Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
---|---|
Short name: | Local Hospital Network identifier |
Synonymous names: | LHN ID; Local Health District identifier (NSW); Hospital and Health Service identifier (Qld); Local Health Network identifier (SA); Tasmanian Health Organisation identifier |
METEOR identifier: | 556975 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 |
Definition: | A unique Local Hospital Network (LHN) identifier for an establishment within a jurisdiction, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier |
Value Domain: | Local Hospital Network identifier code NNN |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | A total of 136 Local Hospital Networks have been established across the states and territories. Of these, 122 are geographically based networks and 14 are state or territory-wide networks that may deliver specialised hospital services across some jurisdictions. CODE 101 South Eastern Sydney Includes Lord Howe Island. Codes 217, 265, 272, 310 and 311 have been deleted from the previous version of the list of permissible values and are not to be reused. |
---|---|
Comments: | Some jurisdictions have their own local terminology for the areas and administrative units known nationally as Local Hospital Networks. For example, in New South Wales they are known as 'Local Health Districts', in Queensland they are known as 'Hospital and Health Services', in South Australia they are known as 'Local Health Networks', and in Tasmania they are known as 'Tasmanian Health Organisations'. More information about Local Hospital Networks is available through the Local Hospital Network portal on the Department of Health website: Department of Health, Canberra. Viewed 15 November 2013, |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
---|
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | A concatenation of: Australian state/territory identifier (character position 1); State/Territory-specific hospital network identifier (character positions 2-3). |
---|---|
Comments: | The Local Hospital Network identifier should be able to distinguish between all public hospital administrative areas or units nationally. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Hospital—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Health, Superseded 07/03/2014 Has been superseded by Establishment—Local Hospital Network identifier, code NNN Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 15/10/2014 Is formed using Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Superseded 18/12/2019 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Local Hospital Networks DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Mental health establishments NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Non-admitted patient care hospital aggregate NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Non-admitted patient care Local Hospital Network aggregate DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Non-admitted patient DSS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 Public hospital establishments NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 04/02/2015 Implementation start date: 01/07/2014 Implementation end date: 30/06/2015 |