was inadequately described. This code is not intended for use in primary data collection but can be assigned for reporting purposes where there is missing data. |
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Data element attributes | |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by Patient—intention of treatment, code N Health, Standard 13/11/2014 See also Person with cancer—intention of treatment, code AAA WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 See also Person with cancer—intention of treatment, code AAA WA Health, Standard 01/06/2017 |
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2013-14 WA Health, Standard 19/03/2015 WA Health Non-Admitted Patient Activity and Wait List Data Collection (NAPAAWL DC) 2014-15 WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015 |