Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

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Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1   Transferred for admitted patient care in this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or other admitted patient care unit)

This code should only be used for patients who physically depart the emergency department because they are admitted to a short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or other admitted patient care unit.

Patients for whom the intention is to admit to a short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or other admitted patient care unit, but who die or otherwise leave the emergency department should not be recorded as Code 1.

This code excludes patients who died in the emergency department. Such instances should be coded to Code 6.

CODE 2   Emergency department stay completed - departed without being transferred to a short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or other admitted patient care unit in this hospital or referred to another hospital

This code includes patients who either departed under their own care, under police custody, under the care of a residential aged care facility or under the care of another carer.

This code excludes patients who died in the emergency department. Such instances should be coded to Code 6.

CODE 6   Died in emergency department

This code should only be used for patients who die while physically located within the emergency department.

CODE 7   Dead on arrival

This code should only be used for patients who are dead on arrival and an emergency department clinician certifies the death of the patient. This includes where the clinician certifies the death outside the emergency department (e.g. in an ambulance outside the emergency department).

Exclusion: When resuscitation or any other clinical care for the patient is attempted, Code 7 should not be used.

Note: Where Code 7 is recorded for a patient, a Type of visit to emergency department Code 5 (Dead on arrival) should also be recorded.

Source and reference attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

When recording the episode end status of a patient, Codes 6 and 7 should first be considered for use. If Codes 6 and 7 are inappropriate, select the most suitable code for the patient from Codes 1-5.

Some data systems may refer to this data element as 'Departure status'.

Source and reference attributes

National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee - Emergency Data Development Working Group

Relational attributes