Episode of admitted patient care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Clinical assessment only indicator
Synonymous names:	Assessment only indicator
METEOR identifier:	550492
Registration status:	Health, Standard 11/04/2014
Definition:	An indicator of whether an episode of admitted patient care resulted in the patient undergoing a clinical assessment only, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Episode of admitted patient care—clinical assessment only indicator
Value Domain:	Yes/no/unknown/not stated/inadequately described code N

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Code
Data type:	Number
Format:	N
Maximum character length:	1
	Value	Meaning
Permissible values:	1	Yes
	2	No
Supplementary values:	8	Unknown
	9	Not stated/inadequately described

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	An episode of care is regarded as ‘assessment only’ if a patient was seen for clinical assessment only and no treatment or further intervention was planned by the assessing clinical team. CODE 1 Yes This code is used when the patient was assessed by a clinical team but received no treatment during an episode. These episodes are usually of short duration, normally less than 3 days. CODE 2 No This code is used when the patient was assessed and then goes on to receive treatment. CODE 8 Unknown This code is used when it is unknown whether the patient was seen for assessment only. CODE 9 Not stated/inadequately described This code is used when it is has not been reported whether the patient was seen for assessment only.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Independent Hospital Pricing Authority
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Episode of admitted patient care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/unknown code N Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as: Code 2, Rehabilitation care; Code 3, Palliative care; Code 4, Geriatric evaluation and management; Code 5, Psychogeriatric care; or Code 6, Maintenance care. Not required to be reported for patients aged 16 years and under at admission. Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care DSS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as: Code 2, Rehabilitation care; Code 3, Palliative care; Code 4, Geriatric evaluation and management; Code 5, Psychogeriatric care; or Code 6, Maintenance care. Not required to be reported for patients aged 16 years and under at admission. Admitted subacute and non-acute hospital care NBEDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 03/11/2016 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Conditional obligation: Only required to be reported for episodes of admitted patient care with Hospital service—care type, code N[N] recorded as: Code 2, Rehabilitation care; Code 3, Palliative care; Code 4, Geriatric evaluation and management; Code 5, Psychogeriatric care; or Code 6, Maintenance care.