Object Class attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Object class:	Episode of admitted patient care
Definition:	The period of admitted patient care between a formal or statistical admission and a formal or statistical separation, characterised by only one care type.
Context:	Admitted patient care.
Specialisation of:	Service episode
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	This treatment and/or care provided to a patient during an episode of care can occur in hospital and/or in the person's home (for hospital-in-the-home patients).
Source and reference attributes
Origin:	Health Data Standards Committee.

Property attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

Property:	Primary impairment type
Definition:	The diagnosis, condition, illness or disability which describes the primary reason for admission to an episode of care.
Property group:	Physical wellbeing

Data element concept attributes

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:	Supersedes Episode of admitted patient care—primary impairment type Health, Superseded 25/01/2018 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 19/01/2018
Data Elements implementing this Data Element Concept:	Episode of admitted patient care—primary impairment type, code (AROC 2012) NN.NNNN Health, Standard 25/01/2018 Tasmanian Health, Standard 19/01/2018 Episode of admitted patient care—primary impairment type, code (AROC 2022) NN.NNNN Health, Qualified 08/09/2023