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Emergency department stay—waiting time (to commencement of clinical care), total minutes NNNNN

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termEmergency department waiting time to clinical care commencement
METEOR identifier:Help on this term621840
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/03/2023

Definition:Help on this term

The time elapsed in minutes for each patient from presentation in the emergency department to the commencement of the emergency department non-admitted clinical care.

Data Element Concept:Help on this termEmergency department stay—waiting time (to commencement of clinical care)
Value Domain:Help on this termTotal minutes NNNNN

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termTotal
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termNNNNN
Maximum character length:Help on this term5
Unit of measure:Help on this termMinute (m)

Data element attributes Help on this term

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Calculated by subtracting the date and time the patient presents to the emergency department from the date and time the emergency department non-admitted clinical care commenced. Although triage category 1 is measured in seconds, it is recognised that the data will not be collected with this precision.

This data element should not be completed for patients who have an Episode end status of ‘Did not wait to be attended by a health care professional’ or 'Registered, advised of another health care service, and left the emergency department without being attended by a health care professional'.

Comments:Help on this term

It is recognised that at times of extreme urgency or multiple synchronous presentations, or if no medical officer is on duty in the emergency department, this service may be provided by a nurse.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National reference group for non-admitted patient data development, 2001-02

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Emergency department stay—waiting time (to commencement of clinical care), total minutes NNNNN

        Health, Superseded 19/11/2015

        Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 01/11/2012

        National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 08/12/2016

Has been superseded by Emergency department stay—waiting time, total minutes NNNNN

        Health, Standard 20/10/2021

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 22/03/2023

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +
Emergency department presentation related data elements (TDLU) cluster

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 13/11/2023


Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2017-18

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2017
Implementation end date: 30/06/2018
Conditional obligation:

This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
  • Code 7 - Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2018
Implementation end date: 30/06/2019
Conditional obligation:

This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
  • Code 7 - Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2019–20

        Health, Retired 19/11/2019

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2019
Implementation end date: 30/06/2020
Conditional obligation:

This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
  • Code 7 - Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2016-17

        Health, Superseded 05/10/2016

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2016
Implementation end date: 30/06/2017
Conditional obligation:

This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
  • Code 7 - Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2017-18

        Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2017
Implementation end date: 30/06/2018
Conditional obligation:

This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
  • Code 7 - Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2018-19

        Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2018
Implementation end date: 30/06/2019
Conditional obligation:

This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department as a non-admitted patient;
  • Code 7 - Dead on arrival, emergency department clinician certified the death of the patient.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2019–20

        Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2019
Implementation end date: 30/06/2020
Conditional obligation:

This data item is to be recorded if the patient has one of the following Episode end status values recorded:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2020–21

        Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2020
Implementation end date: 30/06/2021
Conditional obligation:

This data item is only required to be reported if the value for Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N is recorded as:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department.

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2021–22

        Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2021
Implementation end date: 30/06/2022
Conditional obligation:

This data item is only required to be reported if the value for Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—episode end status, code N is recorded as:

  • Code 1 - Admitted to this hospital (either short stay unit, hospital-in-the-home or non-emergency department hospital ward);
  • Code 2 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - departed without being admitted or referred to another hospital;
  • Code 3 - Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode completed - referred to another hospital for admission;
  • Code 5 - Left at own risk after being attended by a health care professional but before the non-admitted patient emergency department service episode was completed;
  • Code 6 - Died in emergency department.

Tasmanian Emergency Department Data Set - 2016

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 30/04/2020

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2016
Implementation end date: 28/06/2017

Tasmanian Emergency Department Data Set - 2019

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 30/04/2020

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2019
Implementation end date: 28/06/2020

Tasmanian Emergency Department Data Set - 2020

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/11/2023

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2020
Implementation end date: 30/06/2021

Tasmanian Emergency Department Data Set - 2021

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/11/2023

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2021
Implementation end date: 30/06/2022
Conditional obligation:

Required if episode of care meets the data elements criteria


Tasmanian Emergency Department Data Set - 2022

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/11/2023

DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2022
Implementation end date: 30/06/2023
Conditional obligation:

If applicable 


Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term
Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.5–Waiting times for emergency department care: proportion seen on time, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.5–Waiting times for emergency department care: proportion seen on time, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.5–Waiting times for emergency department care: proportion seen on time, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.5–Waiting times for emergency department care: proportion seen on time, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.6–Waiting times for emergency department care: waiting times to commencement of clinical care, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.6–Waiting times for emergency department care: waiting times to commencement of clinical care, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.6–Waiting times for emergency department care: waiting times to commencement of clinical care, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.6–Waiting times for emergency department care: waiting times to commencement of clinical care, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/10/2021

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion seen on time, 2018

        Health, Superseded 19/06/2019

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion seen on time, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: Proportion seen on time, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: proportion seen on time, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: proportion seen on time, 2020

        Health, Standard 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: proportion seen on time, 2021

        Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: proportion seen on time, 2021

        Health, Standard 16/09/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21a–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: proportion seen on time, 2022

        Health, Standard 24/09/2021

Service Agreement - Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania: 2016, ACC 1-2, Emergency Department , Percentage of triage 1 and all emergency department presentations seen within the recommended triage time, 2016

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 28/03/2019

Service Agreement - Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania: 2017 ACC 1-2 - Emergency Department - Percentage of triage 1 and all emergency department presentations seen within the recommended triage time, 2017

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 28/03/2019

Service Agreement - Department of Health Tasmania: 2018, Emergency Department - Percentage of triage 1 and all emergency department presentations seen within the recommended triage time, 2018

        Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/07/2019

Service Plan - Department of Health Tasmania: 2019, Emergency department percentage of triage 1 and all emergency department presentations seen within the recommended time - Triage 1 and all triage categories (all specified facilities), 2019

        Tasmanian Health, Standard 24/07/2019

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