Emergency department stay—presentation time, hhmm

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termTime patient presents
METEOR identifier:Help on this term684603
Registration status:Help on this term
Definition:Help on this term

The time at which a patient presents for the delivery of an emergency department service, expressed as hhmm.

Data Element Concept:Emergency department stay—presentation time

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termTime
Data type:Help on this termDate/Time
Format:Help on this termhhmm
Maximum character length:Help on this term4

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:Help on this term

Standards Australia 2007. AS ISO 8601-2007 Data elements and interchange formats—Information interchange—Representation of dates and times. Sydney: Standards Australia.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The time of patient presentation at the emergency department is the time of first recorded contact with an emergency department staff member. The first recorded contact can be the commencement of the clerical registration or triage process, whichever happens first.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Institution Based Ambulatory Model Reference Group

Origin:Help on this term

National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Emergency department stay—presentation time, hhmm
Has been superseded by Emergency department stay—presentation time, hhmm
Is used in the formation of Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—service episode length, total minutes NNNNN
See also Health service event—presentation time, hhmm
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

Allied health non-admitted patient emergency department NBPDS
Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Emergency department presentation related data elements (TDLU) cluster
Tasmanian Health, Standard 18/05/2021

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2018-19
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2019–20
Health, Retired 19/11/2019

DSS specific attributes +

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2018-19
ACT Health (retired), Candidate 08/08/2018
Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2019–20
Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

DSS specific attributes +

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2020–21
Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2021–22
Health, Superseded 20/10/2021

DSS specific attributes +

Tasmanian Emergency Department Data Set - 2020
Tasmanian Health, Standard 15/06/2020

DSS specific attributes +

Implementation in Indicators:Help on this term

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2020 Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2020 Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.8–Waiting times for emergency department care: time spent in the emergency department, 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.8–Waiting times for emergency department care: time spent in the emergency department, 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.8–Waiting times for emergency department care: time spent in the emergency department, 2020 Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.8–Waiting times for emergency department care: time spent in the emergency department, 2020 Health, Standard 13/10/2021

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, 2020 Health, Standard 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, 2020 Health, Standard 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, 2021 Health, Standard 16/09/2020

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, 2021 Health, Standard 16/09/2020

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, 2022 Health, Standard 24/09/2021

Used as Denominator

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2019 Health, Standard 09/04/2020

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2020 Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.7–Waiting times for emergency department care: percentage of patients whose length of emergency department stay is 4 hours or less, 2020 Health, Standard 13/10/2021

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, 2020 Health, Standard 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, 2020 Health, Standard 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, 2021 Health, Standard 16/09/2020

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, 2021 Health, Standard 16/09/2020

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, 2022 Health, Standard 24/09/2021