Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Emergency department service episode end status |
| METEOR identifier: | 474159 |
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| Definition: | The status of the patient at the end of the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode, as represented by a code. |
| Context: | Emergency department care. |
| Data Element Concept: | Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||||||||
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| Data type: | Number | ||||||||||||||||
| Format: | N | ||||||||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | CODE 1 Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward) This code includes patients who are admitted to this hospital and subsequently die before leaving the emergency department. CODE 2 Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital This code includes patients who departed under their own care, under police custody, under the care of a residential aged care facility or other carer. This code excludes those who died in the emergency department as a non-admitted patient. Such instances should be coded to Code 6. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | Episode end status should be recorded when Episode end date and Episode end time are recorded. | ||||||||||||||||
| Collection methods: | Some data systems may refer to this data element as 'Departure status'. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Submitting organisation: | Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N
Has been superseded by Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 01/03/2013 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 14/01/2015 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 31/10/2012 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Superseded 31/10/2012 Health, Superseded 07/02/2013 Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Numerator
National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: After-hours emergency department attendances, 2013–14
National Health Performance Authority, Healthy Communities: In-hours emergency department attendances, 2013–14
National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Percentage of patients who commenced treatment within clinically recommended time 2014
National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital Services: Admission to hospital from emergency departments
National Partnership Agreement on Improving Public Hospital Services: Unplanned re-attendances to the emergency department within 48 hours of previous attendances
Used as Denominator
National Health Performance Authority, Hospital Performance: Percentage of patients who commenced treatment within clinically recommended time 2014
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion seen on time, 2016
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion seen on time, 2017
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