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Urgency related groups

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Metadata item type:Help on this termGlossary Item
Synonymous names:Help on this termURGs
METEOR identifier:Help on this term623137
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 06/09/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020
Definition:Help on this term

A patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the number and types of patients treated in an emergency department.

Context:Help on this term

Urgency related groups (URGs) provide a summary of the complexity and type of patients treated within an emergency department. Emergency department episodes of care are grouped into URGs based on:

  • The disposition recorded at the end of the patient's emergency department stay. This is captured by the episode end status.
  • The urgency of the patient's need for care. This is captured by the triage category.
  • The nature of the patient's diagnosis. This is captured by the major diagnostic block.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Urgency related groups
  • Health, Superseded 06/09/2018
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012
Metadata items which use this glossary item:Help on this term
Emergency department stay—urgency related group major diagnostic block
  • Health, Standard 25/01/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020
Emergency department stay—urgency related group major diagnostic block, code N[AA]
  • Health, Standard 25/01/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2018-19
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2019–20
  • Health, Retired 19/11/2019
Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2018-19
  • Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Urgency related group major diagnostic block
  • Health, Standard 25/01/2018
  • Tasmanian Health, Standard 05/06/2020
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