Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Object Class
METEOR identifier:	705535
Registration status:	Health, Standard 12/12/2018
Definition:	Any clinical care activity performed by an allied health service provider that contributes to clinical care but cannot be assigned to an individual patient.

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity will be counted using various parameters. The sum total of allied health non-individual patient attributable activity for each allied health service provider is limited to a single day duration i.e. maximum of 1,440 minutes.
Comments:	An allied health non-individual patient attributable activity is performed by an allied health service provider within the professions identified in Allied health service event—provider profession, code AA[AAA] NIPA is any clinical care activity undertaken by an allied health professional, assistant or student that contributes to clinical care (activities which provide a service to an individual, group or community to influence health status) but cannot be assigned to an individual patient. For example: Delivery of a group programme too large to allocate time to patients individually; where the identity of the patient(s) cannot be determined or the overhead to determine is excessive; case meetings, case consultations and ward rounds where it is not practicable to assign time to patients individually; planning for a group treatment programme; design, preparation and implementation of clinical/education products after concept approval obtained; health promotion targeting a large group/population; travel related to any of the above.

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:

Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity will be counted using various parameters. The sum total of allied health non-individual patient attributable activity for each allied health service provider is limited to a single day duration i.e. maximum of 1,440 minutes.

Comments:

An allied health non-individual patient attributable activity is performed by an allied health service provider within the professions identified in Allied health service event—provider profession, code AA[AAA]

NIPA is any clinical care activity undertaken by an allied health professional, assistant or student that contributes to clinical care (activities which provide a service to an individual, group or community to influence health status) but cannot be assigned to an individual patient.

For example:

Delivery of a group programme too large to allocate time to patients individually; where the identity of the patient(s) cannot be determined or the overhead to determine is excessive; case meetings, case consultations and ward rounds where it is not practicable to assign time to patients individually; planning for a group treatment programme; design, preparation and implementation of clinical/education products after concept approval obtained; health promotion targeting a large group/population; travel related to any of the above.

Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Allied Health Professions Australia

Relational attributes
Data Element Concepts implementing this Object Class:	Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity—activity date Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity—duration Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity—indicator Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity—provider identifier Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity—provider profession Health, Standard 12/12/2018 Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity—staff level Health, Standard 12/12/2018