Emergency department stay—presentation date, DDMMYYYY

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termData Element
Short name:Help on this termEmergency department presentation date
METEOR identifier:Help on this term684848
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Definition:Help on this term

The date on which a patient/client presents for the delivery of an emergency department service, expressed as DDMMYYYY.

Data Element Concept:Emergency department stay—presentation date

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

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

The date of patient presentation at the emergency department is the date 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.

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Required to identify commencement of a visit and for calculation of waiting times.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Institution Based Ambulatory Model Reference Group

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National Health Data Committee

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Emergency department stay—presentation date, DDMMYYYY
Supersedes Emergency department stay—presentation date, DDMMYYYY
  • Health, Superseded 25/01/2018
See also Health service event—presentation date, DDMMYYYY
Is used in the formation of Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—service episode length, total minutes NNNNN
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:Help on this term
All attributes +

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

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

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NBEDS 2018-19Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

DSS specific attributes +

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

DSS specific attributes +

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Health, Superseded 12/12/2018

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Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2019–20Health, Superseded 18/12/2019

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Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2020–21Health, Superseded 05/02/2021

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

DSS specific attributes +

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

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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, 2019Health, 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, 2019Health, 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, 2020Health, 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, 2020Health, Standard 13/10/2021

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

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

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

Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.5.8–Waiting times for emergency department care: time spent in the emergency department, 2020Health, 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, 2020Health, 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, 2020Health, 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, 2021Health, 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, 2021Health, 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, 2022Health, 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, 2019Health, 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, 2019Health, 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, 2020Health, 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, 2020Health, 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, 2020Health, 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, 2020Health, 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, 2021Health, 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, 2021Health, 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, 2022Health, Standard 24/09/2021