Non-admitted patient service event—care type, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Care type |
Synonymous names: | Care type |
METEOR identifier: | 652569 |
Registration status: | Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 |
Definition: | A descriptor of the overall nature of care delivered during a non-admitted patient service event, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Non-admitted patient service event—care type |
Value Domain: | Care type code N |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Subacute care is specialised multidisciplinary care in which the primary need for care is optimisation of the patient's functioning and quality of life. A person's functioning may relate to their whole body or a body part, the whole person, or the whole person in a social context, and to impairment of a body function or structure, activity limitation and/or participation restriction. Subacute care comprises the defined care types of rehabilitation, palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management (GEM) and psychogeriatric care. A multidisciplinary management plan comprises a series of documented and agreed initiatives or treatments (specifying program goals, actions and timeframes) which has been established through multidisciplinary consultation and consultation with the patient and/or carers. Palliative care episodes can include grief and bereavement support for the family and carers of the patient where it is documented in the patient's medical record. The Non-admitted patient (NAP) data set is intended to capture instances of healthcare provision from the point of view of the patient. This may be for assessment, examination, consultation, treatment and/or education. One service event is recorded for each interaction, regardless of the number of healthcare providers present. Events broken in time: The period of interaction can be broken but still regarded as one service event if it was intended to be unbroken in time. This covers those circumstances in which treatment during a service event is temporarily interrupted for unexpected reasons, for example, a healthcare provider is called to assess another patient who requires more urgent care. Where a healthcare provider is unable to complete the interaction, it is considered to be a service event only if the definition of service event (above) is met. Setting: Service events can occur in an outpatient clinic or other setting. Mode: Service events delivered via Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (including but not limited to telephone and where the patient is participating via a video link) are included if:
Accompanied patients: If a patient is accompanied by a carer/relative, or the carer/relative acts on behalf of the patient with or without the patient present (e.g. the mother of a two-year-old patient, or the carer for an incapacitated patient), only the patient’s service event is recorded unless the carer/relative interaction meets the definition of a service event (above). Note: carer refers to an informal carer only. Service events delivered in groups: Care provided to two or more patients by the same service provider(s) at the same time can also be referred to as a group session. One service event is recorded for each patient who attends a group session regardless of the number of healthcare providers present, where the definition of a service event (above) is met. Service requests: A service event is the result of a service request (including formal referral and self-referral or attendance at a walk-in clinic). Activities which do not meet the definition of a service event include:
Classification of care type depends on an assessment of the overall nature of care provided, based on other service event characteristics collected at the jurisdiction level such as clinic type, provider type and/or referral details. The method used to derive the care type should be submitted with the dataset. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Independent Hospital Pricing Authority |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Non-admitted patient service event—care type, (derived) code N Health, Superseded 05/10/2016 Has been superseded by Non-admitted patient service event—care type, code N Health, Standard 25/01/2018 See also Appointment—care type, code AAA WA Health, Standard 24/04/2015 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Non-admitted patient NBEDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Implementation start date: 01/07/2017 Implementation end date: 30/06/2018 |