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Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—clinical care commencement date, DDMMYYYY

Data Element Attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termEmergency department clinical care commencement date
METEOR identifier:Help on this term652390
Registration status:Help on this term

Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

Tasmanian Health, Superseded 22/03/2023

Definition:Help on this term

The date on which non-admitted patient emergency department clinical care commences, expressed as DDMMYYYY.

Context:Help on this term

Emergency department care.

Data Element Concept:Help on this termNon-admitted patient emergency department service episode—clinical care commencement date
Value Domain:Help on this termDate DDMMYYYY

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termDate
Data type:Help on this termDate/Time
Format:Help on this termDDMMYYYY
Maximum character length:Help on this term8

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Data element attributes Help on this term

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Emergency department non-admitted clinical care can be commenced by a doctor, nurse, mental health practitioner or other health professional, when investigation, care and/or treatment is provided in accordance with an established clinical pathway defined by the emergency department. Placement of a patient in a cubicle and observations taken to monitor a patient pending a clinical decision regarding commencement of a clinical pathway, do not constitute commencement.

Patients with an episode end status of 'Did not wait to be attended by a healthcare professional' or 'Registered, advised of another health care service, and left the emergency department without being attended by a health care professional' should not have a clinical care commencement date, because they left before investigation, care and/or treatment was commenced by a health professional in accordance with an established clinical pathway defined by the emergency department.

The following examples illustrate the commencement of emergency department non-admitted clinical care.

Example 1

  • A patient presents at the emergency department with mild asthma. At triage, the patient is categorised as category three and returns to the waiting area.
  • The patient has a more severe asthma attack in the waiting area, is re-triaged to category two and shown to a cubicle where standard observations are taken.
  • A nurse comes to the cubicle and commences treatment based on an acknowledged clinical pathway of the emergency department. At this point: emergency department clinical care has commenced.

Example 2

  • A patient presents at the emergency department in an agitated, delusional state. At triage, the patient is categorised as category two and placed in a cubicle and the mental health practitioner notified.

  • Observations are taken and nursing staff continue to observe the patient.

  • The mental health practitioner arrives, assesses the patient and develops a management plan. At this point: emergency department clinical care has commenced.

Example 3

  • A patient presents at the emergency department with an ankle injury from football. At triage, the patient is categorised as category four and moved to the 'fast track area'.

  • The physiotherapist attends, examines the patient, makes an assessment (including diagnostic imaging requirements) and determines a treatment plan. At this point: emergency department clinical care has commenced.

Example 4

  • A patient presents at the emergency department with a sore arm, following a fall, with limited arm movement possible.

  • The patient is categorised as category three at triage and placed in a cubicle.

  • A nurse provides analgesia and assesses the patient, including ordering diagnostic imaging. At this point: emergency department clinical care has commenced.

Example 5

  • A patient presents at the emergency department feeling vague and having been generally unwell for a day or two. The patient has a slight cough. At triage, the patient is categorised as category three.

  • The patient is placed in a cubicle where standard observations are taken. Respiration is 26 bpm, blood pressure is 90/60 and the patient is hypoxic. The patient is given oxygen, and the treating clinician attends and provides instruction regarding patient care. At this point: emergency department clinical care has commenced.

Example 6

  • A patient presents at the emergency department with chest pain. Triage category two is allocated. The patient is placed in a cubicle and a nurse gives oxygen and Anginine, takes blood samples and conducts an electrocardiogram (ECG). The ECG is reviewed. At this point: emergency department clinical care has commenced.

  • A doctor subsequently arrives and the patient is transferred to the catheter lab after examination.

Example 7

  • The emergency department is notified by ambulance that a patient is being transported having severe behavioural problems.

  • The patient is taken to an appropriate cubicle and restrained.

  • A clinician administers sedation and requests the attendance of a mental health practitioner. At this point: emergency department clinical care has commenced.
Collection methods:Help on this term

Collected in conjunction with emergency department clinical care commencement time.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—clinical care commencement date, DDMMYYYY

        Health, Superseded 05/10/2016

Has been superseded by Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—clinical care commencement date, DDMMYYYY

        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 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 Nis 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 Nis 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 - 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
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21b–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: proportion of patients whose length of emergency department stay is less than or equal to four hours, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

National Healthcare Agreement: PI 21b–Waiting times for emergency hospital care: proportion of patients whose length of emergency department stay is less than or equal to four hours, 2019

        Health, Superseded 13/03/2020

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