Appointment—care type, code AAA
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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| Short name: | Appointment care type code |
| Synonymous names: | APP_CARE_TYPE_CODE; CARE_TYPE |
| METEOR identifier: | 606288 |
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| Definition: | The code that identifies the nature, acuity and intensity of care provided to a patient at an appointment. |
| Data Element Concept: | Appointment—care type |
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| Representation class: | Code | ||||||||||
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| Data type: | String | ||||||||||
| Format: | AAA | ||||||||||
| Maximum character length: | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Guide for use: | This data item is a mandatory item for national reporting against the data element: Non-admitted patient service event-care type, (derived) code N
Local codes are mapped to national codes for reporting purposes.
The local version of care type has the synonymous name APP_CARE_TYPE_CODE. The nationally reported version has the synonymous name CARE_TYPE. | ||||||||||
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| Related metadata references: | Supersedes Appointment—care type, code AAA
Supersedes Appointment—care type, code AAA
See also Non-admitted patient service event—care type, (derived) code N
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| Implementation in Data Set Specifications: All attributes + |
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