Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Episode end status |
Synonymous names: | Departure status |
METEOR identifier: | 551305 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 19/11/2015 |
Definition: | The status of the patient at the end of the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status |
Value Domain: | Emergency department non-admitted patient service episode end status code N |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | 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. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee - Emergency Data Development Working Group |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | 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. |
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Collection methods: | Some data systems may refer to this data element as 'Departure status'. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | National Health Information Standards and Statistics Committee - Emergency Data Development Working Group |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N Health, Superseded 11/04/2014 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Has been superseded by Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
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 |
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