Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Tasmanian Health, Endorsed 02/09/2016 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standardisation pending 23/11/2015 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018
Definition:
The process by which an episode of care for an admitted patient ceases.
A separation may be formal or statistical.
Formal separation:
The administrative process by which a hospital records the cessation of treatment and/or care and/or accommodation of a patient.
Statistical separation:
The administrative process by which a hospital records the cessation of an episode of care for a patient within the one hospital stay.
Context:
Admitted patient care.
Collection and usage attributes
Comments:
This treatment and/or care provided to a patient prior to separation occurs over a period of time and can occur in hospital and/or in the person's home (for hospital-in-the-home patients).
While this concept is also applicable to non-admitted patient care and welfare services, different terminology to 'separation' is often used in these other care settings.
Episode of admitted patient care Health, Standard 01/03/2005 Tasmanian Health, Endorsed 02/09/2016 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Standard 31/10/2012 Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 15/08/2016 National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018