Service provider setting origin code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termValue Domain
METEOR identifier:Help on this term730820
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 23/12/2020
Definition:Help on this term

A code set representing the setting from which the primary service provider for a mental health episode of care originates.

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termCode
Data type:Help on this termNumber
Format:Help on this termN
Maximum character length:Help on this term1
Permissible values:Help on this term
ValueMeaning
1Admitted patient care
2Residential care
3Ambulatory care

Collection and usage attributes

Guide for use:Help on this term

Where there are multiple service providers for an episode of care, the service setting of the primary service provider should be reported. This data item is reported at the episode level and is associated to the primary service provider for the episode.

CODE 1     Admitted patient care

The setting of the service provider is considered to provide admitted patient care. This includes hospitals and units located within hospitals, including non-specialised mental health services. Excludes hospital outpatient clinics.

CODE 2     Residential care

The setting of the service provider is considered to be a Residential mental health care service.

CODE 3     Ambulatory care

The setting of the service provider is considered to provide non-admitted ambulatory mental health care services. They include hospital outpatient clinics and non-hospital community mental health services, such as crisis or mobile assessment and treatment services, day programs, outreach services and consultation/liaison services (that are reported through the Community Mental Health Care National Minimum Data Set). This includes both specialised and non-specialised mental health services.

For further details, refer to the ABF MHC NBEDS 2020-21 Technical Specifications on the Independent Hospital Pricing Authority website.

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Has been superseded by Service provider setting origin code N
  • Health, Recorded 06/10/2021
Supersedes Service provider setting origin code N
  • Health, Superseded 23/12/2020
  • Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Incomplete 13/06/2018
Data elements implementing this value domain:Help on this term
Episode of mental health care—service provider setting origin, code N
  • Health, Superseded 17/12/2021