Allied health non-individual patient attributable activity—provider profession

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

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.

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

Allied Health Professions Australia

The profession of the allied health service provider performing the allied health activity.

Allied Health Professions Australia

Allied Health Professions Australia