Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Type of visit to emergency department |
METEOR identifier: | 550725 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
Definition: | The reason the patient presents to an emergency department, as represented by a code. |
Context: | Emergency department care. |
Data element concept attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Data element concept: | Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department |
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METEOR identifier: | 472904 |
Registration status: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020 Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 |
Definition: | The reason the patient presents to an emergency department. |
Context: | Hospital non-admitted patient care |
Object class: | Emergency department stay |
Property: | Type of visit to emergency department |
Value domain attributes | |
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Value domain: | Emergency department visit type code N |
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METEOR identifier: | 550706 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
Definition: | A code set representing the types of emergency department visits. |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 1 Emergency presentation Where a patient presents to the emergency department for an actual or suspected condition which is sufficiently serious to require acute unscheduled care. This includes patients awaiting transit to another facility who receive clinical care in the emergency department, and patients for whom resuscitation is attempted. Exclusion: Where patients are awaiting transit to another facility and do not receive clinical care in the emergency department, the patient should not be recorded. CODE 2 Return visit, planned Where a patient presents to the emergency department for a return visit, as a result of a previous emergency department presentation (Code 1) or return visit (Code 2). The return visit may be for planned follow-up treatment, as a consequence of test results becoming available indicating the need for further treatment, or as a result of a care plan initiated at discharge. Exclusion: Where a visit follows general advice to return if feeling unwell, this should not be recorded as a planned visit. CODE 3 Pre-arranged admission Where a patient presents to the emergency department for an admission to either a non-emergency department ward or other admitted patient care unit that has been arranged prior to the patient's arrival, and the patient receives clinical care in the emergency department. Exclusion: Where a patient presents for a pre-arranged admission and only clerical services are provided by the emergency department, the patient should not be recorded. CODE 5 Dead on arrival Where a patient is dead on arrival and an emergency department clinician certifies the death of the patient. Exclusion: Where resuscitation of the patient is attempted, this should be recorded as an emergency presentation (Code 1). Note: Where Code 5 is recorded for a patient, an Episode end status Code 7 (Dead on arrival) should also be recorded. |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Comments: | Required for analysis of emergency department services. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee |
Origin: | National Health Data Committee |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department, code N Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Has been superseded by Emergency department stay—type of visit to emergency department, code N Health, Superseded 20/10/2021 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Non-admitted patient emergency department care DSS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 02/12/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 |
Implementation in Indicators: |
Used as Numerator
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 19–Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2019 Health, Superseded 13/03/2020 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion seen on time, 2019 Health, Superseded 13/03/2020
Used as Denominator
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