Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (including leave days), total N[NN]

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Length of stay (including leave days)
METeOR identifier:	269983
Registration status:	Health, Superseded 04/07/2007
Definition:	The length of stay of a patient measured in days.
Data element concept attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Data element concept:	Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (including leave days)
METeOR identifier:	269423
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005
Definition:	The length of stay of a patient measured in days.
Object class:	Episode of admitted patient care
Property:	Length of stay
Value domain attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes
Value domain:	Total days N[NN]
METeOR identifier:	270577
Registration status:	Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Tasmanian Health, Endorsed 05/09/2016 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 16/03/2016 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018
Definition:	Total number of days.
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Total
Data type:	Number
Format:	N[NN]
Maximum character length:	3
Unit of measure:	Day
Data element attributes
Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Formula: LOS (incl. leave days) = Separation date - Admission date The calculation is inclusive of admission and separation dates. A same-day patient should be allocated a length of stay of one day. Total contracted days are included in the length of stay. All leave days are included in length of stay calculation.
Comments:	All admitted patient care situations where it is required to know the total length of a stay in hospital.
Source and reference attributes
Origin:	National Health Data Committee
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—admission date, DDMMYYYY Health, Superseded 06/09/2018, Tasmanian Health, Archived 17/06/2020, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015, National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016, ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018 Has been superseded by Episode of admitted patient care—length of stay (including leave days), total N[NN] Health, Standard 04/07/2007 Is formed using Episode of admitted patient care—separation date, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 01/03/2005, Tasmanian Health, Endorsed 02/09/2016, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015, ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018 Supersedes Length of stay (including leave days), version 1, Derived DE, NHDD, NHIMG, Superseded 01/03/2005.pdf (13.8 KB)