Clinical intervention

An intervention carried out to improve, maintain or assess the health of a person, in a clinical situation.

Health services:

Information about the surgical and non-surgical interventions provides the basis for analysis of health service usage, especially in relation to specialised resources, for example theatres and equipment or human resources.

Clinical interventions include invasive and non-invasive procedures, and cognitive interventions.

Invasive:

(a) Therapeutic interventions where there is a disruption of the epithelial lining generally, but not exclusively, with an implied closure of an incision (e.g. operations such as cholecystectomy or administration of a chemotherapeutic drug through a vascular access device);

(b) Diagnostic interventions where an incision is required and/or a body cavity is entered (e.g. laparoscopy with/without biopsy, bone marrow aspiration).

Non-invasive:

Therapeutic or diagnostic interventions undertaken without disruption of an epithelial lining (e.g. lithotripsy, hyperbaric oxygenation; allied health interventions such as hydrotherapy; diagnostic interventions not requiring an incision or entry into a body part such as pelvic ultrasound, diagnostic imaging).

Cognitive:

An intervention which requires cognitive skills such as evaluating, advising, planning (e.g. dietary education, physiotherapy assessment, crisis intervention, bereavement counselling).

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Admitted patient care NMDS 2013-14 Health, Superseded 11/04/2014

Admitted patient care NMDS 2014-15 Health, Superseded 13/11/2014

Admitted patient care NMDS 2015-16 Health, Superseded 10/11/2015

Admitted patient care NMDS 2016-17 Health, Superseded 05/10/2016

Admitted patient care NMDS 2017-18 Health, Superseded 25/01/2018

Admitted patient care NMDS 2018-19 Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018

Admitted patient care NMDS 2019-20 Health, Standard 12/12/2018

Episode of admitted patient care—procedure Health, Standard 05/10/2016
Tasmanian Health, Endorsed 10/07/2017
ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018

Episode of admitted patient care—procedure Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Tasmanian Health, Archived 10/07/2017
National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016

Episode of admitted patient care—procedure, code (ACHI 10th edn) NNNNN-NN Health, Superseded 12/12/2018
Tasmanian Health, Archived 08/04/2019
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Recorded 04/08/2016
ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018

Episode of admitted patient care—procedure, code (ACHI 11th edn) NNNNN-NN Health, Standard 12/12/2018
Tasmanian Health, Endorsed 08/04/2019

Episode of admitted patient care—procedure, code (ACHI 9th edn) NNNNN-NN Health, Superseded 05/10/2016
Tasmanian Health, Archived 10/07/2017