Episode of care—clinical assessment only indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Health, Standard 17/12/2021

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 9    Not stated/inadequately described

This code is not for use in primary data collections.

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1 Yes

The goal is to obtain information within the episode of care, including collateral information where possible, in order to determine the consumer complexity and need for intervention.

This code indicates that assessment only has been assigned for a consumer exiting from mental health services, where following assessment no services were provided and no mental health phase of care has been assigned. 

CODE 2 No

This code indicates the provision of care to a consumer following assessment and the assignment of an appropriate mental health phase of care. This is defined by the Episode of care—mental health phase of care, code N.

For the purposes of activity based funding reporting, this data item can be derived.

Assessment only is considered a time limited activity.

Assessment only has been redefined from a mental health phase of care to an administrative data item to allow for greater flexibility in capturing assessment activity. 

Source and reference attributes

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority 2016. Mental Health Phase of Care Guide. Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Sydney. Viewed 2 July 2021, https://www.ihpa.gov.au/publications/mental-health-phase-care-guide

Relational attributes