Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia patient episodes
METEOR identifier:	585164
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 10/06/2022
Definition:	The total number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, attributed to care provided by the hospital, reported during a specified reference period.
Data Element Concept:	Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia patient episodes

Value domain attributes
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Total
Data type:	Number
Format:	N[NNNN]
Maximum character length:	5
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	The number of healthcare-associated MRSA patient episodes at a hospital may be zero.
Comments:	MRSA is an isolate of Staphylococcus aureus that is identified by a laboratory as being resistant to methicillin or a test that predicts methicillin resistance (ACSQHC unpublished).
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Reference documents:	ACSQHC (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care), unpublished. Endorsed amendments to the Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) Data set specification (DSS). Sydney: ACSQHC.
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Has been superseded by Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN] Health, Standard 10/06/2022 See also Episode of admitted patient care Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 Tasmanian Health, Standard 02/09/2016 See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteraemia patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN] Health, Superseded 10/06/2022 See also Establishment—number of healthcare-associated Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infection patient episodes, total episodes N[NNNN] Health, Standard 10/06/2022 See also Non-admitted patient Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes +	Healthcare-associated infections NBEDS 2016–2021 Health, Superseded 10/06/2022 DSS specific attributes + Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2021 Conditional obligation: Reporting of this data element is conditional on a 'Yes' response to the Establishment—Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia surveillance indicator, yes/no code N data element.
Implementation in Indicators:	Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.2.2–Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, 2019 Health, Superseded 13/10/2021 Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.2.2–Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, 2020 Health, Superseded 11/07/2023 Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.2.2–Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections, 2021 Health, Standard 11/07/2023 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2018 Health, Superseded 19/06/2019 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2019 Health, Superseded 13/03/2020 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2020 Health, Standard 13/03/2020 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2021 Health, Standard 16/09/2020 National Healthcare Agreement: PI 22–Healthcare associated infections: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2022 Health, Standard 24/09/2021